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From: Viktor AI <viktor@getviktor.com>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 22:33:10 +0000
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1,573-line cog with total configurability over every aspect:

Layouts: 6 category layouts (fields/description/inline/numbered/table),
3 home layouts (list/grid/minimal), configurable columns (1-3)

Themes: 4 built-in (default/minimal/compact/dark) + full custom mode

Navigation: 4 nav styles (full/compact/arrows_only/select_only),
select menu dropdown, button navigation, pagination

Button customisation: every button label, emoji, and style is configurable
(home/prev/next/search/favourites/close)

Categories: unlimited custom categories with emoji, colour, thumbnail,
image, description, ordering, role-gating, hide/unhide

Visibility: hide cogs, hide commands, role-gated categories,
permission-based filtering

Extras: modal search, per-user favourites, quick-link URL buttons,
custom home fields, DM help, ephemeral mode, auto-delete,
embed author, tagline, export config, command detail views

70+ admin commands across 10+ command groups.
---
 README.md                  |  239 +++++-
 info.json                  |    2 +-
 newhelpmenu/__init__.py    |   13 +
 newhelpmenu/info.json      |   30 +
 newhelpmenu/newhelpmenu.py | 1573 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 1847 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 newhelpmenu/__init__.py
 create mode 100644 newhelpmenu/info.json
 create mode 100644 newhelpmenu/newhelpmenu.py

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 846659d..493e2ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,10 +6,225 @@ A premium cog repository for [Red-DiscordBot](https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Re
 
 ```
 [p]repo add EveCogs https://github.com/everestmcarthur/EveCogs
-[p]cog install EveCogs wormhole
-[p]load wormhole
+[p]cog install EveCogs <cog_name>
+[p]load <cog_name>
 ```
 
+### Available Cogs
+
+| Cog | Description |
+|-----|-------------|
+| **[Wormhole](#-wormhole-v320)** | Ultimate cross-server message relay — DM relay, starboard, karma, auto-mod, 50+ commands |
+| **[NewHelpMenu](#-new-help-menu-v100)** | Fully customisable interactive help system — categories, buttons, themes, search, favourites |
+
+---
+
+# 📖 New Help Menu v1.0.0
+
+**The ultimate customisable help system for Red-DiscordBot.**
+
+Completely replaces Red's default help formatter with a modern, interactive experience powered by Discord buttons, select menus, modals, and rich embeds. Every aspect is configurable — from categories and colours to button styles and role gating.
+
+## ✨ Features
+
+### 🎨 Themes & Branding
+- **4 built-in themes** — `default`, `minimal`, `compact`, `dark`
+- **Full custom mode** — control every visual aspect independently
+- **Custom accent colours** — per-server or per-category
+- **Thumbnails & images** — custom icons on home page and per-category
+- **Title, description, tagline, footer** — fully templated with `{bot_name}` and `{prefix}` placeholders
+- **Footer icons** — custom footer branding
+
+### 📂 Custom Categories
+- **Create unlimited categories** — group cogs however you want
+- **Per-category customisation** — emoji, colour, thumbnail, image, description
+- **Ordering** — set display order for each category
+- **Role gating** — restrict category visibility to specific roles
+- **Hide/unhide** — toggle category visibility
+- **Auto-categories** — uncategorised cogs get their own section automatically
+- **Rename** — change category labels on the fly
+
+### 🔘 Interactive Navigation
+- **Select menu dropdown** — jump between categories instantly
+- **Button navigation** — category buttons when select menus are disabled
+- **Pagination** — ◀️ ▶️ buttons with page counter
+- **Command detail view** — click into any command for full docs, subcommands, aliases
+- **Back navigation** — return to previous views seamlessly
+- **Close button** — dismiss the menu
+
+### 🔍 Search
+- **Modal search** — pop-up search dialog searches command names, descriptions, aliases, and help text
+- **Results view** — shows matching commands with their category
+- **Fuzzy matching** — finds commands across all categories
+
+### ⭐ Favourites
+- **Per-user favourites** — save frequently-used commands
+- **Star button** — add/remove favourites from the detail view
+- **Favourites page** — quick access from the main menu
+- **Command-based** — `[p]fav <command>` to toggle
+
+### 🛡️ Visibility Control
+- **Hide cogs** — remove entire cogs from help
+- **Hide commands** — blacklist specific commands
+- **Show hidden** — toggle visibility of hidden commands for admins
+- **Permission-based filtering** — only shows commands the user can actually run
+- **Role-gated categories** — restrict categories to certain roles
+
+### ⚙️ Display Options
+- **Aliases** — show/hide command aliases
+- **Cooldowns** — show/hide cooldown info
+- **Permissions** — show/hide required permission levels
+- **Signatures** — show/hide command usage signatures
+- **Timestamps** — toggle embed timestamps
+- **Subcommand counts** — groups show number of subcommands
+
+### 🔗 Quick Links
+- **URL buttons** — add up to 5 link buttons (support server, docs, website, etc.)
+- **Custom emoji** — set emoji per link button
+
+### 📧 Delivery Options
+- **DM help** — send help to DMs instead of the channel
+- **Ephemeral mode** — only visible to the user (slash command contexts)
+- **Auto-delete** — delete help messages after configurable seconds
+- **Timeout** — interactive view timeout (default 3 minutes)
+
+### 🏠 Home Page Extras
+- **Custom fields** — add informational fields to the home embed
+- **Home image** — large image on the home page
+- **Category overview** — shows all categories with command counts
+
+## 📋 Quick Start
+
+```
+[p]cog install EveCogs newhelpmenu
+[p]load newhelpmenu
+```
+
+That's it! The default help command is now interactive. Customise further:
+
+```
+[p]helpmenu theme dark
+[p]helpmenu colour #FF6B6B
+[p]helpmenu title "🤖 {bot_name} Commands"
+[p]helpmenu desc "Use the menu below to browse all commands!"
+[p]helpmenu tagline "Powered by EveCogs"
+
+[p]helpmenu cat create Moderation 🛡️ All moderation commands
+[p]helpmenu cat addcog Moderation Mod
+[p]helpmenu cat addcog Moderation AutoMod
+[p]helpmenu cat colour Moderation #E74C3C
+
+[p]helpmenu cat create Fun 🎮 Games and entertainment
+[p]helpmenu cat addcog Fun Trivia
+[p]helpmenu cat addcog Fun CustomCommands
+
+[p]helpmenu quicklink add "Support" https://discord.gg/your-server 🔗
+[p]helpmenu quicklink add "Docs" https://your-docs-site.com 📄
+
+[p]helpmenu set selectmenu on
+[p]helpmenu set buttons on
+[p]helpmenu set aliases on
+[p]helpmenu set dmhelp off
+[p]helpmenu set maxperpage 10
+
+[p]helpmenu preview
+```
+
+## 📖 Command Reference
+
+### Main Settings (`[p]helpmenu` / `[p]hm`)
+| Command | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| `helpmenu toggle` | Enable/disable the custom help menu |
+| `helpmenu theme <name>` | Set theme: default, minimal, compact, dark, custom |
+| `helpmenu colour <hex>` | Set accent colour |
+| `helpmenu resetcolour` | Reset to bot default colour |
+| `helpmenu thumbnail [url]` | Set/reset home thumbnail |
+| `helpmenu title <text>` | Set title (supports `{bot_name}`, `{prefix}`) |
+| `helpmenu description <text>` | Set home description |
+| `helpmenu footer <text>` | Set footer text |
+| `helpmenu footericon [url]` | Set footer icon |
+| `helpmenu tagline [text]` | Set/clear tagline |
+| `helpmenu homeimage [url]` | Set/reset home page image |
+| `helpmenu buttonstyle <style>` | Set button style: primary, secondary, success, danger |
+| `helpmenu pagestyle <style>` | Set pagination button style |
+| `helpmenu uncatlabel <text>` | Set uncategorised section label |
+| `helpmenu uncatdesc <text>` | Set uncategorised description |
+| `helpmenu hideuncat` | Toggle hiding uncategorised section |
+| `helpmenu preview` | Preview the help menu |
+| `helpmenu settings` | Show all current settings |
+| `helpmenu reset` | Reset everything to defaults |
+
+### Toggle Settings (`[p]helpmenu set`)
+| Setting | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| `aliases` | Show/hide command aliases |
+| `cooldown` | Show/hide cooldown info |
+| `permissions` | Show/hide required permissions |
+| `signature` | Show/hide command signatures |
+| `hidden` | Show/hide hidden commands |
+| `timestamp` | Show/hide embed timestamps |
+| `selectmenu` | Enable/disable select menu dropdown |
+| `buttons` | Enable/disable category buttons |
+| `dmhelp` | Send help to DMs |
+| `ephemeral` | Ephemeral responses (slash commands) |
+| `favourites` | Enable/disable favourites system |
+| `search` | Enable/disable search |
+| `sortcommands` | Sort commands alphabetically |
+| `sortcategories` | Sort categories by order |
+| `timeout` | View timeout in seconds (number) |
+| `deleteafter` | Auto-delete after seconds (number, 0=never) |
+| `maxperpage` | Commands per page (number) |
+
+### Categories (`[p]helpmenu category` / `[p]hm cat`)
+| Command | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| `cat create <name> [emoji] [desc]` | Create a new category |
+| `cat delete <name>` | Delete a category |
+| `cat rename <old> <new>` | Rename a category |
+| `cat emoji <name> [emoji]` | Set/clear category emoji |
+| `cat description <name> [desc]` | Set category description |
+| `cat colour <name> <hex>` | Set category embed colour |
+| `cat thumbnail <name> [url]` | Set category thumbnail |
+| `cat image <name> [url]` | Set category large image |
+| `cat order <name> <number>` | Set display order (lower = first) |
+| `cat hide <name>` | Hide a category |
+| `cat unhide <name>` | Show a hidden category |
+| `cat requirerole <name> [role]` | Set/clear role requirement |
+| `cat addcog <name> <CogName>` | Assign a cog to a category |
+| `cat removecog <name> <CogName>` | Remove a cog from a category |
+| `cat list` | List all categories |
+
+### Visibility (`[p]helpmenu hide` / `unhide`)
+| Command | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| `hide cog <CogName>` | Hide a cog from help |
+| `hide command <name>` | Hide a command from help |
+| `unhide cog <CogName>` | Unhide a cog |
+| `unhide command <name>` | Unhide a command |
+| `hide list` | List all hidden items |
+
+### Quick Links (`[p]helpmenu quicklink` / `ql`)
+| Command | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| `ql add <label> <url> [emoji]` | Add a quick link button |
+| `ql remove <label>` | Remove a quick link |
+| `ql list` | List all quick links |
+
+### Home Fields (`[p]helpmenu field`)
+| Command | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| `field add <name> <value>` | Add a field (append `--inline` for inline) |
+| `field remove <name>` | Remove a field |
+| `field clear` | Clear all fields |
+| `field list` | List all fields |
+
+### User Commands
+| Command | Description |
+|---------|-------------|
+| `[p]favourite <command>` | Toggle a command in your favourites |
+| `[p]favourites` | View your favourite commands |
+
 ---
 
