sorting plugin settings menu items by text

git-svn-id: http://code.elgg.org/elgg/trunk@9169 36083f99-b078-4883-b0ff-0f9b5a30f544

1 files changed, 34 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/engine/lib/admin.php b/engine/lib/admin.php
index 6ef626f81..3bfb69102 100644
--- a/engine/lib/admin.php
+++ b/engine/lib/admin.php
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ function elgg_register_admin_menu_item($section, $menu_id, $parent_id = NULL, $p
 }
 
 /**
- * Initialise the admin backend.
+ * Initialize the admin backend.
  *
  * @return void
  */
@@ -284,6 +284,11 @@ function admin_init() {
 	// plugin settings are added in elgg_admin_add_plugin_settings_menu() via the admin page handler
 	// for performance reasons.
 
+	// we want plugin settings menu items to be sorted alphabetical
+	if (elgg_in_context('admin')) {
+		elgg_register_plugin_hook_handler('prepare', 'menu:page', 'elgg_admin_sort_page_menu');
+	}
+
 	if (elgg_is_admin_logged_in()) {
 		elgg_register_menu_item('topbar', array(
 			'name' => 'administration',
@@ -321,6 +326,7 @@ function admin_init() {
  *
  * @return void
  * @access private
+ * @since 1.8.0
  */
 function elgg_admin_add_plugin_settings_menu() {
 
@@ -348,6 +354,33 @@ function elgg_admin_add_plugin_settings_menu() {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Sort the plugin settings menu items
+ *
+ * @param string $hook
+ * @param string $type
+ * @param array  $return
+ * @param array  $params
+ *
+ * @return void
+ * @since 1.8.0
+ */
+function elgg_admin_sort_page_menu($hook, $type, $return, $params) {
+	$configure_items = $return['configure'];
+	foreach ($configure_items as $menu_item) {
+		if ($menu_item->getName() == 'settings') {
+			$settings = $menu_item;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// keep the basic and advanced settings at the top
+	$children = $settings->getChildren();
+	$site_settings = array_splice($children, 0, 2);
+	usort($children, array('ElggMenuBuilder', 'compareByText'));
+	array_splice($children, 0, 0, $site_settings);
+	$settings->setChildren($children);
+}
+
+/**
  * Handles any set up required for administration pages
  *
  * @return void