[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12900: Enhance Nav_Menu to use the older menu functions

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#12900: Enhance Nav_Menu to use the older menu functions
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 Reporter:  WraithKenny  |       Owner:  ryan
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new 
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  3.1 
Component:  Menus        |     Version:      
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:      
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 Concerning wp_list_pages, wp_page_menu, and/or wp_list_categories
 functions:

 Since these functions exists and developers are comfortable with them, and
 they'd add much functionality if they were included in the new wp_nav_menu
 function.

 Could the wp_nav_menu utilize these established functions in itself to
 allow "dynamic" listing of pages with the useful options available in
 those functions?

 New "widgets" on the left among the "Add Existing Page" and "Add an
 Existing Category" (perhaps "Add Dynamic Page List" or the like) that
 would essentially be a UI interface for the args that the wp_list_pages,
 wp_page_menu, or wp_list_categories functions already accept. The
 wp_nav_menu would then pass those args to the appropriate function and
 create items in the appropriate place in the nav menu. (I have no idea how
 easy/hard that'd be.)

 This wouldn't replace the "Add Existing Page" or "Add an Existing
 Category" as starting at zero and adding individual items is different and
 also very useful.

 This treatment might be appropriate for any function listed in "Related"
 http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_list_pages#Related or maybe
 only wp_page_menu or wp_list_pages. I think it warrants discussion.

 P.S. This is well above my ability in PHP. I don't think I can't do a
 working patch on this :-(

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