backend_sidebar

Allows adding custom content to the app’s main sidebar.

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Input (passed by reference)

No specific parameters.
… your plugin code …

Output

{$backend_sidebar.top_li}
HTML code of a custom <li> element as an item of the menu with the .menu class at the top of the sidebar.
{$backend_sidebar.bottom_li}
HTML code of a custom <li> element as an item of the menu with the .menu class at the bottom of the sidebar.
{$backend_sidebar.section}
HTML code of a custom block in the middle part of the sidebar.
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Plugin code example

PHP

public function backendSidebar()
{
    return [
        'top_li' => sprintf(
            '<li><a href="#/myplugin/section_one/"><i class="fas fa-sun text-orange"></i><span>%s</span></a></li>',
            _wp('My plugin’s top menu item')
        ),
        'bottom_li' => sprintf(
            '<li><a href="#/myplugin/section_two/"><i class="fas fa-moon text-blue"></i><span>%s</span></a></li>',
            _wp('My plugin’s bottom menu item')
        ),
        'section' => sprintf(
            '<h5 class="heading">%s</h5><div class="box custom-my-16 hint align-center">%s</div>',
            _wp('Custom header'),
            _wp('Custom hint for plugin users.')
        ),
    ];
}