What is the menu item you're trying to put? 

are you talking about where the icon is located?  if so its    'priority' => 600,  the number 600 can be changed to whatever to change the placement in the menu.

Hi Costa, trying to pass on the torch here :)))))). 

a custom one:

elgg_register_menu_item('topbar', array(
   'name'  => 'elgg_shop',
   'href'  => 'shop.domain.com',
   'title' => 'elgg_shop',
   'text'  => elgg_view_icon('menuShop'),
 )
);

.elgg-icon-menuShop{
   background: transparent url('images/shop_simple.png') no-repeat left;
 }


It gets added to the front, i want it on the end..

thanks costa!
that did the trick!

however, what (else) do i need to do to get the correct image showing?
the arrow is not what im pointing to in the css.. it must be a default one.

$text = '<span class="elgg-icon elgg-icon-menuShop"></span>';

  'text'  => $text,

try that.

didnt help.
stayed with the default arrow.

if i do

$text = '<span class="elgg-icon-menuShop"></span>';

item disappears.

my css url images/.... is relative to the start.php
and i tried using an absolute too.

this is all in my theme

does the image have to be a default size?
where is it getting the default arrow from?

it is inheriting the arrow from _graphics/elgg_sprites
Short of using my own, how can i change which sprite it is defaulting to?

http://community.elgg.org/discussion/view/1188406/sprites