Adding WHM Menu Options

[abhijeets]

I need to be able to add additional Menu options in the WHM Menu. I have made modifications(added header and item) to /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/themes/x/command2. However the changes are not reflecting on the WHM.

/usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/themes/x/command mentions that the file is auto-generated and all changes should be made to command2. How are changes made to 'command2' updated in 'command'? Does it require any upgrade or restart?

[cPanelTristan]

By additional menu items, do you mean plugins you are adding to WHM? Please clarify. We do not have branding for WHM at this point, but Plugins can be added there.

[abhijeets]

I was adding something like the following in /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/themes/x/command2 :

header:My Header:my_icon.gif:ACL=all
item:Link1: path_to_file1::ACL=all
item:Link2: path_to_file2::ACL=all
item:Link3: path_to_file3::ACL=all

When I executed 'rebuildhtml', the menu links did appear in the WHM left pane. However they disappear periodically(my guess is because of cpanelsync) and I have to add them to command2 again and rebuild.

I know I can make these files into WHM plugins and they automatically appear under Plugins tab in WHM. I ideally wanted to have my own custom tab under which I could add my own menu items.

[Infopro]

WHM > Themes > Universal Theme Manager, Clone, might be a better way to go here. You can edit that cloned theme which, AFAIK, will not be updated on cPupdates, leaving your changes intact.