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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. typisttech/wp-admin-tabs ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) typisttech/wp-admin-tabs ======================== Create tabbed navigation for WordPress admin dashboard, the OOP way 0.3.1(8y ago)1712.5k3[2 issues](https://github.com/typisttech/wp-admin-tabs/issues)GPL-2.0+PHPPHP >7.0 Since Oct 20Pushed 8y ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/typisttech/wp-admin-tabs)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/typisttech/wp-admin-tabs)[ Docs](https://www.typist.tech/projects/wp-admin-tabs)[ RSS](/packages/typisttech-wp-admin-tabs/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelogDependencies (5)Versions (5)Used By (0) WP Admin Tabs ============= [](#wp-admin-tabs) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4bbd1cf9deaef29819136ea352556a001ad0616a84c9dd1050f4a8e89b5dad7b/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f747970697374746563682f77702d61646d696e2d746162732f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/typisttech/wp-admin-tabs)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0272aefe224761957b4c419339bce09563b6f80ff4532ec0e7368eeb456508d4/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f747970697374746563682f77702d61646d696e2d746162732f646f776e6c6f616473)](https://packagist.org/packages/typisttech/wp-admin-tabs)[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9d5ba3f478c773a1a8cf47cdbd200dc8312dafbb5fc1fdddbf8baa457bb62645/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f547970697374546563682f77702d61646d696e2d746162732e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/TypistTech/wp-admin-tabs)[![codecov](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/69b4e9e7403238033e64a80094713688d700473f463b5cf22977ec603aef3d13/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f547970697374546563682f77702d61646d696e2d746162732f6272616e63682f6d61737465722f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://codecov.io/gh/TypistTech/wp-admin-tabs)[![Scrutinizer Code Quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cec372f981a7dfbcd8391dcfd8b53c6daf56b9e16c428dadd2a8d7910c44e35f/68747470733a2f2f7363727574696e697a65722d63692e636f6d2f672f547970697374546563682f77702d61646d696e2d746162732f6261646765732f7175616c6974792d73636f72652e706e673f623d6d6173746572)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/TypistTech/wp-admin-tabs/?branch=master)[![PHP Versions Tested](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b90eff0791efa67eb6be8ce0f93cd896cb161f9ae67dbd0aa5e40ea439c76cb9/687474703a2f2f7068702d6579652e636f6d2f62616467652f747970697374746563682f77702d61646d696e2d746162732f7465737465642e737667)](https://travis-ci.org/TypistTech/wp-admin-tabs)[![StyleCI](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b19c2acc9a7cb20560448bbda9a9a8a81049254786d0da82f9c51a7b65502240/68747470733a2f2f7374796c6563692e696f2f7265706f732f3130373438303036342f736869656c643f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://styleci.io/repos/107480064)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5d815dbbe6c0dbebf9ecaf88574236ef6233cb04cb869d4bd2569b39804de688/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f747970697374746563682f77702d61646d696e2d746162732f6c6963656e7365)](https://packagist.org/packages/typisttech/wp-admin-tabs)[![Donate via PayPal](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b57c445af971e3e99c2d0ccdbf4fa7faa4358ba27fecc8f68459b30289f82eda/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f446f6e6174652d50617950616c2d626c75652e737667)](https://typist.tech/donate/wp-admin-tabs/)[![Hire Typist Tech](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e392a964bbdc0c32d95825bbc8253027387bcb9b021176d807d22ac75d86f308/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f486972652d547970697374253230546563682d6666363962342e737667)](https://typist.tech/contact/) Create tabbed navigation for WordPress admin dashboard, the OOP way. - [Install](#install) - [Usage](#usage) - [Example](#example) - [AdminTab](#admintab) - [`__construct(string $menuTitle, string $url)`](#__constructstring-menutitle-string-url) - [AdminTabCollection](#admintabcollection) - [`add(AdminTab ...