Create a Post Outside the Admin Panel

[Andrea Barghigiani]

Hi guys,

I am looking to find a way to create a post outside the classic admin panel... Let me explain a little better.

I would like to redirect a user that wants to create a new post to a page created by myself, a page that respect the look & feel of my theme.

So I am here asking, anyone of you knows how I could accomplish something like that? How can I'll be able to catch the user when he's tring to get the New Post tab inside the Admin Panel and redirect him to my own page?

Thank's in advance!

[Jeffro]

So in essence, you would be creating an entirely new post writing screen and redirect users to that? I know the back-end of WordPress can be themed just as much as the front-end but I'm not totally sure the correct way to go about themeing the back-end. However, it seems to me like that would be the better way to go instead of creating an all new post writing screen.

[andreasnrb]

Hi guys,

I am looking to find a way to create a post outside the classic admin panel... Let me explain a little better.

I would like to redirect a user that wants to create a new post to a page created by myself, a page that respect the look & feel of my theme.

So I am here asking, anyone of you knows how I could accomplish something like that? How can I'll be able to catch the user when he's tring to get the New Post tab inside the Admin Panel and redirect him to my own page?

Thank's in advance!

You could replace the link in the menu =). Make a function that hooks in to init check if your in admin and manipulate the global $submenu array. Do a print_r of it and you can track down which link to replace.

[Ryan]

I know the back-end of WordPress can be themed just as much as the front-end

Not really. The backend doesn't have a proper theming system. You can merely hack it up a bit via hooks and CSS. Theming the backend is more like child theming than full-blown WordPress theming.

[jwack]

Not really. The backend doesn't have a proper theming system. You can merely hack it up a bit via hooks and CSS. Theming the backend is more like child theming than full-blown WordPress theming.

Even still, this seems like the more logical approach. I wouldn't want to attempt to make my own "add a page" page.

[Pat in Michigan]

I would recommend Windows Live Writer. I use it when the mood strikes.