How to create a custom navigation bar in the module backoffice

[beginner1]

Hi everyone, I am developing a module and I want to create a custom navigation bar in the backoffice. How can I accomplish that?

[Involic]

Hello!

 

Are you talking about toolbar like this  ?

 

You can do this in "Tab" class that extends ModuleAdminController

Please take a look at function 

public function initPageHeaderToolbar()

You can add your own menu item like this

            $this->page_header_toolbar_btn['new_carrier'] = array(
                'href' => $this->context->link->getAdminLink('AdminCarriers').'&onboarding_carrier',
                'desc' => $this->l('Add new carrier', null, null, false),
                'icon' => 'process-icon-new'
            );

So function could look like this (this is example from AdminCarriersControllerCore):

    public function initPageHeaderToolbar()
    {
        $this->page_header_toolbar_title = $this->l('Carriers');
        if ($this->display != 'view') {
            $this->page_header_toolbar_btn['new_carrier'] = array(
                'href' => $this->context->link->getAdminLink('AdminCarriers').'&onboarding_carrier',
                'desc' => $this->l('Add new carrier', null, null, false),
                'icon' => 'process-icon-new'
            );
        }

        parent::initPageHeaderToolbar();
    }

 

[beginner1]

6 hours ago, Involic said:

Hello!

 

Are you talking about toolbar like this  ?

 

You can do this in "Tab" class that extends ModuleAdminController

Please take a look at function 

public function initPageHeaderToolbar()

You can add your own menu item like this

            $this->page_header_toolbar_btn['new_carrier'] = array(
                'href' => $this->context->link->getAdminLink('AdminCarriers').'&onboarding_carrier',
                'desc' => $this->l('Add new carrier', null, null, false),
                'icon' => 'process-icon-new'
            );

So function could look like this (this is example from AdminCarriersControllerCore):

    public function initPageHeaderToolbar()
    {
        $this->page_header_toolbar_title = $this->l('Carriers');
        if ($this->display != 'view') {
            $this->page_header_toolbar_btn['new_carrier'] = array(
                'href' => $this->context->link->getAdminLink('AdminCarriers').'&onboarding_carrier',
                'desc' => $this->l('Add new carrier', null, null, false),
                'icon' => 'process-icon-new'
            );
        }

        parent::initPageHeaderToolbar();
    }

 

Hi, how can I do this from a module? I want to implement it in my module's backoffice.

Edited October 23, 2017 by beginner1 (see edit history)

[Involic]

1 hour ago, beginner1 said:

Hi, how can I do this from a module? I want to implement it in my module's backoffice.

1

 

The part of code that I give you previusly is could be used also in the module.

So simple module contains only one file "modulename.php". Additionally you will be need to register controller/tab

I can't find any point to documentation. But very similar question/answer in SO - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15027548/prestashop-custom-tab-in-back-office

So you will have 

YourAdminControllerName

Inside it you will be possible apply this code (adding menu). 

As an example, you can take a look into few existing modules. For example themeconfigurator . You can find controller under /modules/themeconfigurator/controllers/

[beginner1]

4 hours ago, Involic said:

 

The part of code that I give you previusly is could be used also in the module.

So simple module contains only one file "modulename.php". Additionally you will be need to register controller/tab

I can't find any point to documentation. But very similar question/answer in SO - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15027548/prestashop-custom-tab-in-back-office

So you will have 

YourAdminControllerName

Inside it you will be possible apply this code (adding menu). 

As an example, you can take a look into few existing modules. For example themeconfigurator . You can find controller under /modules/themeconfigurator/controllers/

Can you tell me how do I know that a controller is working or not? The module.php file is the one that actually loads up so how do I know that the controller is working?  I made a controller but I don't know whether it is working or not. The only statement about the controller in the some other file is:

$this->controllers = array('myController');

I have written this in my module.php file. Apart from this I haven't given a reference anywhere about myController. Is this the only thing required for running the controller in the module?

Edited October 24, 2017 by beginner1 (see edit history)