 # 🌀 Wormhole v3.2.0
@@ -143,7 +358,7 @@ Connect channels across multiple servers into named networks. Messages, edits, d
 
 ## 📖 Command Reference
 
-Run `[p]wh help` in Discord for the full interactive reference (3-page embed).
+Run `[p]wh help` in Discord for the full interactive reference.
 
 ### Network Management
 | Command | Description |
@@ -199,18 +414,24 @@ Run `[p]wh help` in Discord for the full interactive reference (3-page embed).
 | **Profiles** | `wh profile <name> [@user]` |
 | **Global** | `wh global ban-user/unban-user/ban-server/unban-server/list` |
 
-## 📊 Architecture
+---
+
+## 📊 Repository Structure
 
 ```
 EveCogs/
 ├── README.md
 ├── LICENSE (MIT)
 ├── info.json (repo metadata)
-└── wormhole/
-    ├── __init__.py       (cog loader + data statement)
-    ├── info.json         (cog metadata)
-    ├── utils.py          (helpers, embeds, detectors, filters)
-    └── wormhole.py       (main cog — 2,200+ lines, 50+ commands)
+├── wormhole/
+│   ├── __init__.py
+│   ├── info.json
+│   ├── utils.py
+│   └── wormhole.py       (2,200+ lines, 50+ commands)
+└── newhelpmenu/
+    ├── __init__.py
+    ├── info.json
+    └── newhelpmenu.py     (1,100+ lines, 50+ commands)
 ```
 
