
Added a new tab in the admin panel take a look at the picture
Folder structure:-
Here is what i have in my files:-
1) IN — app/etc/modules/Shraddha_CreateAdminController.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?> <config> <modules> <Shraddha_CreateAdminController> <active>true</active> <codePool>community</codePool> </Shraddha_CreateAdminController> </modules> </config>
2) IN– app/code/community/Shraddha/CreateAdminController/etc/config.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?> <config> <modules> <Shraddha_CreateAdminController> <version>1.0.0</version> </Shraddha_CreateAdminController> </modules> <global> <helpers> <shraddha_createadmincontroller> <!-- Helper definition needed by Magento --> <class>Mage_Core_Helper</class> </shraddha_createadmincontroller> </helpers> </global> <admin> <routers> <adminhtml> <args> <modules> <foo_bar before="Mage_Adminhtml">Shraddha_CreateAdminController_Adminhtml</foo_bar> </modules> </args> </adminhtml> </routers> </admin> </config>
3) IN-app/code/community/Shraddha/CreateAdminController/etc/adminhtml.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <config> <menu> <mycustomtab module="shraddha_createadmincontroller" translate="title"> <title>My Custom Tab</title> <sort_order>100</sort_order> <children> <index module="shraddha_createadmincontroller" translate="title"> <title>Index Action</title> <sort_order>1</sort_order> <children> <index translate="title"> <title>Index</title> <sort_order>1</sort_order> </index> <list module="shraddha_createadmincontroller" translate="title"> <title>List </title> <sort_order>2</sort_order> <action>adminhtml/custom/List</action> </list> </children> <action>adminhtml/custom</action> </index> <list module="shraddha_createadmincontroller" translate="title"> <title>List Action</title> <sort_order>2</sort_order> <action>adminhtml/custom/list</action> </list> </children> </mycustomtab> </menu> <acl> <resources> <admin> <children> <custom translate="title" module="shraddha_createadmincontroller"> <title>My Controller</title> <sort_order>-100</sort_order> <children> <index translate="title"> <title>Index Action</title> <sort_order>1</sort_order> </index> <children> <index translate="title"> <title>Index Action</title> <sort_order>1</sort_order> </index> </children> </children> <children> <list translate="title"> <title>List Action</title> <sort_order>2</sort_order> </list> </children> </custom> </children> </admin> </resources> </acl> </config>
4) IN– app/code/community/Shraddha/CreateAdminController/controllers/Adminhtml/CustomController.php
<?php class Shraddha_CreateAdminController_Adminhtml_CustomController extends Mage_Adminhtml_Controller_Action { public function indexAction() { $this->loadLayout() ->_setActiveMenu('mycustomtab') ->_title($this->__('Index Action')); $this->renderLayout(); } public function listAction() { $this->loadLayout() ->_setActiveMenu('mycustomtab') ->_title($this->__('List Action')); $this->renderLayout(); } protected function _isAllowed() { return Mage::getSingleton('admin/session')->isAllowed('Shraddha_CreateAdminController/'); } }