[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #6478: index.php file in the plugins folder makes the Dashboard fail

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#6478: index.php file in the plugins folder makes the Dashboard fail
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 Reporter:  networker     |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect (bug)  |       Status:  reopened 
 Priority:  normal        |    Milestone:  2.9      
Component:  General       |      Version:  2.7      
 Severity:  normal        |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  dev-feedback  |  
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Changes (by DD32):

  * keywords:  => dev-feedback
  * milestone:  => 2.9

Comment:

 Its quite easy to "fix" this, Simply removing all references to
 file_exists() in wp-admin/menu-header.php will work.

 However, Doing so, Will remove the ability for plugins to have menu items
 which are linked to files which are dumped into the wp-admin folder (There
 are a number of cobbled together items where people have been directed to
 put files in wp-content AND wp-admin), It'll also remove the ability for
 overriding admin pages via a .php file, It'd still be possible to hook via
 a action tho.
 It might also remove the menu for any old plugins which add their menu
 item manually via array-fu

 The menu code seems to need a clean up to me, I'd love to be able to
 specify the exact URL for a menu item when adding (ie. wp-
 admin/posts.php/test/example or post.php?example=url), as well as a few
 other items.. But staying backwards compatible is hard.

 Setting to 2.9 due to no patch. Can be pulled into 2.8 if/when theres a
 patch, Unless its decided to leave it as-is to retain functionality. dev-
 feedback to see if menu should be changed, or existing functionality
 retained.

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