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#1 2009-06-18 11:00:06

FireFusion

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Registered: 2005-05-10

Posts: 698

Need help writing a super simple small plugin

I want to make a plugin that creates a new tab under the content tab and displays some content in that tab. I’m fine with handcoding the HTML i want into to the plugin.

I just need to code for…

• Creating a new admin tab under the content tab (Allowing all priv levels to access it)
• And to echo some HTML of my choice

Last edited by FireFusion (2009-06-18 11:00:28)

#2 2009-06-18 11:23:17

Bloke

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From: Leeds, UK

Registered: 2006-01-29

Posts: 11,447

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Re: Need help writing a super simple small plugin

FireFusion wrote:

Take a look at any plugin that creates a tab for inspiration. But in short:

if (@txpinterface == 'admin') {

   // Set privs to all levels
   add_privs('your_tab_ref', '1,2,3,4,5,6');

   // Create the tab under 'content'
   register_tab("content", 'your_tab_ref', 'My New Tab');

   // Tell TXP what to do to render the tab contents
   register_callback('your_plugin_function', 'your_tab_ref');
}

function your_plugin_function($event, $step) {
   pagetop('My Page');

   // echo your HTML here and it will appear on your new tab
   echo 'Hello world';
}

That’s pretty much it.

EDIT: Fixed stupidity

Last edited by Bloke (2009-06-18 11:31:50)

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#3 2009-06-18 11:34:02

FireFusion

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Registered: 2005-05-10

Posts: 698

Re: Need help writing a super simple small plugin

Thanks Bloke!

It shows this error when you go to the tab.

Warning: Missing argument 1 for pagetop(), called in C:\wamp\www\txpdev.local\textpattern\lib\txplib_misc.php(580) : eval()'d code on line 11 and defined in C:\wamp\www\txpdev.local\textpattern\lib\txplib_head.php on line 9

I’m pretty useless with PHP. I guess i was meant to put something in this part?

function your_plugin_function($event, $step) {
   pagetop();

#4 2009-06-18 11:42:30

FireFusion

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Registered: 2005-05-10

Posts: 698

Re: Need help writing a super simple small plugin

Excellent!

Thanks Bloke for the fix.

#5 2009-06-18 11:42:47

Bloke

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From: Leeds, UK

Registered: 2006-01-29

Posts: 11,447

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Re: Need help writing a super simple small plugin

FireFusion wrote:

It shows this error when you go to the tab.

Sorry, see edit above.

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