[theme-reviewers] add_theme_page()
Edward Caissie
edward.caissie at gmail.com
Tue Jan 25 13:48:14 UTC 2011
Presenting something similar to that under the Appearance menu for a Theme
would likely be fine as far as I see it.
Cais.
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Rahul Bansal <rahul.bansal at rtcamp.com>wrote:
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> Is this kind of "submenu" is acceptable?
> https://img.skitch.com/20110125-8g997iqaysqnuaipbryqj3bq1k.png
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> On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph) <
> philip at frumph.net> wrote:
>
>> hey sounds like a good plan, get some theme-review & associates approved
>> tutorials goin, like best-practices sorta thing
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* Rahul Bansal <rahul.bansal at rtcamp.com>
>> *To:* theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 25, 2011 12:22 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: [theme-reviewers] add_theme_page()
>>
>> 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.
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> 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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>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
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>>>>>>>>> <http://mynethome.net/blog>http://mynethome.net/blog
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>>>>>>>>> gets more coverage than the crime.
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>>>>>>>>> Beating Australia in Cricket is like killing a celebrity. The death
>>>>>>>>> gets more coverage than the crime.
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