Using WordPress ‘network_admin_menu’ PHP action

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The network_admin_menu WordPress PHP action fires before the administration menu loads in the Network Admin.

Usage

add_action('network_admin_menu', 'your_custom_function');

function your_custom_function() {
    // your custom code here
}

Parameters

  • $context (string) – Empty context.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: network_admin_menu

Examples

Adding a custom menu item

Add a custom menu item in the Network Admin menu.

add_action('network_admin_menu', 'add_custom_network_menu_item');

function add_custom_network_menu_item() {
    add_menu_page('Custom Menu', 'Custom Menu', 'manage_network', 'custom-menu', 'display_custom_menu_page');
}

function display_custom_menu_page() {
    echo 'This is the Custom Menu page.';
}

Removing a menu item

Remove a specific menu item from the Network Admin menu.

add_action('network_admin_menu', 'remove_specific_network_menu_item', 999);

function remove_specific_network_menu_item() {
    remove_menu_page('themes.php');
}

Reordering menu items

Reorder the Network Admin menu items.

add_action('network_admin_menu', 'reorder_network_menu_items', 999);

function reorder_network_menu_items() {
    global $menu;
    // Change the position of the 'themes.php' menu item
    $menu[15] = $menu[20];
    $menu[20] = '';
}

Adding a submenu item

Add a custom submenu item to an existing Network Admin menu.

add_action('network_admin_menu', 'add_custom_network_submenu_item');

function add_custom_network_submenu_item() {
    add_submenu_page('sites.php', 'Custom Submenu', 'Custom Submenu', 'manage_network', 'custom-submenu', 'display_custom_submenu_page');
}

function display_custom_submenu_page() {
    echo 'This is the Custom Submenu page.';
}

Changing menu item labels

Change the labels of existing Network Admin menu items.

add_action('network_admin_menu', 'change_network_menu_item_labels', 999);

function change_network_menu_item_labels() {
    global $menu;
    // Change the label of 'Dashboard' menu item
    $menu[2][0] = 'My Dashboard';
}