Admin menu item is missing

I can’t find an item in my Admin menu

Admin menu items are controlled by the following factors:

  1. Profile Permissions

    If you are logged into Admin with a user whose profile doesn’t have access to that page, then the menu option won’t display for you.

    See Admin Profiles for more information.

  2. A database entry in the admin_pages table. Here is an example of the creation of such an entry being added:

INSERT INTO admin_pages (page_key, language_key, main_page, page_params, menu_key, display_on_menu, sort_order) VALUES ('pricepop', 'BOX_TOOLS_PRICEPOP', 'FILENAME_PRICEPOP', '', 'tools', 'Y', 500);

(Note that BOX_TOOLS_PRICEPOP and FILENAME_PRICEPOP must be defined as noted below.)

  1. Text strings defined to display the item

Menu options don’t display if the FILENAME_ or BOX_ constants for them aren’t defined.

These constants are defined in various places:

  • /includes/filenames.php (for core system files, not plugins)
  • /admin/includes/languages/english.php (for core system files, not plugins)
  • /admin/includes/extra_datafiles/*.php (for plugins)
  • /admin/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/*.php (for plugins)

(And for other languages, consult the corresponding language directories/files.)



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Last modified April 28, 2021 by Scott C Wilson (f2bfb45e).