[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32785: Removing admin submenu items lack consistency

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#32785: Removing admin submenu items lack consistency
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 Reporter:  paaljoachim  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Menus        |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:  administration
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Description changed by ocean90:

Old description:

> An easy to understand example to remove a admin submenu item is :
> remove_submenu_page( 'plugins.php', 'plugin-install.php' );
> remove_submenu_page( 'plugins.php', 'plugin-editor.php' );
>
> Using the add_action admin init one can remove all submenu pages except:
>
> Appearance -> Customize, Header and Background.
>
> I found the following code to remove these sections.
>
> //Remove the custom options provided by the default twentyeleven theme.
> https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-header-and-background-option-
> pages-in-twenty-eleven-child-theme?replies=11
> add_action( 'after_setup_theme','remove_header_background', 100 );
> function remove_header_background() {
>         remove_custom_background();
>         remove_custom_image_header();
> }
>
> function remove_customize_page(){
>         global $submenu;
>         unset($submenu['themes.php'][6]); // remove customize link
> }
> add_action( 'admin_menu', 'remove_customize_page');
>

> Having to add extra code shows lack of consistency. Removing Customize,
> Header and Background should be just as simple as:
> remove_submenu_page( 'themes.php', 'customize.php' );
> remove_submenu_page( 'themes.php', 'customize-header.php' );
> remove_submenu_page( 'themes.php', 'custom-background.php' );

New description:

 An easy to understand example to remove a admin submenu item is :

 {{{
 remove_submenu_page( 'plugins.php', 'plugin-install.php' );
 remove_submenu_page( 'plugins.php', 'plugin-editor.php' );

 }}}

 Using the add_action admin init one can remove all submenu pages except:

 Appearance -> Customize, Header and Background.

 I found the following code to remove these sections.


 {{{
 //Remove the custom options provided by the default twentyeleven theme.
 https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-header-and-background-option-
 pages-in-twenty-eleven-child-theme?replies=11
 add_action( 'after_setup_theme','remove_header_background', 100 );
 function remove_header_background() {
         remove_custom_background();
         remove_custom_image_header();
 }
 }}}


 {{{
 function remove_customize_page(){
         global $submenu;
         unset($submenu['themes.php'][6]); // remove customize link
 }
 add_action( 'admin_menu', 'remove_customize_page');
 }}}



 Having to add extra code shows lack of consistency. Removing Customize,
 Header and Background should be just as simple as:

 {{{
 remove_submenu_page( 'themes.php', 'customize.php' );
 remove_submenu_page( 'themes.php', 'customize-header.php' );
 remove_submenu_page( 'themes.php', 'custom-background.php' );
 }}}

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