New Plugin Menu Items

A common concern with menu customization is whether new plugins will be lost or hidden after installation. The ID Admin Menu Customizer handles this scenario gracefully with an “append new items” strategy.

Automatic Detection

When you install and activate a new plugin that registers its own admin menu item, the customizer compares the live WordPress menu against its saved order array. Any menu slug that exists in WordPress but is not present in the saved order is treated as a new item.

Append to Bottom

New items are automatically appended to the bottom of the admin sidebar. This ensures that:

• Newly installed plugins are always visible — they are never accidentally hidden.
• Your existing custom order is preserved — nothing shifts or rearranges.
• You can immediately see and access the new plugin’s admin page.

Repositioning New Items

Once the new menu item appears at the bottom of the sidebar, you can move it to your preferred position:

1. Click the “Edit Menu” toggle at the top of the sidebar to enter edit mode.
2. Drag the new menu item to the desired position in the list.
3. Click “Save” to persist the updated order.

After saving, the new item’s slug is written into the order array, and it will maintain its position going forward.

Multiple New Plugins

If you install several plugins at once, all of their menu items are appended to the bottom in the order WordPress registers them. You can then enter edit mode and arrange all of them in a single session before saving.

This design philosophy means the customizer is non-destructive by default. It never removes or suppresses a menu item that it doesn’t already know about, so you’ll never miss a newly installed plugin’s admin entry.