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Add custom buttons to the WordPress admin bar with the admin_bar_menu hook.

Add the following example to your functions.php file and customize the button details for your workflow:

/* Add Admin Bar Button */

add_action('admin_bar_menu', 'add_admin_bar_button', 100);
function add_admin_bar_button($admin_bar){
    $admin_bar->add_menu( array(
        'id'    => 'my-button-id',
        'title' => 'My Button',
        'href'  => 'https://www.mylink.com/',
        'meta'  => array(
            'title' => __('My Button'),
            'target' => '_blank',
        ),
    ));
}