Lack of EE hooks - need to modify menu structure
Development and Programming
There seems to be a massive lack of ExpressionEngine hooks.. is it just me?
For example, I need to modify the CP menu structure depending on certain conditions. There are no hooks at all in either Cp.php or Menu.php. Has anyone tried to do this before?
Also, how would I go about modifying the control panel homepage, without editing the cp theme file? What if we wanted to add a few dynamically generated links to it for a client?
Thanks for any solutions 😊
I was just about to post asking the same questions. Would a full blown module/plugin be able to modify the menu/home page? It makes sense for extensions to play this role.
Nope there’s no way for a module or plugin to do it either. Don’t even get me started on this module/plugin/extension/add-on/accessory/spare-change differentiation that goes on though! So pointless…
Looks like I’m going to resort to injecting javascript using an accessory, plus a module to display the settings page. shudders
I was thinking, since CP themes are on a profile basis, it might be possible to create a theme with the menu/look that we want and then just assign it to users.
Yeah that is possible if you only want to modify the Control Panel display page, but it’s no good if you want to modify the data that is being displayed, or want to add data to a page.