LG Add CP (Control Panel) Tabs v1.1.0 Automatically add custom CP Tabs (and links) for members when they register!

Features

LG Add CP Tabs is an ExpressionEngine extension that allows you to create a set of default CP tabs and links in the CP for new members.

Default tab and link sets can be created individual member groups.

LG Add CP Tabs is Multi-site Manager compatible and will notify site administrators when an update is available if LG Addon Updater is installed.

Screenshots

• Extension Settings 1
• Extension Settings 2

Requirements

LG Add CP Tabs requires ExpressionEngine 1.6+. Update notifications will only be displayed if LG Addon Updater is installed.

Installation

The LG Add CP Tabs extension contains an extension and language file. To install LG Add CP Tabs follow the instructions below:

• Download the latest version of LG Add CP Tabs
• Extract the .zip file to your desktop
• Copy extensions/ext.lg_add_cp_tabs_ext.php file to your /system/extensions directory
• Copy the language/english/lang.lg_add_cp_tabs_ext.php file to your /system/languages/english directory
• Open the Extension Manager
• Enable Extensions if not already enabled
• Enable the extension
• Configure the extension settings

Configuration

LG Add CP Tabs has the following extension settings which need to be entered separately for each Multi-Site Manager site:

• Enable
• Member groups default tabs
• Member groups default links
• Check For Updates?

Enable LG Add Sitename extension for this site? [required]

Yes|No

Member group default tabs

tab_name|cp_url|sort_order

Default tabs can be assigned to each member group individually. Each time a new member for the group is created new CP tabs will be created.

Tabs must be declared in the following format: Example:

tab_name|cp_url|sort_order

Real world example:

Extensions|C=admin&M=utilities&P=extensions_manager|1

Multiple tabs must be separated by a line break. Example:

Pages|C=modules&M=Pages|1
Extensions|C=admin&M=utilities&P=extensions_manager|2

Member group default links

link_text|cp_url|sort_order

Default links can be assigned to a member group. Each time a new member for the group is created new CP quick links will be created.

Links must be declared in the following format: Example:

link_text|cp_url|sort_order

Real world example:

My Site|http://ee.sandbox/index.php|1

Multiple links must be separated by a line break. Example:

My Site|http://site1.com/index.php|1
My Other Site|http://site2.com/index.php|2

Check for updates?

Yes|No

LG Add CP Tabs can call home and check for recent extension updates. This feature requires LG Addon Updater.

Change Log

1.1.0

• Initial Release on leevigraham.com
• Added MSM compatibility
• Integrated LG Addon Updater

If you are updating from the 1.0.0 release de-actiavte the existing extension be installing the 1.1.0 release as no upgrade script has been included.

1.0.0

• Initial Release in Forum

License

LG Add CP Tabs is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.