$adminTabs)`](#addadmintab-admintabs) - [`render()`](#render) - [`toHtml(): string`](#tohtml-string) - [Frequently Asked Questions](#frequently-asked-questions) - [Is this a plugin?](#is-this-a-plugin) - [What to do when wp.org plugin team tell me to clean up the `vendor` folder?](#what-to-do-when-wporg-plugin-team-tell-me-to-clean-up-the-vendor-folder) - [Can two different plugins use this package at the same time?](#can-two-different-plugins-use-this-package-at-the-same-time) - [Do you have real life examples that use this package?](#do-you-have-real-life-examples-that-use-this-package) - [It looks awesome. Where can I find some more goodies like this?](#it-looks-awesome-where-can-i-find-some-more-goodies-like-this) - [Support](#support) - [Why don't you hire me?](#why-dont-you-hire-me) - [Want to help in other way? Want to be a sponsor?](#want-to-help-in-other-way-want-to-be-a-sponsor) - [Developing](#developing) - [Running the Tests](#running-the-tests) - [Feedback](#feedback) - [Change log](#change-log) - [Security](#security) - [Contributing](#contributing) - [Credits](#credits) - [License](#license) Install ------- [](#install) Installation should be done via composer, details of how to install composer can be found at . ``` $ composer require typisttech/wp-admin-tabs ``` You should put all `WP Admin Tabs` classes under your own namespace to avoid class name conflicts. - [imposter-plugin](https://github.com/Typisttech/imposter-plugin) - [mozart](https://github.com/coenjacobs/mozart) Usage ----- [](#usage) ### Example [](#example) [![Screenshot example](./assets/screenshot-example.png)](./assets/screenshot-example.png) ``` $adminTabCollection = new AdminTabCollection(); $adminTabCollection->add( new AdminTab('Blog', 'https://typist.tech'), new AdminTab('Plugins', admin_url('plugins.php')), new AdminTab('Users', admin_url('users.php')), new AdminTab('Tab A', admin_url('users.php')), new AdminTab('Tab B', admin_url('users.php')), ); // This echos the tabs: $adminTabCollection->render(); // This returns the HTML string of the tabs: $html = $adminTabCollection->toHtml(); ``` ### AdminTab [](#admintab) #### `__construct(string $menuTitle, string $url)` [](#__constructstring-menutitle-string-url) `AdminTab` constructor. - @param string $menuTitle The menu title of this tab. - @param string $url The url of this tab. ``` new AdminTab('Blog', 'https://typist.tech'); new AdminTab('Blog', admin_url('plugins.php')); ``` ### AdminTabCollection [](#admintabcollection) #### `add(AdminTab ...$adminTabs)` [](#addadmintab-admintabs) Add admin tabs. - @param AdminTab\[\] ...$adminTabs Admin tabs to be added. ``` $adminTabCollection = new AdminTabCollection(); // Add single admin tab. $adminTabCollection->add( new AdminTab('Users', admin_url('users.php')) ); // Add multiple admin tabs. $adminTabCollection->add( new AdminTab('Blog', 'https://typist.tech'), new AdminTab('Plugins', admin_url('plugins.php')) ); ``` #### `render()` [](#render) Render the tabs with `echo`. ``` $adminTabCollection = new AdminTabCollection(); $adminTabCollection->add( new AdminTab('Blog', 'https://typist.tech'), new AdminTab('Plugins', admin_url('plugins.php')), new AdminTab('Users', admin_url('users.php')) ); $adminTabCollection->render(); ``` #### `toHtml(): string` [](#tohtml-string) Converts the tabs to HTML string without `echo`. ``` $adminTabCollection = new AdminTabCollection(); $adminTabCollection->add( new AdminTab('Blog', 'https://typist.tech'), new AdminTab('Plugins', admin_url('plugins.php')), new AdminTab('Users', admin_url('users.php')) ); $adminTabCollection->toHtml(); ``` Frequently Asked Questions -------------------------- [](#frequently-asked-questions) ### Is this a plugin? [](#is-this-a-plugin) No, this is a package that should be part of your plugin. ### What to do when wp.org plugin team tell me to clean up the `vendor` folder? [](#what-to-do-when-wporg-plugin-team-tell-me-to-clean-up-the-vendor-folder) Re-install packages via the following command. This package exports only necessary files to `dist`. ``` $ composer install --no-dev --prefer-dist --optimize-autoloader ``` ### Can two different plugins use this package at the same time? [](#can-two-different-plugins-use-this-package-at-the-same-time) Yes, if put all `WP