You can add any number of custom buttons to the grid toolbar using the callGridMethod. Please, refer to the PHP tab for javascript code details.
<?php
require_once '../../../../php/demo/tabs3.php';
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>jqGrid PHP Demo</title>
<!-- The jQuery library is a prerequisite for all jqSuite products -->
<script type="text/ecmascript" src="../../../../js/jquery.min.js"></script>
<!-- We support more than 40 localizations -->
<script type="text/ecmascript" src="../../../../js/trirand/i18n/grid.locale-en.js"></script>
<!-- This is the Javascript file of jqGrid -->
<script type="text/ecmascript" src="../../../../js/trirand/jquery.jqGrid.min.js"></script>
<!-- This is the localization file of the grid controlling messages, labels, etc.
<!-- A link to a jQuery UI ThemeRoller theme, more than 22 built-in and many more custom -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.4/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<!-- The link to the CSS that the grid needs -->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="../../../../css/trirand/ui.jqgrid-bootstrap.css" />
<script>
$.jgrid.defaults.width = 780;
$.jgrid.defaults.responsive = true;
$.jgrid.defaults.styleUI = 'Bootstrap';
</script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.4/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div style="margin-left:20px">
<?php include ("grid.php");?>
</div>
<br/>
<?php tabs(array("grid.php"));?>
</body>
</html>
grid.php.
<?php
require_once '../../jq-config.php';
// include the jqGrid Class
require_once ABSPATH."php/PHPSuito/jqGrid.php";
// include the driver class
require_once ABSPATH."php/PHPSuito/DBdrivers/jqGridPdo.php";
// Connection to the server
$conn = new PDO(DB_DSN,DB_USER,DB_PASSWORD);
// Tell the db that we use utf-8
$conn->query("SET NAMES utf8");
// Create the jqGrid instance
$grid = new jqGridRender($conn);
// Write the SQL Query
$grid->SelectCommand = 'SELECT OrderID, Freight, OrderDate, ShipCity FROM orders';
// Set output format to json
$grid->dataType = 'json';
// Let the grid create the model
$grid->setColModel();
// Set the url from where we obtain the data
$grid->setUrl('grid.php');
// Set some grid options
$grid->setGridOptions(array(
"rowNum"=>10,
"toppager"=>true,
"rowList"=>array(10,20,30),
"sortname"=>"OrderID"
));
// Change some property of the field(s)
$grid->setColProperty("OrderDate", array(
"formatter"=>"date",
"formatoptions"=>array("srcformat"=>"Y-m-d H:i:s","newformat"=>"m/d/Y"),
"search"=>false
)
);
// Enable navigator
$grid->navigator = true;
// Enable excel export
$grid->setNavOptions('navigator', array("excel"=>false,"add"=>false,"edit"=>false,"del"=>false,"view"=>false,"cloneToTop"=>true));
// add a custom button via the build in callGridMethod
// note the js: before the function
$buttonoptions = array("#pager",
array("caption"=>"Pdf", "title"=>"Export to Pdf", "onClickButton"=>"js: function(){
jQuery('#grid').jqGrid('excelExport',{tag:'pdf', url:'grid.php'});}"
)
);
$grid->callGridMethod("#grid", "navButtonAdd", $buttonoptions);
// Set it to toppager
$buttonoptions[0] = "#grid_toppager";
$grid->callGridMethod("#grid", "navButtonAdd", $buttonoptions);
// Enjoy
$grid->renderGrid('#grid','#pager',true, null, null, true,true);