organize admin sidebar

wp-content/themes/blankslate-child/functions.php

@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 require_once('includes/template-helpers.php');
 require_once('includes/rest-endpoints.php');
 require_once('includes/batch-operations.php');
+require_once('includes/admin-helpers.php');

wp-content/themes/blankslate-child/includes/admin-helpers.php

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+<?php
+
+function custom_reorder_admin_menu($menu_order) {
+    global $menu;
+
+    // Ensure $menu is properly initialized
+    if (!is_array($menu)) {
+        return $menu_order; // Return the original order if $menu is not properly initialized
+    }
+
+    // Define the new order you want for the menu items
+    $new_order = array(
+        'index.php',                    // Dashboard
+        'separator1',                   // Separator
+        'edit.php?post_type=page',      // Pages
+        'separator2',                   // Separator
+        'edit.php?post_type=languages', // Languages
+        'edit.php?post_type=videos',    // Videos
+        'edit.php?post_type=lexicons',  // Lexicons
+        'edit.php?post_type=resources', // Resources
+        'edit.php?post_type=fellows',   // Fellows
+        'edit.php?post_type=team',      // Team
+        'edit.php?post_type=partners',  // Partners
+        'edit.php?post_type=reports',   // Reports
+        'separator3',                   // Separator
+        'upload.php',                   // Media
+        'themes.php',                   // Appearance
+        'plugins.php',                  // Plugins
+        'batch-update.php',             // Batch Update
+        'users.php',                    // Users
+        'tools.php',                    // Tools
+        'options-general.php',          // Settings
+    );
+
+    // Create a new array to hold the reordered menu
+    $reordered_menu = array();
+
+    // Loop through the desired order and add the menu items to the reordered array
+    foreach ($new_order as $item) {
+        foreach ($menu as $key => $value) {
+            if ($value[2] == $item) {
+                $reordered_menu[$key] = $value;
+                unset($menu[$key]); // Remove the item from the original menu
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Add any remaining menu items that were not in the desired order to the end
+    $menu = array_merge($reordered_menu, $menu); // Update the global $menu with the new order
+
+    return array_keys($menu); // Return the reordered menu keys
+}
+add_filter('custom_menu_order', '__return_true');
+add_filter('menu_order', 'custom_reorder_admin_menu', 999); // Set a high priority to execute last
+
+// Remove specific menu items
+function custom_remove_menu_pages() {
+    remove_menu_page('edit.php'); // Posts
+    // remove_menu_page('upload.php'); // Media
+    remove_menu_page('edit-comments.php'); // Comments
+}
+add_action('admin_menu', 'custom_remove_menu_pages', 999); // Ensure this runs after custom_reorder_admin_menu