Rename menu discussions link

wouter

I'm trying to rename the 'Discussions' link to Recent Discussions (vanilla 2.1):

In the Base_Render_Before hook I've got:

public function Base_Render_Before($Sender, $Args) {
$Sender->Menu->Items['Discussions'][0]['Text'] = T('Recent Discussions');
}

The above code isn't working. Where should I do this?

Shadowdare

IIRC, it's not possible to do it that way. Here are other ways you can change the link:

• You can create a /conf/locale.php file and add these lines:

<?php if(!defined('APPLICATION')) exit();

$Definition['Discussions'] = 'Recent Discussions';

This may affect other strings that use the same localization.

• Remove {discussions_link} from your theme's default.master.tpl and add in a custom link.

• You can use JavaScript or CSS to change the text.

wouter

Seems to me this is something that should be done using a hook. As other plugins could interact with the menu as well.

R_J

I don't know which hook would be best, but class.sidemenumodule.php has a RemoveLink() function which might be useful for you in addition with the AddLink function.

Shadowdare

@wouter said:
Seems to me this is something that should be done using a hook. As other plugins could interact with the menu as well.

The "Discussions" link has the "Standard" attribute set to TRUE, so using a hook with the RemoveLink method will empty out the array $Sender->Menu->Items['Discussions'], but the link will still be in the main menu because the link gets outputted by the {discussions_link} in the default.master.tpl file, which you can safely remove or comment out.