Admin Tabs` classes under your own namespace to avoid class name conflicts. - [imposter-plugin](https://github.com/Typisttech/imposter-plugin) - [mozart](https://github.com/coenjacobs/mozart) ### Do you have real life examples that use this package? [](#do-you-have-real-life-examples-that-use-this-package) Here you go: - [Sunny](https://github.com/Typisttech/sunny) - [WP Cloudflare Guard](https://github.com/TypistTech/wp-cloudflare-guard) - [WP Better Settings](https://github.com/TypistTech/wp-better-settings) - [WP Tabbed Admin Pages](https://github.com/TypistTech/wp-tabbed-admin-pages) *Add your own plugin [here](https://github.com/TypistTech/wp-admin-tabs/edit/master/README.md)* ### It looks awesome. Where can I find some more goodies like this? [](#it-looks-awesome-where-can-i-find-some-more-goodies-like-this) - Articles on Typist Tech's [blog](https://typist.tech) - [Tang Rufus' WordPress plugins](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tangrufus#content-plugins) on wp.org - More projects on [Typist Tech's GitHub profile](https://github.com/TypistTech) - Stay tuned on [Typist Tech's newsletter](https://typist.tech/go/newsletter) - Follow [Tang Rufus' Twitter account](https://twitter.com/TangRufus) - Hire [Tang Rufus](https://typist.tech/contact) to build your next awesome site Support ------- [](#support) Love `wp-admin-tabs`? Help me maintain it, a [donation here](https://typist.tech/donation/) can help with it. ### Why don't you hire me? [](#why-dont-you-hire-me) Ready to take freelance WordPress jobs. Contact me via the contact form [here](https://typist.tech/contact/) or, via email ### Want to help in other way? Want to be a sponsor? [](#want-to-help-in-other-way-want-to-be-a-sponsor) Contact: [Tang Rufus](mailto:tangrufus@gmail.com) Developing ---------- [](#developing) To setup a developer workable version you should run these commands: ``` $ composer create-project --keep-vcs --no-install typisttech/wp-admin-tabs:dev-master $ cd wp-admin-tabs $ composer install ``` Running the Tests ----------------- [](#running-the-tests) [WP Admin Tabs](https://github.com/TypistTech/wp-admin-tabs) run tests on [Codeception](http://codeception.com/) and relies [wp-browser](https://github.com/lucatume/wp-browser) to provide WordPress integration. Before testing, you have to install WordPress locally and add a [codeception.yml](http://codeception.com/docs/reference/Configuration) file. See [\*.suite.example.yml](./tests/) for [Local by Flywheel](https://share.getf.ly/v20q1y) configuration examples. Actually run the tests: ``` $ composer test ``` We also test all PHP files against [PSR-2: Coding Style Guide](http://www.php-fig.org/psr/psr-2/) and part of the [WordPress coding standard](https://github.com/WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards). Check the code style with `$ composer check-style`. Feedback -------- [](#feedback) **Please provide feedback!** We want to make this package useful in as many projects as possible. Please submit an [issue](https://github.com/TypistTech/wp-admin-tabs/issues/new) and point out what you do and don't like, or fork the project and make suggestions. **No issue is too small.** Change log ---------- [](#change-log) Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information on what has changed recently. Security -------- [](#security) If you discover any security related issues, please email instead of using the issue tracker. Contributing ------------ [](#contributing) Please see [CONTRIBUTING](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) and [CODE\_OF\_CONDUCT](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) for details. Credits ------- [](#credits) [WP Admin Tabs](https://github.com/TypistTech/wp-admin-tabs) is a [Typist Tech](https://typist.tech) project and maintained by [Tang Rufus](https://twitter.com/Tangrufus), freelance developer for [hire](https://typist.tech/contact/). Full list of contributors can be found [here](https://github.com/TypistTech/wp-admin-tabs/graphs/contributors). License ------- [](#license) [WP Admin Tabs](https://github.com/TypistTech/wp-admin-tabs) is licensed under the GPLv2 (or later) from the [Free Software Foundation](http://www.fsf.org/). 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