Creation of customize module extension

Friday 31 December 2010 2:08:11 am

Hello All,

I am planning to create a module extension in which a tab will be automatically added in Admin Top Navigation when activating that extension from admin section.
Just like design tab is present. Can any one please suggest me how can I start proceeding or any tip will be helpful.

Thanks You,
Sandeep Kadam

Friday 31 December 2010 9:05:49 am

Hi Sandeep,

you need couple of ini files in your extension to define your module and a new tab in admin interface.

The following is a module.ini.append.php that defines modules that extension provides:

<?php /* #?ini charset="utf-8"?

[ModuleSettings]
ExtensionRepositories[]=myextension
ModuleList[]=mymodule
*/ ?>

After that, all that is left is place your module in extension/myextension/modules/mymodule folder

You can define a working admin interface tab in menu.ini append.php, something like this

<?php /* #?ini charset="utf-8"?

[TopAdminMenu]
# Tab identifier
Tabs[]=<em>mymodule</em>

# Tab settings
[Topmenu_<em>mymodule</em>]
# Tab name
Name=My Module
# Tab tooltip
Tooltip=My Module start page
URL[]
# URL that will be opened when clicking on tab
URL[default]=<em>mymodule/view
</em># Defines if tab is enabled in various situations
Enabled[]
Enabled[default]=true
Enabled[browse]=false
Enabled[edit]=false
# Defines if tab is shown in various situations
Shown[]
Shown[default]=true
Shown[edit]=true
Shown[navigation]=true
Shown[browse]=true
*/ ?>

That should set you with a basic working tab, but do consult doc.ez.no docs for menu.ini to learn what other settings are there.

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