Something like this should work. $handle
should be the menu’s slug; set $sub
to true to search submenus (defaults to top level menus):
function find_my_menu_item( $handle, $sub = false; ){
if( !is_admin() || (defined('DOING_AJAX') && DOING_AJAX) )
return false;
global $menu, $submenu;
$check_menu = $sub ? $submenu : $menu;
if( empty( $check_menu ) )
return false;
foreach( $check_menu as $k => $item ){
if( $sub ){
foreach( $item as $sm ){
if($handle == $sm[2])
return true;
}
} else {
if( $handle == $item[2] )
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
One last quick note: this should not be used before the menu is set. 'admin_init'
is a safe bet for the earliest time to use this. I also added some code to leave gracefully if the menus aren’t set.