Description
The “Keep New Admin Menu Items in Bottom” WordPress plugin maintains a tidy and organized admin menu by ensuring that newly added menu items appear at the bottom of the menu. This helps maintain a consistent and organized admin interface, keeping your default WordPress menu items in their familiar positions.
Features
- Automatically orders default WordPress menu items
- Pushes new menu items to the bottom
- WooCommerce and Elementor menu items stay in the same position.
- Customizable through hooks
Developer Hook Example
You can modify the default menu items using the knamib_default_slugs
filter:
// List menu slugs
add_action('admin_notices', function () {
global $menu;
?>
<div class="notice notice-success is-dismissible">
<p>
<pre><?php
print_r(array_column($menu, 2));
?></pre>
</p>
</div>
<?php
});
// Add a custom menu item to the default items list
add_filter('knamib_default_slugs', function ($default_slugs) {
$slug = 'jetpack';
array_splice($default_slugs, 3, 0, $slug); // splice in at position 3
return $default_slugs;
});
// Remove an item from the default items list
add_filter('knamib_default_slugs', function ($default_slugs) {
return array_diff($default_slugs, ['woocommerce']); // Removes Media from default items
return $default_slugs;
});
Screenshots
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/keep-new-admin-menu-items-in-bottom
directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
- That’s it! New menu items will automatically be placed at the bottom of your admin menu.
FAQ
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How does it work?
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The plugin maintains a list of default WordPress menu items and ensures they stay in their original positions. Any new menu items added by other plugins will automatically be placed at the bottom of the menu.
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Can I customize which items stay at the top?
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Yes, you can use the
knamib_default_slugs
filter to modify the list of menu items that should maintain their positions.
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Contributors & Developers
“Keep New Admin Menu Items in Bottom” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.2.1
- Update: contributors and donation link in README
1.2.0
- Added support for WooCommerce and Elementor menu items
- Added developer filter hook for customizing default slugs
- Improved menu ordering logic
1.1.0
- Initial public release