WordPress Admin Menu

WordPress Admin Menu — a practical guide to add_menu_page WordPress with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Use `add_menu_page` / `add_submenu_page` with capability checks so only allowed users see the screens.

Admin menu

add_action('admin_menu', function () {
    add_menu_page(
        'Acme Settings',
        'Acme',
        'manage_options',
        'acme-settings',
        'acme_render_settings',
        'dashicons-admin-generic',
        58
    );
});