OpenCart admin menu link url

Question

I'm verry new to OpenCart and I'm trying to make a module for it.

I want a link in the admin menu to the module I am creating thus I've edited this file:

/admin/view/template/common/header.tpl

The code I have added:

<li><a class="top">Import / Export</a>
    <ul>
        <li><a href="" target="_blank">Link 1</a></li>
        <li><a href="" target="_blank">Link 2</a></li>
        <li><a href="" target="_blank">Link 3</a></li>
    </ul>
</li>

My question is propably verry simple:

In the normal links the url for the <a href=""> is set like this:

<a href="<?php echo $report_customer_online; ?>">

How can i make an url to the right module with the token of OpenCart?

The module path is module/order_export.

If you need more info, feel free to ask...

It's worth noting that if you are planning to do this for sale you should use vQmod ([link](http://vqmod.com/)) for it rather than requiring people to edit files. Almost all carts have vQmod already installed on them — Jay Gilford, May 15 '13 at 15:50
@JayGilford, thanks for the point out. Almost forgot about that. But now i know how it works, so using VQMod will not be that hard... Thank you anyway ;) — Mathlight, May 16 '13 at 07:16

score 10 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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Check my answer here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/16418443/598500 - I have answered for the very similar question, anyway the answer is the same as for Your question.

But to guide You more precisely:

language file /admin/language/<YOUR_LANGUAGE>/common/header.php add e.g.:

$_['text_my_module'] = 'My Module Title';

controller file /admin/controller/common/header.php add e.g.:

$this->data['text_my_module'] = $this->language->get('text_my_module');

and

$this->data['my_module'] = $this->url->link('module/order_export', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], 'SSL');

and finally the template file /admin/view/template/common/header.tpl add:

<a href="<?php echo $my_module; ?>" class="top"><?php echo $text_my_module; ?></a>

where applicable...

Is this the correct answer for You?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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answered May 15 '13 at 14:55

shadyyx

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THank you so verry much for your clear guide. Have been strugeling with this for a couple of days... Thank you verry verry much – Mathlight May 15 '13 at 15:13
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And You are so very welcome! Next time come here to ask earlier (like after couple of **hours**, not days) ;-) – shadyyx May 15 '13 at 15:17
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A good read too http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10700761/how-to-create-a-custom-admin-page-in-opencart – TheBlackBenzKid May 16 '13 at 15:20
@shadyyx Thanks a lot whenever I search here mostly I found your answer very perfect and precise. Learning a lot from you. :) – techansaari Mar 21 '14 at 10:43
@techansaari You are welcome. I am here just for that purpose ;-) – shadyyx Mar 21 '14 at 11:52
in opencart 2.3.0.2 you need to make '$this->data' to '$data'. – hakkim Mar 24 '17 at 13:44

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 17 '14 at 05:22

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It is simple to create. but you need to edit the following files and add some link works like what they said above. But it will be vanished. when you go with Opencart update. So here is a VQMod Link creation example and its extension. Try this/

http://kvcodes.com/2014/06/how-to-create-admin-menu-link-for-custom-admin-page-opencart/

answered Jun 17 '14 at 05:22

varadha

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 04 '16 at 19:17

In Opencart 2:

language file /admin/language/<YOUR_LANGUAGE>/common/menu.php add e.g.:

$_['text_my_module'] = 'My Module Title';

controller file /admin/controller/common/menu.php add e.g.:

$data['text_my_module'] = $this->language->get('text_my_module');

and

$data['my_module'] = $this->url->link('catalog/my_module', 'token=' . $this->session->data['token'], 'SSL');

and finally the template file /admin/view/template/common/menu.tpl add:

<li><a href="<?php echo $my_module; ?>">text_my_module</a></li>

where applicable...

Thank you very much, This helped me a lot – Dylan B Sep 23 '17 at 08:13 — Dylan B, Sep 23 '17 at 08:13

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 07 '16 at 00:14

Thanks to Anuj!

I did it with OpenCart 2.3 and the files to edit are column-left instead of menu.

And if you want your link to look like the other main categories here is the code with the class :

<li><a href="<?php echo $my_module; ?>"><i class="fa fa-clock-o fw"></i><span><?php echo $text_my_module ?></span></a></li>

Note that I also included an icon from Font Awesome into the class of < i >

OpenCart admin menu link url

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