 ## 📄 License
diff --git a/info.json b/info.json
index a668ac1..2fa51e5 100644
--- a/info.json
+++ b/info.json
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
     "install_msg": "Welcome to **EveCogs**! Use `[p]cog list` to see available cogs.",
     "name": "EveCogs",
     "short": "A collection of advanced cogs for Red-DiscordBot.",
-    "description": "EveCogs is a premium cog repository featuring Wormhole — the ultimate cross-server relay system with DM relay, starboard, karma, auto-moderation, invites, portals, and 50+ commands.",
+    "description": "EveCogs is a premium cog repository featuring Wormhole — the ultimate cross-server relay system, and New Help Menu — a fully customisable interactive help system with categories, buttons, select menus, themes, search, and favourites.",
     "type": "REPO"
 }
diff --git a/newhelpmenu/__init__.py b/newhelpmenu/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be33bef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newhelpmenu/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"""New Help Menu — Fully customisable interactive help system for Red-DiscordBot."""
+
+from .newhelpmenu import NewHelpMenu
+
+__red_end_user_data_statement__ = (
+    "This cog stores Discord user IDs and guild IDs for per-user favourite commands "
+    "and per-guild help menu configuration."
+)
+
+
+async def setup(bot):
+    cog = NewHelpMenu(bot)
+    await bot.add_cog(cog)
diff --git a/newhelpmenu/info.json b/newhelpmenu/info.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..307e8b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newhelpmenu/info.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+    "author": ["everestmcarthur"],
+    "install_msg": "Thanks for installing **New Help Menu v1.0.0** — the ultimate customisable help system!\n\nThe cog automatically replaces your default help command with an interactive, button-driven menu.\n\nGet started:\n• `[p]helpmenu theme <name>` — choose a theme (default, minimal, compact, dark)\n• `[p]helpmenu category create <name> <emoji> <description>` — build custom categories\n• `[p]helpmenu category addcog <category> <CogName>` — assign cogs to categories\n• `[p]helpmenu settings` — view all current settings\n• `[p]helpmenu preview` — preview the menu\n\nFull docs: `[p]help helpmenu`",
+    "name": "NewHelpMenu",
+    "disabled": false,
+    "short": "Fully customisable interactive help menu with categories, buttons, select menus, themes, search & favourites.",
+    "description": "New Help Menu v1.0.0 completely replaces Red's default help formatter with a modern, interactive experience. Features include: custom categories with emoji/colour/thumbnail/image per category, 4 built-in themes (default/minimal/compact/dark) plus full custom mode, button and select-menu navigation, paginated command lists, command search via modal, per-user favourite commands, role-gated category visibility, quick-link buttons (URLs), custom home page fields/images/tagline, per-command detail views with subcommand browsing, cooldown/permission/alias display toggles, DM help mode, ephemeral mode, auto-delete, hidden cogs/commands blacklists, uncategorised section control, and 50+ admin configuration commands.",
+    "tags": [
+        "help",
+        "menu",
+        "buttons",
+        "select",
+        "interactive",
+        "categories",
+        "customise",
+        "customize",
+        "theme",
+        "embed",
+        "search",
+        "favourites",
+        "navigation",
+        "ui",
+        "paginator"
+    ],
+    "type": "COG",
+    "end_user_data_statement": "This cog stores Discord user IDs and guild IDs for per-user favourite commands and per-guild help menu configuration including categories, themes, and display preferences.",
+    "min_bot_version": "3.5.0",
+    "min_python_version": [3, 9, 0],
+    "requirements": []
+}
diff --git a/newhelpmenu/newhelpmenu.py b/newhelpmenu/newhelpmenu.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..281c6a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newhelpmenu/newhelpmenu.py
@@ -0,0 +1,1573 @@
+"""
+New Help Menu v1.0.0 — The ultimate customisable help system for Red-DiscordBot.
+
+Replaces the default help formatter with an interactive, button/select-menu
+driven experience that server admins can fully tailor: layouts, custom
+categories, per-category icons/colours/descriptions, button styles/labels,
+embed themes, role-gated visibility, pagination, favourites, search, and more.
+
+Every. Single. Aspect. Is. Customisable.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import datetime
+import math
+from collections import defaultdict
+from copy import deepcopy
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
+
+import discord
+from discord import ButtonStyle, Interaction, SelectOption
+from discord.ui import Button, Modal, Select, TextInput, View, button, select
+from redbot.core import Config, checks, commands
+from redbot.core.bot import Red
+from redbot.core.i18n import Translator
+from redbot.core.utils.chat_formatting import humanize_list, pagify
+
+_ = Translator("NewHelpMenu", __file__)
+
+# ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ DEFAULTS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+
+_GUILD_DEFAULTS: Dict[str, Any] = {
+    # ── Global ──
+    "enabled": True,
+    "theme": "default",  # default | minimal | compact | dark | custom
+    "accent_colour": None,
+    "thumbnail": None,
+    "footer_text": "Use the buttons below to navigate • {prefix}help <command> for details",
+    "footer_icon": None,
+    "title_text": "📖 {bot_name} Help",
+    "description": "Welcome! Browse commands by category or search below.",
+    "show_hidden": False,
+    "show_aliases": True,
+    "show_cooldown": True,
+    "show_permissions": True,
+    "show_signature": True,
+    "dm_help": False,
+    "ephemeral": False,
+    "delete_after": 0,
+    "timeout": 180,
+    "max_commands_per_page": 8,
+    "sort_commands": True,
+    "sort_categories": True,
+    "timestamp": True,
+    # ── Layout ──
+    "layout": "default",  # default | compact | two_column | list | minimal | detailed
+    "home_layout": "list",  # list | grid | minimal
+    "category_layout": "fields",  # fields | description | inline | numbered | table
+    "command_separator": "\n",  # separator between commands in description layout
+    "show_command_count": True,
+    "category_columns": 1,  # 1 = full-width fields, 2 = inline fields (two_column), 3 = triple
+    "show_category_banner": True,
+    "compact_delimiter": " • ",
+    # ── Navigation ──
+    "use_select_menu": True,
+    "use_buttons": True,
+    "button_style": "primary",
+    "page_button_style": "secondary",
+    "nav_style": "full",  # full | compact | arrows_only | select_only
+    "show_home_button": True,
+    "show_close_button": True,
+    "show_page_counter": True,
+    # ── Button labels ──
+    "btn_home_label": "Home",
+    "btn_home_emoji": "🏠",
+    "btn_prev_emoji": "◀️",
+    "btn_next_emoji": "▶️",
+    "btn_search_label": "Search",
+    "btn_search_emoji": "🔍",
+    "btn_fav_label": "Favourites",
+    "btn_fav_emoji": "⭐",
+    "btn_close_emoji": "✖️",
+    # ── Home page ──
+    "home_fields": [],
+    "home_image": None,
+    "tagline": "",
+    # ── Categories ──
+    "categories": {},
+    "uncategorised_label": "🔧 Other",
+    "uncategorised_description": "Commands not assigned to a category.",
+    "uncategorised_emoji": "🔧",
+    "hide_uncategorised": False,
+    # ── Blacklists ──
+    "hidden_cogs": [],
+    "hidden_commands": [],
+    # ── Favourites ──
+    "allow_favourites": True,
+    # ── Quick links ──
+    "quick_links": [],
+    # ── Search ──
+    "search_enabled": True,
+    "search_placeholder": "Type a command name or keyword…",
+    # ── Embed author ──
+    "show_author": False,
+    "author_name": "{bot_name}",
+    "author_icon": None,
+    # ── Command detail ──
+    "detail_show_parent": True,
+    "detail_show_cog": True,
+    "detail_show_full_help": True,
+    # ── Reactions (legacy navigation) ──
+    "reaction_nav": False,
+}
+
+_MEMBER_DEFAULTS: Dict[str, Any] = {
+    "favourites": [],
+}
+
+_BSTYLE = {
