[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #18282: Issue with admin page hierarchy in Menu admin

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#18282: Issue with admin page hierarchy in Menu admin
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 Reporter:  hcceast                        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                   |      Status:  reviewing
 Priority:  normal                         |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Menus                          |     Version:  3.2.1
 Severity:  major                          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-screenshots  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by flyingkites):

 While this issue relates to WordPress, my interest is with WooCommerce.

 For WooCommerce users who have a large number of Product Categories, the
 patch provided by @SergeyBiryukov will stop working after a certain
 number.

 The patch essentially removes pagination. However once you get "too many"
 categories you may end up with a blank nav-pages.php page without any
 error showing in site error logs. Your only option is to then remove the
 patch.  (If I eventually find server settings that will allow it to run I
 will repost but our test show it fails around 2500 categories).

 It is naive of @helen to say that this fundamental defect in WordPress
 should not stop a site going live. Being able to create specific menus for
 ecommerce is a must in order to provide customers with a unique customer
 experience.  If you have over 2000 categories, many with duplicate names
 as happens on many eCommerce sites, you cannot distinguish category names
 if the category list does not show the hierarchy. Being able to see the
 hierarchy in a paginated view is a must.

 It would be good if the WP team took the issue seriously.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/18282#comment:60>
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