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WordPress How to Build a WordPress Plugin Building a WordPress Plugin Settings Page Creating a Plugin Settings Page

Posted by Renee Wilson
Renee Wilson
9,820 Points

I'm having problems with the Challenge. I keep entering the correct code and I get Bummer! Try again! Please help!

add_action( 'admin_menu', 'my_plugin_menu' )

function my_plugin_options_page() {

    echo 'Welcome to my plugin settings page.';
plugin.php 
<?php

function my_plugin_menu() {

    // Page Title: My Plugin Settings Page
    // Menu Title: My Plugin
    // Slug: Same as menu name, but with hyphens instead of spaces
    // Make sure user has ability to manage plugin options
    // my_plugin_options_page() is the function for what displays on the options page

 add_options_page(
        'My Plugin Settings Page',
        'My Plugin',
        'manage_options',
        'my-plugin',
        'my_plugin_options_page'
    );  
}
function my_plugin_options_page() {
    if( !current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
        wp_die( 'You do not have suffiicient permissions to access this page.' );
    }
    echo '<p>Welcome to our plugin page!</p>';
}

add_action( 'admin_menu', 'my_plugin_menu' )

function my_plugin_options_page() {

    echo 'Welcome to my plugin settings page.';

}


?>

1 Answer

Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points

Hi Renée,

You're pretty close! Here's what you need to fix:

  • You need to add your code inside the curly braces for the function my_plugin_menu(). Right now your call to add_action() and your definition of the function my_plugin_options_page() are after that function
  • You're missing a semicolon on the statement add_action( 'admin_menu', 'my_plugin_menu' )
  • You define the function my_plugin_options_page() twice. The first one is right, so leave that one!

Here's the solution:

plugin.php 
<?php

function my_plugin_menu() {

    // Page Title: My Plugin Settings Page
    // Menu Title: My Plugin
    // Slug: Same as menu name, but with hyphens instead of spaces
    // Make sure user has ability to manage plugin options
    // my_plugin_options_page() is the function for what displays on the options page

 add_options_page(
        'My Plugin Settings Page',
        'My Plugin',
        'manage_options',
        'my-plugin',
        'my_plugin_options_page'
    );  

add_action( 'admin_menu', 'my_plugin_menu' );

function my_plugin_options_page() {
    if( !current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
        wp_die( 'You do not have suffiicient permissions to access this page.' );
    }
    echo '<p>Welcome to our plugin page!</p>';
}


}


?>

Best,

-Greg

Renee Wilson
Renee Wilson
9,820 Points

Thanks so much Greg!