[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:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
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Component:  Menus                                |     Version:  3.2.1
 Severity:  critical                             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-screenshots        |     Focuses:
  changes-requested                              |
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Comment (by viablethought):

 Replying to [comment:25 SergeyBiryukov]:
 > Replying to [comment:24 davidfhannes]:
 > > I tried the patch to no avail:
 >
 > That patch is for pages (and other hierarchial post types), not for
 taxonomies.
 >
 > I've created a workaround plugin to preserve hierarchy for both post
 types and taxonomies:
 > [attachment:preserve-page-and-taxonomy-hierarchy.php].
 >
 > Note that it only affects "View All" tab, not "Most Recent" or "Most
 Used".

 This plugin/patch still works as of WordPress 6.1. However, how is this
 issue still a thing in 2023? This is just bad UX and causes confusion when
 building menus. Been chasing this down for a week before finally stumbling
 on this and luckily the plugin works to where I can feel confident with
 handing over a project to a client.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/18282#comment:79>
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