I have a WordPress Custom Post Type that I have created. The CPT created fine and was added successfully to the WordPress menu.
I created the CPT with this code:
/**
* Registers the WPBP custom post types
*/
function register_wpbp_post_type(){
register_post_type($this->cpt,
array(
'labels' => array(
'name' => __('Backgrounds', $this->prefix),
'singular_name' => __('Background', $this->prefix),
'menu_name' => __('WP BG Pro', $this->prefix),
'add_new' => __('Add New', $this->prefix),
'add_new_item' => __('Add New Background', $this->prefix),
'edit_item' => __('Edit Background', $this->prefix),
'new_item' => __('New Background', $this->prefix),
'view_item' => __('View Background', $this->prefix),
'search_items' => __('Search Background', $this->prefix),
'not_found' => __('No Background Found', $this->prefix),
'not_found_in_trash' => __('No Background Found In Trash', $this->prefix),
'parent_item_colon' => ''
),
'public' => false,
'publicly_queryable' => false,
'hierarchial' => false,
'_builtin' => false,
'_edit_link' => 'post.php?post=%d',
'show_ui' => true,
'exclude_from_search' => true,
'show_in_nav_menus' => false,
'capability_type' => 'post',
'can_export' => true,
'has_archive' => false,
'supports' => array('title'),
'menu_icon' => '',
)
);
}
What I am trying to achieve is to create a custom Settings page for the CPT that is nested under the CPT menu item as screenshot-ed below.
The image demonstrates the custom settings page that I want to create for the CPT.
I was able to add the custom “Settings” link to my CPT with this code.
/**
* Add a link to the WordPress menu
*/
public function add_option_page() {
add_submenu_page('edit.php?post_type=wpbp-backgrounds', 'WP Backgrounds Pro', __('Settings', $this->hook), $this->accesslvl, 'wpbp_options', array(&$this, 'display_admin_page'));
}
The Issue
If you click on the “Settings” link it takes you to this URL
edit.php?post_type=wpbp-backgrounds&page=wpbp_options
What happens when you try and save the settings for this page they never actually save to the database. I get this URL amended to the page URL:
edit.php?post_type=wpbp-backgrounds&page=wpbp_options&settings-updated=true
but I never see the dialogue/message box that tells you that the settings have been saved.
I hope this makes sense and someone could offer some helping advise.
Thanks
EDIT – Addition of var_dump and hidden form fields.
I am posting the admin form to:
<form action="" method="post" class="wpbp-form" enctype="multipart/form-data">
Here are the results of the var_dump if added to the form.
array(6) {
["option_page"]=> string(12) "wpbp_options"
["action"]=> string(6) "update"
["_wpnonce"]=> string(10) "2584accf5f"
["_wp_http_referer"]=> string(77) "/wordpress-dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=wpbp-backgrounds&page=wpbp_options"
["wpbp_options"]=>
array(3) {
["default_background"]=> string(1) "0"
["in_types"]=> string(5) "Posts"
["in_taxonomies"]=> string(8) "Category"
}
["Submit"]=> string(12) "Save Changes"
}
Results of form hidden fields
These are the hidden fields that are automatically added to the form through the WP Settings API.
<input type='hidden' name='option_page' value='wpbp_options' />
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="update" />
<input type="hidden" id="_wpnonce" name="_wpnonce" value="2584accf5f" />
<input type="hidden" name="_wp_http_referer" value="/wordpress-dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=wpbp-backgrounds&page=wpbp_options" />
Do you want to add custom post type link under the options page menu?
I’m using this code for my themes.