Setting the order of TYPO3 BE module - typo3

Question

I registered successfully a BE module and submodule in Extbase extension with this common code and of course it works:
/** Myext modules group */
Tx_Extbase_Utility_Extension::registerModule($_EXTKEY, 'myext', '', ''
,array(),
array(
'icon' => 'EXT:' . $_EXTKEY .'/ext_icon.gif',
'access' => 'user,group',
'labels' => 'LLL:EXT:' . $_EXTKEY . '/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_myext.xml',
)
);
/** Myext items list mod */
Tx_Extbase_Utility_Extension::registerModule($_EXTKEY, 'myext', 'itemslist','',
array('Item' => 'list',),
array(
'icon' => 'EXT:' . $_EXTKEY . '/Resources/Public/Icons/mod_items.gif',
'access' => 'user,group',
'labels' => 'LLL:EXT:' . $_EXTKEY . '/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_myext_items.xml',
)
);
My problem is that I can't change its ordering in anyway, it always displays at the end of the left column (after Help section). The 4-th param of registerModule method is position anyway apparently it doesn't affect the main module, only submodules.
So how can I place Myext right after the web? in such case?
I'm working on TYPO3 ver.: 4.7

Answer 1

I am sorry, I missunderstood you. You mean your own category that you want to set a specified position.
There is no official way but you can manual reset the order with following code:
// add module before 'File'
if (!isset($TBE_MODULES['yourExtensionCategory'])) {
$temp_TBE_MODULES = array();
foreach($TBE_MODULES as $key => $val) {
if ($key == 'file') {
$temp_TBE_MODULES['yourExtensionCategory'] = '';
$temp_TBE_MODULES[$key] = $val;
} else {
$temp_TBE_MODULES[$key] = $val;
}
}
$TBE_MODULES = $temp_TBE_MODULES;
}

Answer 2

Following code will set the module link to a specified position:
Tx_Extbase_Utility_Extension::registerModule(
$_EXTKEY,
'web', // Make module a submodule of 'web'
'yourmodulem1', // Submodule key
'before:web_ViewpageView', // Position
array(
'Controller' => 'action1, action2'
),
array(
'access' => 'user,group',
'icon' => 'EXT:' . $_EXTKEY . '/Resources/Public/Icons/icon.png',
'labels' => 'LLL:EXT:' . $_EXTKEY . '/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_m1.xml',
)
);
You have set the second argument "mainModuleName" wrong, it is the category, your module belongs to. Valid values are web, files, user, tools, help. The fourth argument "position" can have following values after:module_id, before:module_id or top. Empty mean bottom and is default. To get the id of the module, simply inspect the link-element of the menu with your favourite web-developer-tool, the attribute id= descripes the module_id.
Heres the documentation of registerModule:
/**
* Registers an Extbase module (main or sub) to the backend interface.
* FOR USE IN ext_tables.php FILES
*
* #param string $extensionName The extension name (in UpperCamelCase) or the extension key (in lower_underscore)
* #param string $mainModuleName The main module key, $sub is the submodule key. So $main would be an index in the $TBE_MODULES array and $sub could be an element in the lists there. If $main is not set a blank $extensionName module is created
* #param string $subModuleName The submodule key. If $sub is not set a blank $main module is created
* #param string $position This can be used to set the position of the $sub module within the list of existing submodules for the main module. $position has this syntax: [cmd]:[submodule-key]. cmd can be "after", "before" or "top" (or blank which is default). If "after"/"before" then submodule will be inserted after/before the existing submodule with [submodule-key] if found. If not found, the bottom of list. If "top" the module is inserted in the top of the submodule list.
* #param array $controllerActions is an array of allowed combinations of controller and action stored in an array (controller name as key and a comma separated list of action names as value, the first controller and its first action is chosen as default)
* #param array $moduleConfiguration The configuration options of the module (icon, locallang.xml file)
* #return void
*/
Please note: if you have templavoila installed, the "page"-Module has not the id "page", it is "web_txtemplavoilaM1", because templavoila replaces the whole page module.