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.') ), ]; }