Couldn't attached custom post type edit.php?post_type=mycpt to main menu with add_submenu()

[champsupertramp]

Type of issue

• [x] Bug report.
• [ ] Suggestion.

Prerequisites

• [x] I have searched for similar issues in both open and closed tickets and cannot find a duplicate,
• [x] The issue still exists against the latest dev branch.
• [x] This is not a usage question (Those should be directed to the community).
• [x] I have attempted to find the simplest possible steps to reproduce the issue.

Steps to reproduce the issue (for Bug report)

1. I created my own CPT with register_post type()
2. I tried adding the CPT url edit.php?post_type=mycpt to the following Root Menu:

   $this->setRootMenuPage( 'Subscriptions','dashicons-welcome-widgets-menus', 44 );
   $this->addSubMenuItem(
           array(
               'title'        => 'Dashboard',
               'page_slug'    => 'cnum_subscriptions',
               ''
           )
       );

3. And then use the code snippets below to register the CPT URL.

   $this->addSubMenuItem(
           array(
               'title'    =>    __( 'Subscriptions', '' ),
               'href'    =>    admin_url('edit.php?post_type=cnum_subscriptions'),
               'show_page_heading_tab'    =>    false,
           )
   ); 

And the result is: it is only show as a link and doesn't seem to highlight the submenu.

I tried using the add_submenu_page to register it with the root page cnum_subscriptions but it doesn't add the CPT submenu to the Root Menu Dashboard. What could be the right action hook so that it registers the add_submenu_page

Here's the code for adding the submenu:

$rootMenu = 'cnum_subscriptions';
add_submenu_page(  $rootMenu, __( 'Subscriptions', um_subscriptions_textdomain ), __( 'Subscriptions', 'subs' ), 'manage_options', 'edit.php?post_type=cnum_subs' , false );

Thanks for this great open-source framework.

[michaeluno]

Hi,

Use the show_in_menu custom post type argument. For an existing admin page root menu created with Admin Page Framework, pass the admin page class name as it serves as the menu slug.

I've uploaded example plugins.

• to add a custom post type submenu item to an existent admin page root menu (see)
• to add a custom post type submenu item to an existent custom post type root menu (see)

[champsupertramp]

Hi @michaeluno Thanks for your attention.

I tried the following code snippet but unfortunately, the submenu don't reigster. The post type is created and the root menu is there. It's just the submenu doesn't appear in the parent menu.

class APFDemo_CPTSubmenu_AdminPage extends AdminPageFramework {

    public function setUp() {

        $this->setRootMenuPage( 'CPT Demo - CPT Submenu','dashicons-welcome-widgets-menus', 100 );
        $this->addSubMenuItems(
            array(
                'title'        => 'Main',
                'page_slug'    => 'apf_demo_cpt_submenu_main',
                'order'        => 10,
            )
        );

    }

    /**
     * @callback do_{page slug}
     */
    public function do_apf_demo_cpt_submenu_main() {
        echo "<p>Hello.</p>";
    }

}

class APFDemo_CPTSubmenu_PostType_A extends AdminPageFramework_PostType {

    public function setUp() {
        $this->setArguments(
            array(
                'labels'                => array(
                    'name'                  => 'CPT Submenu A',
                    'menu_name'             => 'CPT Submenu A',
                ),
                'show_ui'               => true,
                'show_in_menu'          => 'APFDemo_CPTSubmenu_AdminPage',
                'submenu_order_manage'  => 20,
            )
        );
    }

}

new APFDemo_CPTSubmenu_AdminPage;

new APFDemo_CPTSubmenu_PostType_A('cpt_newtest', null, __FILE__);

[michaeluno]

In your code, extendsAdminPageFramework { will code an error. Try the examples shown on Gist linked in my previous reply. They can be downloaded as a zip file and run as a plugin. Install them on your test site with the Admin Page Framework - Loader plugin activated.

[champsupertramp]

Hi @michaeluno

It's a typo with my example but it's already set as extends AdminPageFramework in the plugin that i'm working on. I'm also able to create root pages, section and fields.

Regards,

[michaeluno]

Try the example plugins on a test site which only activates the Admin Page Framework - Loader plugin, NOT on your development plugin in order to eliminate any possible factors which cause problems.

The steps you need to take is:

1. Create a test site with no plugins and with the default theme.
2. Install and activate the Admin Page Framework - Loader plugin.
3. Install and activate the example plugin.

And see what happens. If it doesn't give you a desired result, post screenshots.

[champsupertramp]

Hi @michaeluno

Good news! I'm able to make it work now within the development plugin. It was an issue with my class calls. I've changed it from 'show_in_menu' => 'Admin_Settings', to 'show_in_menu' => '\The_Subscription\Admin_Settings',

Thank you very much for your guidance!

Regards,

[michaeluno]

Okay, great.