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However, I want the first item in the list to have a different name (but still point to the same page), the way WordPress itself does it: How could I accomplish that in my plugin?
How to add a submenu to a WordPress page?
(string) (Required) The slug name for the parent menu (or the file name of a standard WordPress admin page). (string) (Required) The text to be displayed in the title tags of the page when the menu is selected. (string) (Required) The text to be used for the menu.
The hook you should use is admin_menu. For $menu_slug please don’t use __FILE__ it makes for an ugly URL, and is a minor security nuisance. Within the rendering function $function you may want to access parameters you used in add_submenu_page (), such as the $page_title.
Which is the plugin used to get de sub menu?
This plugin used to get de sub menu refers the current item menu, and show… Menu Obfuscator is a simple plugin that provides a intuitive interface to hide specific areas… With this plugin, you can add an automatically generated submenu for each menu item.
The slug name for the parent menu, or the file name of a standard WordPress admin file that supplies the top-level menu in which you want to insert your submenu, or your plugin file if this submenu is going into a custom top-level menu. For Dashboard: add_submenu_page (‘index.php’,…) For Posts: add_submenu_page (‘edit.php’,…)
Can a sub-menu be added to a top level menu?
A top-level menu displays as new section in the administration menus and contains sub-level menu items. This means a sub-level menu item is a member of an existing top-level menu. It is rare that a theme would require the creation of a new top-level menu.
Note: When using ‘some string’ to show as a submenu of a menu page created by a plugin, this item will become the first submenu item, and replace the location of the top level link. Source: https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_post_type#Arguments (See the “show_in_menu” section)
How to add menu and submenu in WordPress?
The add_menu_page and add_submenu_page functions are used to add menu and submenu items to our WordPress dashboard. For example, in the screen-shot below, we have added a new Shiba Themes menu. It contains the submenus Shiba Themes, Add New, and Theme Options. Add a new custom post type submenu.
Page title – Title of the page or screen that the submenu links to. If you are rendering your own page, then the page title value is stored in the global $title. Menu title – Title of the submenu. Capability – Defines what permissions a user must have in order to access this submenu.