+    "primary": ButtonStyle.primary,
+    "secondary": ButtonStyle.secondary,
+    "success": ButtonStyle.success,
+    "danger": ButtonStyle.danger,
+    "blurple": ButtonStyle.primary,
+    "grey": ButtonStyle.secondary,
+    "gray": ButtonStyle.secondary,
+    "green": ButtonStyle.success,
+    "red": ButtonStyle.danger,
+}
+
+_THEMES: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {
+    "default": {},
+    "minimal": {
+        "thumbnail": "",
+        "footer_text": "{prefix}help <command>",
+        "timestamp": False,
+        "use_select_menu": False,
+        "button_style": "secondary",
+        "description": "",
+        "layout": "minimal",
+        "home_layout": "minimal",
+        "category_layout": "description",
+        "nav_style": "arrows_only",
+        "show_author": False,
+        "show_category_banner": False,
+    },
+    "compact": {
+        "max_commands_per_page": 15,
+        "show_signature": False,
+        "show_cooldown": False,
+        "show_permissions": False,
+        "use_select_menu": False,
+        "description": "",
+        "layout": "compact",
+        "category_layout": "table",
+        "compact_delimiter": " · ",
+        "nav_style": "compact",
+    },
+    "dark": {
+        "accent_colour": 0x2F3136,
+        "button_style": "secondary",
+        "page_button_style": "secondary",
+        "layout": "default",
+    },
+}
+
+
+# ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ HELPERS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+
+def _style(name: str) -> ButtonStyle:
+    return _BSTYLE.get(name, ButtonStyle.primary)
+
+
+def _colour(val, ctx: commands.Context) -> discord.Colour:
+    if val is not None:
+        return discord.Colour(int(val))
+    return ctx.me.colour if ctx.guild else discord.Colour.blurple()
+
+
+def _fmt(template: str, ctx: commands.Context) -> str:
+    if not template:
+        return ""
+    prefix = ctx.clean_prefix
+    bot_name = ctx.me.display_name if ctx.guild else ctx.bot.user.display_name
+    return template.format(prefix=prefix, bot_name=bot_name)
+
+
+def _sig(cmd: commands.Command, show: bool) -> str:
+    if not show:
+        return f"`{cmd.qualified_name}`"
+    sig = cmd.signature.strip()
+    if sig:
+        return f"`{cmd.qualified_name} {sig}`"
+    return f"`{cmd.qualified_name}`"
+
+
+def _trunc(text: str, n: int = 100) -> str:
+    return text if len(text) <= n else text[: n - 1] + "…"
+
+
+async def _visible_cmds(
+    cmds, ctx: commands.Context, show_hidden: bool,
+    hidden_commands: list, sort: bool,
+) -> list:
+    out = []
+    for cmd in cmds:
+        if cmd.qualified_name in hidden_commands:
+            continue
+        if cmd.hidden and not show_hidden:
+            continue
+        try:
+            ok = await cmd.can_run(ctx)
+        except Exception:
+            ok = False
+        if ok:
+            out.append(cmd)
+    if sort:
+        out.sort(key=lambda c: c.qualified_name)
+    return out
+
+
+# ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ EMBED LAYOUTS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+
+def _layout_fields(
+    embed: discord.Embed, cmds: list, conf: dict, favourites: list, columns: int = 1
+) -> discord.Embed:
+    """Standard embed fields layout — one field per command."""
+    inline = columns >= 2
+    for cmd in cmds:
+        name = _sig(cmd, conf.get("show_signature", True))
+        parts = []
+        brief = cmd.short_doc or "No description."
+        parts.append(brief)
+        if conf.get("show_aliases") and cmd.aliases:
+            parts.append(f"**Aliases:** {humanize_list([f'`{a}`' for a in cmd.aliases])}")
+        if conf.get("show_cooldown") and cmd.cooldown:
+            parts.append(f"**Cooldown:** {cmd.cooldown.rate}/{cmd.cooldown.per:.0f}s")
+        if conf.get("show_permissions") and hasattr(cmd, "requires") and cmd.requires.privilege_level:
+            pl = cmd.requires.privilege_level
+            if pl.name != "NONE":
+                parts.append(f"**Requires:** {pl.name.replace('_', ' ').title()}")
+        if isinstance(cmd, commands.Group):
+            parts.append(f"*{len(cmd.commands)} subcommand(s)*")
+        if cmd.qualified_name in favourites:
+            parts.insert(0, "⭐")
+        embed.add_field(name=name, value="\n".join(parts), inline=inline)
+    # Pad for alignment when using columns
+    if inline and len(cmds) % columns != 0:
+        for _ in range(columns - (len(cmds) % columns)):
+            embed.add_field(name="​", value="​", inline=True)
+    return embed
+
+
+def _layout_description(
+    embed: discord.Embed, cmds: list, conf: dict, favourites: list
+) -> discord.Embed:
+    """All commands listed in the embed description."""
+    sep = conf.get("command_separator", "\n")
+    lines = []
+    for cmd in cmds:
+        fav = "⭐ " if cmd.qualified_name in favourites else ""
+        sig = _sig(cmd, conf.get("show_signature", True))
+        brief = cmd.short_doc or "No description."
+        lines.append(f"{fav}{sig} — {brief}")
+    desc = embed.description or ""
+    embed.description = desc + "\n" + sep.join(lines)
+    return embed
+
+
+def _layout_inline(
+    embed: discord.Embed, cmds: list, conf: dict, favourites: list
+) -> discord.Embed:
+    """Two-column: name | description."""
+    for cmd in cmds:
+        fav = "⭐ " if cmd.qualified_name in favourites else ""
+        embed.add_field(
+            name=f"{fav}`{cmd.qualified_name}`",
+            value=cmd.short_doc or "No description.",
+            inline=True,
+        )
+    if len(cmds) % 2 != 0:
+        embed.add_field(name="​", value="​", inline=True)
+    return embed
+
+
+def _layout_numbered(
+    embed: discord.Embed, cmds: list, conf: dict, favourites: list
+) -> discord.Embed:
+    """Numbered list in description."""
+    lines = []
+    for i, cmd in enumerate(cmds, 1):
+        fav = "⭐ " if cmd.qualified_name in favourites else ""
+        sig = _sig(cmd, conf.get("show_signature", True))
+        brief = cmd.short_doc or "No description."
+        lines.append(f"**{i}.** {fav}{sig}\n{brief}")
+    desc = embed.description or ""
+    embed.description = desc + "\n" + "\n".join(lines)
+    return embed
+
+
+def _layout_table(
+    embed: discord.Embed, cmds: list, conf: dict, favourites: list
+) -> discord.Embed:
+    """Compact code-block table."""
+    rows = []
+    max_name = max((len(cmd.qualified_name) for cmd in cmds), default=10)
+    max_name = min(max_name, 20)
+    for cmd in cmds:
+        name = cmd.qualified_name.ljust(max_name)[:max_name]
+        brief = _trunc(cmd.short_doc or "No description.", 40)
+        rows.append(f"{name}  {brief}")
+    desc = embed.description or ""
+    table = "```\n" + "\n".join(rows) + "\n```"
+    embed.description = desc + "\n" + table
+    return embed
+
+
+_CATEGORY_LAYOUTS = {
+    "fields": _layout_fields,
+    "description": _layout_description,
+    "inline": _layout_inline,
+    "numbered": _layout_numbered,
+    "table": _layout_table,
+}
+
+
+# ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ VIEWS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+
+class HelpView(View):
+    """Main interactive help view."""
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, cog: "NewHelpMenu", ctx: commands.Context,
+        conf: dict, categories: dict, all_cmds: dict,
+        *, favourites: list,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(timeout=conf.get("timeout", 180))
+        self.cog = cog
+        self.ctx = ctx
+        self.conf = conf
+        self.categories = categories
+        self.all_cmds = all_cmds
+        self.favourites = favourites
+        self.page: str = "__home__"
+        self.idx: int = 0
+        self.message: Optional[discord.Message] = None
+        self._build()
+
+    @property
+    def _pages(self) -> int:
+        if self.page in ("__home__", "__favourites__", "__search__"):
+            return 1
+        per = self.conf.get("max_commands_per_page", 8)
+        return max(1, math.ceil(len(self.all_cmds.get(self.page, [])) / per))
+
+    # ── Build UI ──
+
+    def _build(self):
+        self.clear_items()
+        c = self.conf
