[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41161: More Flexibility With Navigation Menu Item Types

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#41161: More Flexibility With Navigation Menu Item Types
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 Reporter:  michael.ecklund           |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement               |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Menus                     |    Version:  4.8
 Severity:  normal                    |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  administration, template  |
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 Currently, WordPress only supports 4 types of navigation menu items.

 1. `post_type`
 2. `post_type_archive`
 3. `taxonomy`
 4. `custom`

 Which is fine if that's how it needs to be for now. However, since anyone
 who decides to create their own menu type, their links will ALWAYS default
 to "Custom Link". At a minimum can we at least get a filter to override
 the menu type label?

 I've created my own section with a custom menu type. Now all of my links
 show up as "Custom Link". Which is confusing, because there's actually a
 section to add "Custom Links". My links are not "Custom Links". I'd like
 to be able to filter that label text (at a minimum).


 '''Referring to `./wp-includes/nav-menus.php` Line 769; As of WordPress
 4.8. Code block:'''

 {{{#!php
 <?php
 else {
     $menu_item->type_label = __('Custom Link');
     $menu_item->title = $menu_item->post_title;
     $menu_item->url = ! isset( $menu_item->url ) ? get_post_meta(
 $menu_item->ID, '_menu_item_url', true ) : $menu_item->url;
 }
 }}}


 Could just add a filter...

 `$menu_item->type_label = apply_filters( 'some-hook-name', __('Custom
 Link') );`

 I mean, if you're going to just default everything to `custom`, at least
 provide some flexibility here...

 Thanks!

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/41161>
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