[theme-reviewers] add_theme_page()
Rahul Bansal
rahul.bansal at rtcamp.com
Tue Jan 25 08:22:30 UTC 2011
>
> Yup, that works for me, added to actual page
Cool. If I come across more, I will add it there via comments section.
If you find them good enough for all of us, you can add them to the main
post. :-)
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On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 1:49 PM, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph) <philip at frumph.net
> wrote:
> Yup, that works for me, added to actual page
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Rahul Bansal <rahul286 at gmail.com>
> *To:* theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 25, 2011 12:14 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [theme-reviewers] add_theme_page()
>
> If you have any links that you would like added to the
>> make.wordpress.org/themes site, sure pass em over
>
> Cool. Added it here - http://make.wordpress.org/themes/about/resources/ via
> comment form.
> Daniel really made everything so simple!
>
>
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>
> On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph) <
> philip at frumph.net> wrote:
>
>> If you have any links that you would like added to the
>> make.wordpress.org/themes site, sure pass em over
>>
>> i'll see who'se handling those pages and talk to them about it
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* Rahul Bansal <rahul286 at gmail.com>
>> *To:* theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
>> *Sent:* Monday, January 24, 2011 11:49 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [theme-reviewers] add_theme_page()
>>
>> Really good - added to our internal wiki. We all will be surely using this
>> way only going ahead! :-)
>>
>> @WPTRT
>> Just a suggestion - if such tutorials can be collected somewhere for easy
>> reference and then everytime you recommends something, you may share a link
>> to alternative (and better) solution that is acceptable.
>> I know this will be extra work for you so a page on codex may be devoted
>> for this where dev may find quick-help.
>>
>> --
>> Rahul Bansal | Founder & CEO | rtCamp Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
>> Mobile: +91-9860501882 | Web: http://rtcamp.com/
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 8:11 AM, Amy <sabreuse at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Fantastic tutorial, Daniel - definitely one that I'll be coming back
>>> to.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 24, 2011, at 9:07 PM, Josh Stauffer <joshstauffer at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> And a tweet from me.
>>>
>>> Josh
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 7:38 PM, Edward Caissie <<edward.caissie at gmail.com>
>>> edward.caissie at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Added a Tweet, too ...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Emil Uzelac < <emil at themeid.com>
>>>> emil at themeid.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Good job, tweeted as well :)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Emil Uzelac* | ThemeID | T: 224-444-0006 | Twitter: @EmilUzelac<http://twitter.com/emiluzelac>| E:
>>>>> emil at themeid.com | http://themeid.com
>>>>> *Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.* - Albert
>>>>> Einstein
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Chip Bennett < <chip at chipbennett.net>
>>>>> chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> *jaw drops*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now *that* is an awesome tutorial! Well done, Daniel!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (Tweeted)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chip
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Daniel Tara <<contact at onedesigns.com>
>>>>>> contact at onedesigns.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I wrapped this into and article. Hope it helps you and all
>>>>>>> developers in need out there:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> <http://www.onedesigns.com/tutorials/separate-multiple-theme-options-pages-using-tabs>
>>>>>>> http://www.onedesigns.com/tutorials/separate-multiple-theme-options-pages-using-tabs
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *From:* <theme-reviewers-bounces at lists.wordpress.org>
>>>>>>> theme-reviewers-bounces at lists.wordpress.org [mailto:<theme-reviewers-bounces at lists.wordpress.org>
>>>>>>> theme-reviewers-bounces at lists.wordpress.org] *On Behalf Of *Sayontan
>>>>>>> Sinha
>>>>>>> *Sent:* Monday, January 24, 2011 11:24 PM
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *To:* <theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
>>>>>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
>>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [theme-reviewers] add_theme_page()
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That would be a relief. Let me give it a try.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Daniel Tara <<contact at onedesigns.com>
>>>>>>> contact at onedesigns.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Creating tabs is as easy as this:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> function sayontan_admin_tabs( $current = 'general' ) {
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $tabs = array( 'general' => 'General', 'layput' =>
>>>>>>> 'Layout', 'advanced' => 'Advanced' );
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $links = array();
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> foreach( $tabs as $tab => $name ) :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> if ( $current == $tab ) :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $links[] = "<a
>>>>>>> class='nav-tab nav-tab-active'
>>>>>>> href='?page=sayontan_options&tab=$tab'>$name</a>";
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> else :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $links[] = "<a
>>>>>>> class='nav-tab' href='?page=sayontan_options&tab=$tab'>$name</a>";
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> endif;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> endforeach;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> foreach ( $links as $link )
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> echo $link;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> if ( isset ( $_GET['tab'] ) ) :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $tab = $_GET['tab'];
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> else:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $tab = 'general';
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> endif;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> switch ( $tab ) :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> case 'general' :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> // Whatever
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> break;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> endswitch;
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *From:* <theme-reviewers-bounces at lists.wordpress.org>
>>>>>>> theme-reviewers-bounces at lists.wordpress.org [mailto:<theme-reviewers-bounces at lists.wordpress.org>
>>>>>>> theme-reviewers-bounces at lists.wordpress.org] *On Behalf Of *Sayontan
>>>>>>> Sinha
>>>>>>> *Sent:* Monday, January 24, 2011 10:47 PM
>>>>>>> *To:* <theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
>>>>>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [theme-reviewers] add_theme_page()
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ideally, it would still have just one Theme Options page under
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> appearance, and then use tabs or something else on its own page to
>>>>>>> separate the options out.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is much easier said than done. I have been working towards
>>>>>>> getting tabs in place on one page (multiple calls to add_theme_page makes
>>>>>>> things look quite ugly), but there are simply too many limitations with the
>>>>>>> whole API to make this work effectively. Let me try to explain.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *The Scenario:*
>>>>>>> My theme has several options. Putting them all on one page causes a
>>>>>>> lot of issues, like sluggishness of the back-end and interference with
>>>>>>> PHP-Suhosin protection settings (though Suhosin can be tweaked). I
>>>>>>> originally had a 2-level tab system, with horizontal tabs at the top for
>>>>>>> different sections of settings, then vertical tabs within each section (that
>>>>>>> is similar to the kind of settings that the other folks are talking about).
