Title: Tutorial for creating Network Admin Settings page?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Tutorial for creating Network Admin Settings page?

 *  [davehprohoods](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davehprohoods/)
 * (@davehprohoods)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tutorial-for-creating-network-admin-settings-page/)
 * I’m trying to add a sub-menu to the Settings list in Network Admin, and the Otto’s
   tutorial for doing it on a sub-site doesn’t work; I’ve gotten as far as getting
   add_submenu_page (add_options_page equivalent in sub-site) to show the option
   but the subsequent functions I got from the tutorial don’t work and the Codex
   documentation is inaccurate (for instance, I had to use settings.php for parent_slug
   instead of options-general.php as specified).
 * None of the register_setting or add_settings_section or add_settings_field show
   anything on the actual page.

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 *  [jkhongusc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkhongusc/)
 * (@jkhongusc)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tutorial-for-creating-network-admin-settings-page/#post-4146062)
 * This is what I use to add to the Network->Settings menu – [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_submenu_page](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_submenu_page)
 *     ```
       function ush_network_pages() {
               add_submenu_page('settings.php', 'Shib Hostnames', 'Shib Hostnames', 'manage_options', 'ush_hostnames_admin', 'ush_hostnames_admin');
       }
       add_action( 'network_admin_menu', 'ush_network_pages' );
   
       function ush_hostnames_admin() {
       // add menu code here
       }
       ```
   
 * I dont have an example, but if you want your own menu category, e.g. Network-
   >MyMenu – [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_menu_page](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_menu_page)
 *  Thread Starter [davehprohoods](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davehprohoods/)
 * (@davehprohoods)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tutorial-for-creating-network-admin-settings-page/#post-4146119)
 * Thanks, I gathered that much, but that requires me building all of the HTML for
   the page instead of using WordPress’ built-in code which comes from the register_setting
   and add_settings_field functions… are there functions like this that work for
   the network admin portal? I’m surprised they don’t work the same for both portals.
 *  [jkhongusc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkhongusc/)
 * (@jkhongusc)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tutorial-for-creating-network-admin-settings-page/#post-4146121)
 * I believe those functions should work. I think you did something wrong or you
   are missing something. Maybe if you showed some of your code. My guess is you
   are missing one of the initial add_actions – something like this:
    add_action(‘
   admin_init’, ‘plugin_admin_init’);
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tutorial-for-creating-network-admin-settings-page/#post-4146122)
 * Try reading [http://ottopress.com/2009/wordpress-settings-api-tutorial/](http://ottopress.com/2009/wordpress-settings-api-tutorial/)
 *  Thread Starter [davehprohoods](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davehprohoods/)
 * (@davehprohoods)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tutorial-for-creating-network-admin-settings-page/#post-4146137)
 * I tried the functions and the tutorial link you referenced esmi is the “Ott’s
   tutorial” I mentioned. It doesn’t work with network admin, but I’ll try again
   and post the code here if it doesn’t work.
 *  Thread Starter [davehprohoods](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davehprohoods/)
 * (@davehprohoods)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tutorial-for-creating-network-admin-settings-page/#post-4146138)
 * OK I just copied and pasted Ott’s code to a new plugin, and it only adds the 
   options to the sub-sites’ Settings, not to the Network Admin Settings. Apparently
   I have to use separate functions, though it’s just not clear in WordPress documentation
   and I’m not finding any tutorials for it. I’d prefer not to have to make my own
   HTML (or copy it from a formatted page), but I noticed the Domain Mapping plugin
   does it, so I’ll just do it that way.
 *  Thread Starter [davehprohoods](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davehprohoods/)
 * (@davehprohoods)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tutorial-for-creating-network-admin-settings-page/#post-4146139)
 * One concern with this is that the nonce and security code is not automatically
   generated… and I’m not sure how to properly handle it from the form. The Domain
   Mapping plugin just spits out a form with no action and no nonce or security (
   except for a hidden value)… so I have no clue as a WordPress newb what I’m doing
   right or wrong here.
 *  [jkhongusc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkhongusc/)
 * (@jkhongusc)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tutorial-for-creating-network-admin-settings-page/#post-4146142)
 * > OK I just copied and pasted Ott’s code to a new plugin, and it only adds the
   options to the sub-sites’ Settings, not to the Network Admin Settings.
 * Yes, because that is what the tutorial is for. If you want to add it to the Network
   Admin, do as I instructed above. So instead of Otto’s tutorial of:
 *     ```
       add_action('admin_menu', 'plugin_admin_add_page');
       ```
   
 * replace with this for Network admin menu:
 *     ```
       add_action( 'network_admin_menu', 'plugin_admin_add_page' );
       function plugin_admin_add_page () {
       add_submenu_page('settings.php',...
       }
       ```
   
 * > I’d prefer not to have to make my own HTML
 * I believe the settings_fields() and do_settings_sections()should work and do 
   some of the work for you. Sorry I have not tried those setting myself. I prefer
   to code the html as that gives a lot more flexibility in presentation.
 * > The Domain Mapping plugin just spits out a form with no action and no nonce
   or security
 * Of all the plugins I have seen, this is true in most cases. Only admins or superadmins
   can call these (plugin) functions. You would have a lot other concerns if someone
   had access as a (super)admin; a nonce would be the least of your concerns. But
   I definitely see adding a nonce as added protection.

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