1 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/engine/classes/ElggMenuItem.php b/engine/classes/ElggMenuItem.php
index 61dbf539e..157ed9ceb 100644
--- a/engine/classes/ElggMenuItem.php
+++ b/engine/classes/ElggMenuItem.php
@@ -325,7 +325,16 @@ class ElggMenuItem {
 	 * @return string
 	 */
 	public function getItemClass() {
-		return implode(' ', $this->itemClass);
+		//allow people to specify name with underscores and colons
+		$name = str_replace('_', '-', $this->getName());
+		$name = str_replace(':', '-', $name);
+
+		$class = implode(' ', $this->itemClass);
+		if ($class) {
+			return "elgg-menu-item-$name $class";
+		} else {
+			return "elgg-menu-item-$name";
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -420,6 +429,17 @@ class ElggMenuItem {
 	}
 
 	/**
+	 * Set the menu item's children
+	 *
+	 * @param array $children Array of ElggMenuItems
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function setChildren($children) {
+		$this->children = $children;
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * Get the children menu items
 	 *
 	 * @return array