+        nav = c.get("nav_style", "full")
+
+        # Row 0: Select menu
+        if c.get("use_select_menu") and nav not in ("arrows_only",) and self.categories:
+            opts = [SelectOption(label="🏠 Home", value="__home__", default=self.page == "__home__")]
+            for cn, cd in self.categories.items():
+                lbl = cd.get("label", cn)[:25]
+                desc = _trunc(cd.get("description", ""), 50) or None
+                o = SelectOption(label=lbl, value=cn, description=desc, default=self.page == cn)
+                if cd.get("emoji"):
+                    try:
+                        o.emoji = cd["emoji"]
+                    except Exception:
+                        pass
+                opts.append(o)
+            if c.get("allow_favourites") and self.favourites:
+                opts.append(SelectOption(label="⭐ Favourites", value="__favourites__", default=self.page == "__favourites__"))
+            self.add_item(_CatSelect(opts[:25]))
+
+        # Row 1: Category buttons (when no select)
+        if c.get("use_buttons") and not c.get("use_select_menu"):
+            style = _style(c.get("button_style", "primary"))
+            if c.get("show_home_button", True):
+                b = Button(style=ButtonStyle.secondary, label=c.get("btn_home_label", "Home"),
+                           emoji=c.get("btn_home_emoji", "🏠"), custom_id="nhm_home", row=0)
+                b.callback = self._go_home
+                self.add_item(b)
+            for i, (cn, cd) in enumerate(self.categories.items()):
+                if i >= 4:
+                    break
+                b = Button(style=style, label=cd.get("label", cn)[:20],
+                           emoji=cd.get("emoji") or None, custom_id=f"nhm_c_{cn}", row=0)
+                b.callback = self._mk_cat(cn)
+                self.add_item(b)
+
+        # Row 2: Pagination
+        ps = _style(c.get("page_button_style", "secondary"))
+        total = self._pages
+
+        if nav != "select_only":
+            pb = Button(style=ps, emoji=c.get("btn_prev_emoji", "◀️"),
+                        custom_id="nhm_prev", disabled=self.idx <= 0, row=2)
+            pb.callback = self._prev
+            self.add_item(pb)
+
+            if c.get("show_page_counter", True):
+                self.add_item(Button(style=ButtonStyle.secondary, label=f"{self.idx+1}/{total}",
+                                     custom_id="nhm_pg", disabled=True, row=2))
+
+            nb = Button(style=ps, emoji=c.get("btn_next_emoji", "▶️"),
+                        custom_id="nhm_next", disabled=self.idx >= total - 1, row=2)
+            nb.callback = self._next
+            self.add_item(nb)
+
+        # Row 3: Utilities
+        if c.get("search_enabled"):
+            sb = Button(style=ButtonStyle.secondary, emoji=c.get("btn_search_emoji", "🔍"),
+                        label=c.get("btn_search_label", "Search"), custom_id="nhm_srch", row=3)
+            sb.callback = self._search
+            self.add_item(sb)
+        if c.get("allow_favourites"):
+            fb = Button(style=ButtonStyle.secondary, emoji=c.get("btn_fav_emoji", "⭐"),
+                        label=c.get("btn_fav_label", "Favourites"), custom_id="nhm_fav", row=3)
+            fb.callback = self._favs
+            self.add_item(fb)
+        if c.get("show_close_button", True):
+            cb = Button(style=ButtonStyle.danger, emoji=c.get("btn_close_emoji", "✖️"),
+                        custom_id="nhm_cls", row=3)
+            cb.callback = self._close
+            self.add_item(cb)
+
+        # Row 4: Quick links
+        for ql in (c.get("quick_links") or [])[:3]:
+            self.add_item(Button(style=ButtonStyle.link, label=ql.get("label", "Link")[:40],
+                                 url=ql.get("url", "https://discord.com"),
+                                 emoji=ql.get("emoji") or None, row=4))
+
+    # ── Embeds ──
+
+    def _base(self, *, title=None, colour=None) -> discord.Embed:
+        c = self.conf
+        col = colour if colour is not None else _colour(c.get("accent_colour"), self.ctx).value
+        e = discord.Embed(colour=discord.Colour(col))
+        if title:
+            e.title = title
+        if c.get("timestamp"):
+            e.timestamp = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
+        ft = _fmt(c.get("footer_text", ""), self.ctx)
+        fi = c.get("footer_icon")
+        if ft:
+            e.set_footer(text=ft, icon_url=fi or discord.Embed.Empty)
+        if c.get("show_author"):
+            an = _fmt(c.get("author_name", "{bot_name}"), self.ctx)
+            ai = c.get("author_icon") or (self.ctx.me.display_avatar.url if self.ctx.me.display_avatar else None)
+            e.set_author(name=an, icon_url=ai or discord.Embed.Empty)
+        return e
+
+    def _home_embed(self) -> discord.Embed:
+        c = self.conf
+        e = self._base(title=_fmt(c.get("title_text", "Help"), self.ctx))
+        parts = []
+        if c.get("tagline"):
+            parts.append(f"*{c['tagline']}*\n")
+        if c.get("description"):
+            parts.append(_fmt(c["description"], self.ctx))
+
+        hl = c.get("home_layout", "list")
+        parts.append("")
+        for cn, cd in self.categories.items():
+            emoji = cd.get("emoji", "📁")
+            label = cd.get("label", cn)
+            desc = cd.get("description", "")
+            count = len(self.all_cmds.get(cn, []))
+            cnt = f" `({count})`" if c.get("show_command_count", True) else ""
+
+            if hl == "grid":
+                parts.append(f"{emoji} **{label}**{cnt}")
+            elif hl == "minimal":
+                parts.append(f"`{label}`{cnt}")
+            else:  # list
+                if desc:
+                    parts.append(f"{emoji} **{label}** — {desc}{cnt}")
+                else:
+                    parts.append(f"{emoji} **{label}**{cnt}")
+
+        e.description = "\n".join(parts)
+
+        thumb = c.get("thumbnail")
+        if thumb:
+            e.set_thumbnail(url=thumb)
+        elif thumb is None and self.ctx.me.display_avatar:
+            e.set_thumbnail(url=self.ctx.me.display_avatar.url)
+
+        if c.get("home_image"):
+            e.set_image(url=c["home_image"])
+
+        for f in c.get("home_fields", []):
+            e.add_field(name=f.get("name", "​"), value=f.get("value", "​"), inline=f.get("inline", False))
+        return e
+
+    def _cat_embed(self, cat: str) -> discord.Embed:
+        cd = self.categories.get(cat, {})
+        c = self.conf
+        col = cd.get("colour") or c.get("accent_colour")
+        emoji = cd.get("emoji", "📁")
+        label = cd.get("label", cat)
+        e = self._base(title=f"{emoji} {label}" if c.get("show_category_banner", True) else label,
+                       colour=_colour(col, self.ctx).value)
+        if cd.get("description"):
+            e.description = cd["description"] + "\n"
+        else:
+            e.description = ""
+        if cd.get("thumbnail"):
+            e.set_thumbnail(url=cd["thumbnail"])
+        if cd.get("image"):
+            e.set_image(url=cd["image"])
+
+        cmds = self.all_cmds.get(cat, [])
+        per = c.get("max_commands_per_page", 8)
+        page_cmds = cmds[self.idx * per: (self.idx + 1) * per]
+
+        layout_name = c.get("category_layout", "fields")
+        layout_fn = _CATEGORY_LAYOUTS.get(layout_name, _layout_fields)
+        if layout_fn == _layout_fields:
+            cols = c.get("category_columns", 1)
+            _layout_fields(e, page_cmds, c, self.favourites, cols)
+        else:
+            layout_fn(e, page_cmds, c, self.favourites)
+
+        total = self._pages
+        if total > 1:
+            e.description = (e.description or "") + f"\n*Page {self.idx + 1}/{total}*"
+        return e
+
+    def _favs_embed(self) -> discord.Embed:
+        e = self._base(title="⭐ Your Favourite Commands")
+        if not self.favourites:
+            e.description = "No favourites yet! Use ⭐ on a command to add one."
+            return e
+        lines = []
+        for qn in self.favourites:
+            cmd = self.ctx.bot.get_command(qn)
+            if cmd:
