[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #16048: Make Admin Menu Generation Hookable

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#16048: Make Admin Menu Generation Hookable
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 Reporter:  mikeschinkel     |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:
Component:  Administration   |     Version:  3.1
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:  maybelater
 Keywords:  menus has-patch  |
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Changes (by westi):

 * status:  reopened => closed
 * resolution:   => maybelater


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:7 scribu]:
 > I don't see the problem with this patch. Take wp_list_categories() as an
 example:
 >
 >  * we add loads of classes by default, for easy CSS styling
 >  * we use a Walker that can be overwritten
 >  * we have a filter at the end, for ultimate extensibility
 >
 > Each of these methods is usefull in particular contexts. So why not
 allow something similar for the admin menu as well?

 Because that is for frontend and this is backend.

 At present we don't anticipate including customisations into core for
 theming the admin dashboard.

 As I said above the best first step would be to improve the current
 markup/css to make it easier to theme.

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