Creating Options Pages – add_menu_page()

Hello All

I have managed to make an options page using the instructions here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_Options_Pages#See_It_All_Together. I followed the recommended link to Otto’s tutorial.

All works as expected. I can add fields, they save as expected, the values are returned if populated and validation works nicely.

My only “issue” arises when I try to make a standalone menu item using the add_menu_page() function. When I submit a form, I do not see the notification box saving that it was saved or an error, however, the data is saving (or failing validation) as expected.

The problem only occurs when I use add_menu_page(). If I use add_options_page()… all is good.. however, I do want a separate menu group so add_options_page() is not suitable.

A simple work around is to add settings_errors() to my options page, which will make the notification box show… However, seems like a dirty fix the issue might be some poor implementation.

I have added the code below.. if it is obvious to anyone what my issue is, I would appreciate feedback. Thanks

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