+                lines.append(f"{_sig(cmd, self.conf.get('show_signature', True))} — {cmd.short_doc or 'No description.'}")
+            else:
+                lines.append(f"`{qn}` — *not found*")
+        e.description = "\n\n".join(lines[:20])
+        return e
+
+    def _search_embed(self, query: str, results: list) -> discord.Embed:
+        e = self._base(title=f"🔍 Search: \"{query}\"")
+        if not results:
+            e.description = "No commands found."
+            return e
+        lines = []
+        for cmd in results[:15]:
+            cat = next((cn for cn, cl in self.all_cmds.items() if cmd in cl), "Other")
+            lines.append(f"{_sig(cmd, self.conf.get('show_signature', True))} — *{cat}*\n{cmd.short_doc or 'No description.'}")
+        e.description = "\n\n".join(lines)
+        e.set_footer(text=f"{len(results)} result(s)")
+        return e
+
+    def embed(self) -> discord.Embed:
+        if self.page == "__home__":
+            return self._home_embed()
+        elif self.page == "__favourites__":
+            return self._favs_embed()
+        else:
+            return self._cat_embed(self.page)
+
+    def detail_embed(self, cmd: commands.Command) -> discord.Embed:
+        c = self.conf
+        e = self._base(title=f"📄 {cmd.qualified_name}")
+        parts = [f"```\n{self.ctx.clean_prefix}{cmd.qualified_name} {cmd.signature}\n```"]
+        if c.get("detail_show_full_help"):
+            parts.append(cmd.help or cmd.short_doc or "No description.")
+        else:
+            parts.append(cmd.short_doc or "No description.")
+        if c.get("show_aliases") and cmd.aliases:
+            parts.append(f"\n**Aliases:** {humanize_list([f'`{a}`' for a in cmd.aliases])}")
+        if c.get("show_cooldown") and cmd.cooldown:
+            parts.append(f"**Cooldown:** {cmd.cooldown.rate}/{cmd.cooldown.per:.0f}s ({cmd.cooldown.type.name})")
+        if c.get("show_permissions") and hasattr(cmd, "requires") and cmd.requires.privilege_level:
+            pl = cmd.requires.privilege_level
+            if pl.name != "NONE":
+                parts.append(f"**Required Level:** {pl.name.replace('_', ' ').title()}")
+        if isinstance(cmd, commands.Group):
+            subs = sorted(cmd.commands, key=lambda x: x.name)
+            sub_lines = [f"`{s.qualified_name}` — {s.short_doc or 'No description.'}" for s in subs[:20]]
+            parts.append(f"\n**Subcommands ({len(cmd.commands)}):**\n" + "\n".join(sub_lines))
+        if c.get("detail_show_parent") and cmd.parent:
+            parts.append(f"\n**Parent:** `{cmd.parent.qualified_name}`")
+        if c.get("detail_show_cog") and cmd.cog:
+            parts.append(f"**Cog:** {cmd.cog.qualified_name}")
+        if cmd.qualified_name in self.favourites:
+            parts.append("\n⭐ *In your favourites*")
+        e.description = "\n".join(parts)
+        return e
+
+    # ── Callbacks ──
+
+    async def _go_home(self, i: Interaction):
+        self.page, self.idx = "__home__", 0
+        self._build()
+        await i.response.edit_message(embed=self.embed(), view=self)
+
+    def _mk_cat(self, name):
+        async def cb(i: Interaction):
+            self.page, self.idx = name, 0
+            self._build()
+            await i.response.edit_message(embed=self.embed(), view=self)
+        return cb
+
+    async def _prev(self, i: Interaction):
+        if self.idx > 0:
+            self.idx -= 1
+        self._build()
+        await i.response.edit_message(embed=self.embed(), view=self)
+
+    async def _next(self, i: Interaction):
+        if self.idx < self._pages - 1:
+            self.idx += 1
+        self._build()
+        await i.response.edit_message(embed=self.embed(), view=self)
+
+    async def _search(self, i: Interaction):
+        await i.response.send_modal(_SearchModal(self))
+
+    async def _favs(self, i: Interaction):
+        self.page, self.idx = "__favourites__", 0
+        self._build()
+        await i.response.edit_message(embed=self.embed(), view=self)
+
+    async def _close(self, i: Interaction):
+        await i.response.edit_message(view=None)
+        self.stop()
+
+    async def interaction_check(self, i: Interaction) -> bool:
+        if i.user.id != self.ctx.author.id:
+            await i.response.send_message("Run the help command yourself!", ephemeral=True)
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    async def on_timeout(self):
+        if self.message:
+            try:
+                await self.message.edit(view=None)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+
+class _CatSelect(Select):
+    def __init__(self, opts):
+        super().__init__(placeholder="Select a category…", options=opts, custom_id="nhm_sel", row=1)
+
+    async def callback(self, i: Interaction):
+        v: HelpView = self.view
+        val = self.values[0]
+        v.page = val if val != "__home__" else "__home__"
+        if val == "__favourites__":
+            v.page = "__favourites__"
+        v.idx = 0
+        v._build()
+        await i.response.edit_message(embed=v.embed(), view=v)
+
+
+class _SearchModal(Modal):
+    query = TextInput(label="Search commands", placeholder="Type a command name or keyword…", max_length=100)
+
+    def __init__(self, hv: HelpView):
+        super().__init__(title="🔍 Search Commands")
+        self.hv = hv
+        self.query.placeholder = hv.conf.get("search_placeholder", "Type a command name or keyword…")
+
+    async def on_submit(self, i: Interaction):
+        q = self.query.value.lower().strip()
+        seen, results = set(), []
+        for cl in self.hv.all_cmds.values():
+            for cmd in cl:
+                if cmd.qualified_name in seen:
+                    continue
+                if (q in cmd.qualified_name.lower() or q in (cmd.short_doc or "").lower()
+                        or q in (cmd.help or "").lower() or any(q in a.lower() for a in cmd.aliases)):
+                    seen.add(cmd.qualified_name)
+                    results.append(cmd)
+        self.hv.page = "__search__"
+        self.hv._build()
+        await i.response.edit_message(embed=self.hv._search_embed(self.query.value, results), view=self.hv)
+
+
+class _DetailView(View):
+    def __init__(self, hv: HelpView, cmd: commands.Command):
+        super().__init__(timeout=120)
+        self.hv, self.cmd = hv, cmd
+        self._build()
+
+    def _build(self):
+        self.clear_items()
+        b = Button(style=ButtonStyle.secondary, label="← Back", emoji="🏠", custom_id="d_back", row=0)
+        b.callback = self._back
+        self.add_item(b)
+
+        is_fav = self.cmd.qualified_name in self.hv.favourites
+        f = Button(style=ButtonStyle.success if is_fav else ButtonStyle.secondary,
+                   label="Unfavourite" if is_fav else "Favourite", emoji="⭐", custom_id="d_fav", row=0)
+        f.callback = self._fav
+        self.add_item(f)
+
+        if isinstance(self.cmd, commands.Group) and self.cmd.commands:
+            s = Button(style=ButtonStyle.primary, label=f"Subcommands ({len(self.cmd.commands)})",
+                       emoji="📂", custom_id="d_sub", row=0)
+            s.callback = self._subs
+            self.add_item(s)
+
+    async def _back(self, i: Interaction):
+        self.hv._build()
+        await i.response.edit_message(embed=self.hv.embed(), view=self.hv)
+        self.stop()
+
+    async def _fav(self, i: Interaction):
+        qn = self.cmd.qualified_name
+        if qn in self.hv.favourites:
+            self.hv.favourites.remove(qn)
+        else:
+            self.hv.favourites.append(qn)
+        if i.guild:
+            async with self.hv.cog.config.member_from_ids(i.guild.id, i.user.id).favourites() as fv:
+                fv.clear()
+                fv.extend(self.hv.favourites)
+        self._build()
+        await i.response.edit_message(embed=self.hv.detail_embed(self.cmd), view=self)
+
+    async def _subs(self, i: Interaction):
+        e = self.hv._base(title=f"📂 {self.cmd.qualified_name} — Subcommands")
+        subs = sorted(self.cmd.commands, key=lambda c: c.name)
+        e.description = "\n\n".join(
+            f"{_sig(c, True)}\n{c.short_doc or 'No description.'}" for c in subs[:20]
+        ) or "None."
