Ticket #9652: menu_order.php

<?php

function enable_custom_menu_order($flag) {
        return true;
}

function custom_menu_order($menu_ord) {
        return array('index.php', 'edit.php', 'edit-comments.php');
}

add_filter('custom_menu_order', 'enable_custom_menu_order');
add_filter('menu_order', 'custom_menu_order');