The new “Customize” feature in 3.4 is killer for theme developers. What isn’t clear is why the use of the feature doesn’t automatically add a menu item in the WordPress dashboard/admin menu.
To add the menu, copy-and-paste the following chunk of php code into your theme’s functions.php file.
// This adds a link to the "Customize" page in the WP admin under "Appearance"
add_action('admin_menu', 'my_add_customize_link');
function my_add_customize_link() {
add_theme_page(
'Customize the Theme',
'Customize the Theme',
'administrator',
'customize.php'
);
}
Pretty nifty, eh?
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