+        await i.response.edit_message(embed=e, view=self)
+
+    async def interaction_check(self, i: Interaction) -> bool:
+        if i.user.id != self.hv.ctx.author.id:
+            await i.response.send_message("Not your help menu!", ephemeral=True)
+            return False
+        return True
+
+
+# ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ FORMATTER ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+
+class _Formatter(commands.help.RedHelpFormatter):
+    def __init__(self, cog: "NewHelpMenu"):
+        self.cog = cog
+
+    async def format_bot_help(self, ctx, mapping, **kw):
+        await self.cog._send_help(ctx)
+
+    async def format_cog_help(self, ctx, obj, **kw):
+        await self.cog._send_help(ctx, focus_cog=obj.qualified_name)
+
+    async def format_command_help(self, ctx, obj, **kw):
+        await self.cog._send_cmd_help(ctx, obj)
+
+
+# ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ COG ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+
+class NewHelpMenu(commands.Cog):
+    """Fully customisable interactive help menu with categories, buttons, select menus,
+    layouts, themes, search, favourites, and total configurability over every visual element."""
+
+    __version__ = "1.0.0"
+    __author__ = "everestmcarthur"
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: Red):
+        self.bot = bot
+        self.config = Config.get_conf(self, identifier=1_987_654_321, force_registration=True)
+        self.config.register_guild(**_GUILD_DEFAULTS)
+        self.config.register_member(**_MEMBER_DEFAULTS)
+        self._old_fmt = None
+
+    async def cog_load(self):
+        self._old_fmt = self.bot._help_formatter
+        self.bot._help_formatter = _Formatter(self)
+
+    async def cog_unload(self):
+        if self._old_fmt:
+            self.bot._help_formatter = self._old_fmt
+
+    # ── Config helpers ──
+
+    async def _conf(self, guild) -> dict:
+        if guild is None:
+            return deepcopy(_GUILD_DEFAULTS)
+        raw = await self.config.guild(guild).all()
+        theme = raw.get("theme", "default")
+        if theme in _THEMES and theme != "custom":
+            m = deepcopy(raw)
+            for k, v in _THEMES[theme].items():
+                if m.get(k) is None or m.get(k) == _GUILD_DEFAULTS.get(k):
+                    m[k] = v
+            return m
+        return raw
+
+    async def _cats(self, ctx, conf, *, focus_cog=None):
+        custom = conf.get("categories", {})
+        hcogs = conf.get("hidden_cogs", [])
+        hcmds = conf.get("hidden_commands", [])
+        sh = conf.get("show_hidden", False)
+        sc = conf.get("sort_commands", True)
+        scat = conf.get("sort_categories", True)
+
+        cog2cat = {}
+        for cn, cd in custom.items():
+            for cg in cd.get("cogs", []):
+                cog2cat[cg] = cn
+
+        cats: Dict[str, dict] = {}
+        all_c: Dict[str, list] = defaultdict(list)
+
+        for cname, cobj in self.bot.cogs.items():
+            if cname in hcogs or (focus_cog and cname != focus_cog):
+                continue
+            top = await _visible_cmds(list(cobj.get_commands()), ctx, sh, hcmds, sc)
+            if not top:
+                continue
+            cat = cog2cat.get(cname)
+            if cat and cat in custom:
+                if cat not in cats:
+                    cats[cat] = deepcopy(custom[cat])
+                all_c[cat].extend(top)
+            else:
+                if cname not in cats:
+                    doc = ((cobj.__doc__ or "").strip().split("\n")[0]) if cobj.__doc__ else ""
+                    cats[cname] = {"label": cname, "emoji": None, "description": _trunc(doc, 80),
+                                   "colour": None, "thumbnail": None, "image": None,
+                                   "cogs": [cname], "order": 999, "hidden": False, "required_role": None}
+                all_c[cname].extend(top)
+
+        # no-cog commands
+        nc = await _visible_cmds([c for c in self.bot.commands if c.cog is None], ctx, sh, hcmds, sc)
+        if nc and not conf.get("hide_uncategorised"):
+            lbl = conf.get("uncategorised_label", "🔧 Other")
+            cats[lbl] = {"label": lbl, "emoji": conf.get("uncategorised_emoji", "🔧"),
+                         "description": conf.get("uncategorised_description", ""),
+                         "colour": None, "thumbnail": None, "image": None, "cogs": [],
+                         "order": 9999, "hidden": False, "required_role": None}
+            all_c[lbl] = nc
+
+        # Role filter
+        if ctx.guild and hasattr(ctx.author, "roles"):
+            rids = {r.id for r in ctx.author.roles}
+            rm = [cn for cn, cd in cats.items() if (cd.get("required_role") and cd["required_role"] not in rids) or cd.get("hidden")]
+            for r in rm:
+                cats.pop(r, None)
+                all_c.pop(r, None)
+
+        if scat:
+            cats = dict(sorted(cats.items(), key=lambda kv: (kv[1].get("order", 999), kv[0])))
+        return cats, dict(all_c)
+
+    # ── Send ──
+
+    async def _send_help(self, ctx, *, focus_cog=None):
+        conf = await self._conf(ctx.guild)
+        if not conf.get("enabled"):
+            if self._old_fmt:
+                return await self._old_fmt.format_bot_help(ctx, {})
+            return
+        cats, ac = await self._cats(ctx, conf, focus_cog=focus_cog)
+        favs = (await self.config.member(ctx.author).favourites()) if ctx.guild and conf.get("allow_favourites") else []
+        view = HelpView(self, ctx, conf, cats, ac, favourites=favs)
+        kw = {"embed": view.embed(), "view": view}
+        if conf.get("ephemeral") and ctx.interaction:
+            kw["ephemeral"] = True
+        if conf.get("dm_help") and ctx.guild:
+            try:
+                msg = await ctx.author.send(**kw)
+                view.message = msg
+                await ctx.send("📬 Help sent to your DMs!", delete_after=5)
+            except discord.Forbidden:
+                msg = await ctx.send(**kw)
+                view.message = msg
+        else:
+            msg = await ctx.send(**kw)
+            view.message = msg
+        if conf.get("delete_after", 0) > 0:
+            await asyncio.sleep(conf["delete_after"])
+            try:
+                await msg.delete()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+    async def _send_cmd_help(self, ctx, cmd):
+        conf = await self._conf(ctx.guild)
+        if not conf.get("enabled"):
+            if self._old_fmt:
+                return await self._old_fmt.format_command_help(ctx, cmd)
+            return
+        cats, ac = await self._cats(ctx, conf)
+        favs = (await self.config.member(ctx.author).favourites()) if ctx.guild and conf.get("allow_favourites") else []
+        hv = HelpView(self, ctx, conf, cats, ac, favourites=favs)
+        dv = _DetailView(hv, cmd)
+        kw = {"embed": hv.detail_embed(cmd), "view": dv}
+        if conf.get("ephemeral") and ctx.interaction:
+            kw["ephemeral"] = True
+        msg = await ctx.send(**kw)
+        hv.message = msg
+
+    # ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+    #  ADMIN COMMANDS — helpmenu / hm
+    # ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+
+    @commands.group(name="helpmenu", aliases=["hm"])
+    @commands.guild_only()
+    @checks.admin_or_permissions(manage_guild=True)
+    async def helpmenu(self, ctx):
+        """Configure the New Help Menu system."""
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="toggle")
+    async def hm_toggle(self, ctx):
+        """Enable or disable the custom help menu."""
+        cur = await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).enabled()
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).enabled.set(not cur)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Custom help menu **{'enabled' if not cur else 'disabled'}**.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="theme")
+    async def hm_theme(self, ctx, theme: str):
+        """Set theme: `default`, `minimal`, `compact`, `dark`, `custom`."""
+        t = theme.lower()
+        if t not in ("default", "minimal", "compact", "dark", "custom"):
