Adding menu entry with hooks in addon module

[Dylank]

Hello,

 

I've built an addon module. I'm now trying to add a link to my module in the "services" menu in the client portal. In my /modules/addon/promodule/ folder I created a file called "hooks.php" in this file I have the following.

 

<?php 

if (!defined("WHMCS")) {
    die("This file cannot be accessed directly");
}

use WHMCS\View\Menu\Item as MenuItem;

add_hook('ClientAreaPrimaryNavbar', 1, function (MenuItem $primaryNavbar)
{
 
       $primaryNavbar->getChild('Services')
           ->addChild('pro-module', array(
        'label' => 'Pro Module',
        'uri' => 'index.php?m=promodule',
        'order' => 20,
    ));
});

However it does not load the menu entry.  If I place the file in /includes/hooks/ it however loads the menu entry. Is this intended behavior and I'm required to have a separate file outside my addon module to add the menu entry ? 

[developer _WHM_CS]

On 7/6/2021 at 5:16 AM, Dylank said:

Hello,

 

I've built an addon module. I'm now trying to add a link to my module in the "services" menu in the client portal. In my /modules/addon/promodule/ folder I created a file called "hooks.php" in this file I have the following.

 

<?php 

if (!defined("WHMCS")) {
    die("This file cannot be accessed directly");
}

use WHMCS\View\Menu\Item as MenuItem;

add_hook('ClientAreaPrimaryNavbar', 1, function (MenuItem $primaryNavbar)
{
 
       $primaryNavbar->getChild('Services')
           ->addChild('pro-module', array(
        'label' => 'Pro Module',
        'uri' => 'index.php?m=promodule',
        'order' => 20,
    ));
});

However it does not load the menu entry.  If I place the file in /includes/hooks/ it however loads the menu entry. Is this intended behavior and I'm required to have a separate file outside my addon module to add the menu entry ? 

hi @Dylank

Please sure your hooks.php is on the active module folder
if the module is active, whmcs will load the hooks.php file

[steven99]

I have confirmed the code works within a addon module's hooks.php file.  So if it isn't showing up, there could be errors or indeed not in the expected location or otherwise can't be read by WHMCS. 

[string]

You probably added the hooks.php file after the module was activated. If you add the file after the module activation, WHMCS will not load it automatically. To solve the problem, go to the addon settings and click on "Save Changes" for the relevant module without changing any settings. The hooks.php file will then be recognized by WHMCS.