>>>>>>> The tabs were all handled by JQuery. This works fine with a small number of
>>>>>>> options, but with a large number of options, the sluggishness shows up in
>>>>>>> the back-end. That was when I removed the horizontal tabs at the top level
>>>>>>> and used add_menu_page and add_submenu_page.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> But with the recent enforcements of new rules and recommendations, I
>>>>>>> have had to do some major rework. I first rewrote the options framework to
>>>>>>> use the Settings API, but still with add_menu_page and add_submenu_page. Now
>>>>>>> I am rewriting again to get rid of the additional menu and roll it back to
>>>>>>> how the look was earlier, but with a difference: the entire set of options
>>>>>>> will not be loaded into browser memory in JQuery tabs. Instead, I will try
>>>>>>> to fetch each page as it is clicked, like the Theme Installation page in WP.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *My attempts:*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1. I first simply created one options page, then included a set
>>>>>>> of links at the top.
>>>>>>> *Issue:* Getting the links to behave as belonging within WP. E.g.
>>>>>>> If your admin panel is at <http://host.com/wp-admin>
>>>>>>> http://host.com/wp-admin, your theme options page could be at
>>>>>>> <http://host.com/wp-admin/themes.php?page=my-options>
>>>>>>> http://host.com/wp-admin/themes.php?page=my-options. The tabs,
>>>>>>> however cannot be given links through the admin panel. In other words, to
>>>>>>> get a URL such as
>>>>>>> <http://host.com/wp-admin/themes.php?page=my-sub-options-1>
>>>>>>> http://host.com/wp-admin/themes.php?page=my-sub-options-1, I HAVE
>>>>>>> to use add_theme_page. If I don't use add_theme_page, the page isn't added
>>>>>>> to the whitelist and will not show up. I cannot use other URLs, because then
>>>>>>> I will have something like this:
>>>>>>> <http://host.com/wp-content/themes/my-theme/my-sub-options-1.php>
>>>>>>> http://host.com/wp-content/themes/my-theme/my-sub-options-1.php,
>>>>>>> which is just not done.
>>>>>>> 2. To get around the above, I decided to bundle AJAX with the
>>>>>>> options page. So I have one options page accessible through
>>>>>>> <http://host.com/wp-admin/themes.php?page=my-options>
>>>>>>> http://host.com/wp-admin/themes.php?page=my-options. In there I
>>>>>>> have 5 links, each of which invokes AJAX to load the specific options page,
>>>>>>> while staying in
>>>>>>> <http://host.com/wp-admin/themes.php?page=my-options>
>>>>>>> http://host.com/wp-admin/themes.php?page=my-options. This way I
>>>>>>> only need to whitelist the main page.
>>>>>>> *Issue:* Getting settings_fields() to generate _wp_http_referer
>>>>>>> different from admin-ajax.php. This is causing options.php to return
>>>>>>> admin-ajax.php?updated=true, which is not what I want. This is where I am
>>>>>>> stuck right now, but hopefully I will get over the hurdle soon.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am looking forward to completing this exercise, so that other
>>>>>>> developers can learn from my (rather harsh) experience here.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>> Sayontan.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Otto < <otto at ottodestruct.com>
>>>>>>> otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Rahul Bansal < <rahul286 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> rahul286 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> > What if theme offers so many options that it need to contains 4-5
>>>>>>> subpages?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ideally, it would still have just one Theme Options page under
>>>>>>> appearance, and then use tabs or something else on its own page to
>>>>>>> separate the options out.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Realistically, I'd say a theme with that many options is too complex
>>>>>>> to begin with. Themes should be about the look of the site, not crazy
>>>>>>> functionality. Break the functionality parts out into plugins that go
>>>>>>> along with the theme or something like that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Otto
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> <http://mynethome.net/blog>http://mynethome.net/blog
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