umbraco-menu

Creating a custom menu item in Umbraco involves generating a menuItem manifest that targets a specific menu alias. You define properties like type, alias, weight for ordering, and meta to integrate it into the backoffice navigation.

Creating a new menu container in Umbraco requires generating a menu package definition using the official extension type contract. This establishes a new navigation container that can host multiple child menuItem manifests.

To add a documentation link to the Umbraco help menu, you extend the built-in menu by generating a menuItem manifest. This manifest targets the help menu alias and uses weight to control its ordering position.

An Umbraco menu extension manifest requires specific properties including type, alias, kind, weight for ordering, and meta.menus. These ensure the extension targets the correct built-in or custom menu aliases.

Extending Umbraco backoffice menus uses TypeScript to generate the menu and menuItem extension manifests. The manifests define the navigation structure, aliases, and metadata required by the backoffice extension system.

If a custom Umbraco menu item displays out of order, the weight property in the menuItem manifest controls positioning. Adjusting this weight value ensures the item appears in the desired location within the menu.