Index: branches/5.3.x/core/units/helpers/menu_helper.php
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--- branches/5.3.x/core/units/helpers/menu_helper.php
+++ branches/5.3.x/core/units/helpers/menu_helper.php
@@ -33,6 +33,41 @@
 		protected $parentPaths = Array ();
 
 		/**
+		 * Extra parameters, that should be available in each menu item (key - param name, value - category field).
+		 *
+		 * @var array
+		 */
+		protected $itemParams = array(
+			// 'filename' => array('Filename'),
+			// 'created_on' => array('CreatedOn', '-- d/m/Y --'),
+		);
+
+		/**
+		 * Category dummy for formatting purposes.
+		 *
+		 * @var CategoriesItem
+		 */
+		protected $categoryDummy;
+
+		/**
+		 * Set's references to kApplication and DBConnection interface class instances
+		 *
+		 * @access public
+		 */
+		public function __construct()
+		{
+			parent::__construct();
+
+			if ( $this->menuItemsRequireFormatting() ) {
+				$this->categoryDummy = $this->Application->recallObject(
+					'c.menu-item',
+					null,
+					array('skip_autoload' => true)
+				);
+			}
+		}
+
+		/**
 		 * Builds site menu
 		 *
 		 * @param string $prefix_special
@@ -244,6 +279,24 @@
 				'menu_icon' => $page['UseMenuIconUrl'] ? $page['MenuIconUrl'] : false,
 			);
 
+			if ( isset($this->categoryDummy) ) {
+				$this->categoryDummy->SetDBFieldsFromHash($page);
+			}
+
+			foreach ( $this->itemParams as $param_name => $category_field_data ) {
+				$category_field_name = $category_field_data[0];
+
+				if ( array_key_exists(1, $category_field_data) ) {
+					$block_params[$param_name] = $this->categoryDummy->GetField(
+						$category_field_name,
+						$category_field_data[1]
+					);
+				}
+				else {
+					$block_params[$param_name] = $page[$category_field_name];
+				}
+			}
+
 			return $block_params;
 		}
 
@@ -358,6 +411,11 @@
 
 			if ( !isset($items_by_parent) ) {
 				$items_by_parent = Array ();
+				$extra_select_clause = '';
+
+				foreach ( $this->itemParams as $category_field_data ) {
+					$extra_select_clause .= ', c.' . $category_field_data[0];
+				}
 
 				// Sub-categories from current category
 				$sql = 'SELECT
@@ -371,7 +429,7 @@
 							c.ParentId As ParentId,
 							\'cat\' AS ItemType,
 							c.IsMenu, c.Type, c.ThemeId, c.UseExternalUrl, c.ExternalUrl, c.UseMenuIconUrl, c.MenuIconUrl,
-							c.Status
+							c.Status' . $extra_select_clause . '
 						FROM ' . TABLE_PREFIX . 'Categories AS c';
 
 				if ( isset($category_limit) && $category_limit ) {
@@ -409,4 +467,21 @@
 
 			return ($a['ItemPriority'] < $b['ItemPriority']) ? 1 : -1; // descending
 		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Determines if menu item parameters require formatting.
+		 *
+		 * @return boolean
+		 */
+		protected function menuItemsRequireFormatting()
+		{
+			foreach ( $this->itemParams as $category_field_data ) {
+				if ( array_key_exists(1, $category_field_data) ) {
+					return true;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return false;
+		}
+
 	}