When setting a menu (WP or custom) as parent of an admin UI object (e.g. submenu)
Currently: Wrapping WP menu ID in square brackets (e.g. [media])
- Extra work
+ Simple to specify when creating menus
Options
Add “default” property to class definition
bool value (true/false)
Set by add_wp_page() method (so also set when using any add_[type]_page() methods (add_media_page(), etc.)
+ Clear when defining and retrieving
If not WP Parent, add prefix to parent ID when building menus
? Better to prefix from the start? Simpler?
- Cannot specify WP parent using add_page() method (must use add_wp_page())
+ Might be better this way (clearer)
+ Backwards compatible: If new WP menus are added, can always use add_wp_page() directly to specify parent if add_[type]_page() method is not available for new menu
Custom menus are prefixed
When adding page, parent is slb_[name] in add_page() method
Example: add_page($page_id, 'slb_top', ...)
Look for prefix when building menus to determine if parent is a WP or custom menu
+ Efficient: prefix already added to parent
- Must always remember to add prefix
+ Though still better than always having to wrap WP menu names (e.g. [media])
+ Can use add_page() for all pages (WP and custom children)