Admin Request Sanitization
How data is sanitized on the admin side
Admin
Admin-side development topics for Zen Cart
Use this section for admin-only development work, including input sanitization, menu integration, templating, widgets, reports, and admin-specific helpers.
Start with:
Admin cron jobs
Creating a cron job in your admin
Admin Templating Capability
How to Customize Admin Pages Without Touching Core Files
Building a Home Page widget
Adding information to the admin dashboard
Building a Report
Adding a custom report for your needs
Creating a new Admin menu item
Best practices for adding a link to a menu
Sorting an Admin menu
How admin menus can be sorted
View Builders
A set of classes to aid in building pages/tables
Last modified May 27, 2026 by Ian Wilson (e07ac859).