lib/Extension/AdminPlugin.php
, before called DokuWiki_Admin_Plugin
which is still available as aliasAdmin Plugins are plugins that provide DokuWiki with extra functions accessible via the admin window. It is not necessary to create an admin component to enable plugin configuration, it is already included, see configuration.
Some examples:
An Admin Plugin Example needs:
admin_plugin_example
lib/plugins/example/admin.php
.Moreover, a plugin.info.txt file is needed. For full details of plugins and their files and how to create more admin components refer to plugin file structure.
Class needs to implement the following methods (Must override):
Name | Description |
---|---|
handle() | Called from act_dispatch() in inc/action.php . Should carry out any processing required by the plugin. |
html() | Called from tpl_admin() in inc/template.php . Render HTML output for the plugin. Most admin plugins displays a helpful text and a HTML form. |
(Override only if needed):
Name | Description |
---|---|
forAdminOnly() | Inherited method returns default true , what means the plugin can only be accessed by wiki admins (who are indicated by superuser config option). This method only needs to be overridden, to let it return false , if the plugin can be accessed by managers (who are indicated by manager config option). |
getMenuText() | Return the menu string to be displayed in the main admin menu. If you have followed the localisation guidelines below you do not need to override this function, the text for the correct language will be provided from the plugin's $lang['menu'] value found in the plugin localisation files. |
getMenuSort() | Return a number which is used to determine the position in the admin menu on admin window. |
getTOC() | Use this function to create a table of contents for potentially long pages, see config plugin for an example. Should return an array of tocitems created by the html_mktocitem() method. |
getMenuIcon() | Allows you to override which icon to load on the Admin screen. Useful if you have multiple admin components and want to use different icons for them. |
See common plugin functions for inherited functions available to all plugins. e.g. localisation, configuration and introspection.
Since the 2017 Frusterick Manners release, admin plugins can provide an icon to be shown next to the plugin's name on the admin screen. By default this icon will be searched at lib/plugins/<yourplugin>/admin.svg
. You can override the location with the getMenuIcon()
method.
There are a few restrictions the icon has to adhere to for it to be displayed:
The fill color of the path will be set by CSS and match the link color (unless your template does something different).
To match the style of other icons, we recommend to either pick an icon from the huge, free selection at https://materialdesignicons.com/ or adhere to the Material Design Guidelines when designing your own icon.
A admin or moderator initiates interaction with the admin plugin by clicking the plugin's menu link in the admin window. Following that request, the plugin handle() method will be called and the result of html() be output in current template.
If the plugin needs to receive information back from the user it needs to ensure the following $_REQUEST
variables are set in any forms the user may submit or links the user may click.
$_REQUEST['do'] = 'admin'
$_REQUEST['page'] = <plugin name>
$_REQUEST['id'] = <name current wikipage>
$_REQUEST['sectok'] = <random token>
Best practice is to include these variables in your plugin's HTML output as hidden form controls (<input type=“hidden” …>
or when using Form class $form->addHiddenField('page','data_clean')
) and on links as part of the query string as done in the admin window. See Hello World admin plugin for an example. Use the global $INPUT object for accessing these or your own $_REQUEST
variables.
Here is the hello world example.
The admin plugin has the opportunity to interact with the DokuWiki admin user through the data returned by forms and/or query strings, i.e. the $_REQUEST, $_POST or $_GET variables. Take special care to follow the next rules and please read security guidelines for plugin authors for more details.
DokuWiki uses a number of global variables to hold information about the current page, current user and the actions being performed. Details of these can be found on the environment page.
The plugin configuration and localization explains the files and the functions needed for using these features.
menu
entry to the language file, because this will automatically be used for the admin menu on admin window.Example Making the admin window menu link to your plugin called FooBar admin:
<?php // minimal language file for DokuWiki admin plugin $lang['menu'] = 'FooBar admin';
The user experience can be enhanced by using JavaScript and CSS Stylesheets. The plugin file structure shows where to include files.
lib/Extension/AdminPlugin.php
, before called DokuWiki_Admin_Plugin
which is still available as alias