# Add menu in admin

  • In your package's source directory i.e. packages/ACME/HelloWorld/src, create the Config folder and create a file named admin-menu.php.
<?php

return [
    [
      'key'        => 'helloworld',
      'name'       => 'Hello World',
      'route'      => 'helloworld.admin.index',
      'sort'       => 1,
      'icon-class' => 'dashboard-icon',
    ]
];
  • In this file, we provide the name of the menu, route & its icon.
Params Description
key Unique key for menu icon.
name Name of menu icon.
route Route name for your menu icon.
sort Sort number on which your menu icon should display.
icon-class Class for menu icon.
  • For the route, just add the named route which specified above i.e. helloworld.admin.index,

    Route::view('/admin/hello-world', 'helloworld::admin.index')->name('helloworld.admin.index');
    
  • After that, we need to merge this menu.php folder with a core menu file. For this, we use the method mergeConfigFrom() in the register method of the service provider.

    <?php
    
    namespace ACME\HelloWorld\Providers;
    
    use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
    use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
    
    /**
    * HelloWorldServiceProvider
    *
    * @copyright 2020 Webkul Software Pvt. Ltd. (http://www.webkul.com)
    */
    class HelloWorldServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
    {
        /**
        * Register services.
        *
        * @return void
        */
        public function register()
        {
            $this->mergeConfigFrom(
                dirname(__DIR__) . '/Config/admin-menu.php', 'menu.admin'
            );
        }
    }
    
  • Run this command i.e. php artisan optimize.

  • Now, the menu will display in the admin panel. You can change the icon according to your needs.

Admin Menu Output