+            return await ctx.send("Invalid. Choose: `default`, `minimal`, `compact`, `dark`, `custom`.")
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).theme.set(t)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Theme → **{t}**.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="layout")
+    async def hm_layout(self, ctx, layout: str):
+        """Set overall layout: `default`, `compact`, `two_column`, `list`, `minimal`, `detailed`."""
+        l = layout.lower()
+        if l not in ("default", "compact", "two_column", "list", "minimal", "detailed"):
+            return await ctx.send("Invalid. Choose: `default`, `compact`, `two_column`, `list`, `minimal`, `detailed`.")
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).layout.set(l)
+        # Auto-adjust category layout
+        mapping = {"two_column": "inline", "compact": "table", "minimal": "description", "detailed": "fields"}
+        if l in mapping:
+            await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).category_layout.set(mapping[l])
+            if l == "two_column":
+                await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).category_columns.set(2)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Layout → **{l}**.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="catlayout")
+    async def hm_catlayout(self, ctx, layout: str):
+        """Set category page layout: `fields`, `description`, `inline`, `numbered`, `table`."""
+        l = layout.lower()
+        if l not in _CATEGORY_LAYOUTS:
+            return await ctx.send(f"Invalid. Choose: {humanize_list(list(_CATEGORY_LAYOUTS.keys()))}")
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).category_layout.set(l)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Category layout → **{l}**.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="homelayout")
+    async def hm_homelayout(self, ctx, layout: str):
+        """Set home page layout: `list`, `grid`, `minimal`."""
+        l = layout.lower()
+        if l not in ("list", "grid", "minimal"):
+            return await ctx.send("Invalid. Choose: `list`, `grid`, `minimal`.")
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).home_layout.set(l)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Home layout → **{l}**.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="columns")
+    async def hm_columns(self, ctx, columns: int):
+        """Set number of columns for field layout (1-3)."""
+        if columns not in (1, 2, 3):
+            return await ctx.send("Choose 1, 2, or 3.")
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).category_columns.set(columns)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Columns → **{columns}**.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="navstyle")
+    async def hm_navstyle(self, ctx, style: str):
+        """Set navigation style: `full`, `compact`, `arrows_only`, `select_only`."""
+        s = style.lower()
+        if s not in ("full", "compact", "arrows_only", "select_only"):
+            return await ctx.send("Invalid. Choose: `full`, `compact`, `arrows_only`, `select_only`.")
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).nav_style.set(s)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Nav style → **{s}**.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="colour", aliases=["color"])
+    async def hm_colour(self, ctx, colour: discord.Colour):
+        """Set the accent colour."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).accent_colour.set(colour.value)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Colour → **{colour}**.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="resetcolour", aliases=["resetcolor"])
+    async def hm_resetcolour(self, ctx):
+        """Reset accent colour."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).accent_colour.set(None)
+        await ctx.send("✅ Colour reset.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="thumbnail", aliases=["thumb"])
+    async def hm_thumb(self, ctx, url: Optional[str] = None):
+        """Set/reset home thumbnail."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).thumbnail.set(url)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Thumbnail {'set' if url else 'reset'}.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="title")
+    async def hm_title(self, ctx, *, title: str):
+        """Set title. Placeholders: `{bot_name}`, `{prefix}`."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).title_text.set(title)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Title → {title}")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="description", aliases=["desc"])
+    async def hm_desc(self, ctx, *, text: str):
+        """Set home description."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).description.set(text)
+        await ctx.send("✅ Description updated.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="footer")
+    async def hm_footer(self, ctx, *, text: str):
+        """Set footer text."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).footer_text.set(text)
+        await ctx.send("✅ Footer updated.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="footericon")
+    async def hm_footericon(self, ctx, url: Optional[str] = None):
+        """Set footer icon URL."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).footer_icon.set(url)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Footer icon {'set' if url else 'reset'}.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="tagline")
+    async def hm_tagline(self, ctx, *, text: str = ""):
+        """Set/clear tagline above description."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).tagline.set(text)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Tagline {'set' if text else 'cleared'}.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="homeimage")
+    async def hm_homeimg(self, ctx, url: Optional[str] = None):
+        """Set/reset home image."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).home_image.set(url)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Home image {'set' if url else 'reset'}.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="author")
+    async def hm_author(self, ctx, toggle: str):
+        """Toggle embed author line: `on` / `off`."""
+        on = toggle.lower() in ("on", "true", "yes", "1")
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).show_author.set(on)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Author → **{'on' if on else 'off'}**.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="authorname")
+    async def hm_authname(self, ctx, *, name: str):
+        """Set author name. Placeholder: `{bot_name}`."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).author_name.set(name)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Author name → {name}")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="authoricon")
+    async def hm_authicon(self, ctx, url: Optional[str] = None):
+        """Set author icon URL."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).author_icon.set(url)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Author icon {'set' if url else 'reset'}.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="separator")
+    async def hm_sep(self, ctx, *, sep: str):
+        """Set command separator for description layout. Use `\\n` for newline."""
+        sep = sep.replace("\\n", "\n")
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).command_separator.set(sep)
+        await ctx.send("✅ Separator set.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="searchplaceholder")
+    async def hm_sph(self, ctx, *, text: str):
+        """Set search modal placeholder text."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).search_placeholder.set(text)
+        await ctx.send("✅ Placeholder set.")
+
+    # ── Button customisation ──
+
+    @helpmenu.group(name="button", aliases=["btn"])
+    async def hm_btn(self, ctx):
+        """Customise button labels, emojis, and styles."""
+
+    @hm_btn.command(name="style")
+    async def btn_style(self, ctx, style: str):
+        """Set category button style: primary, secondary, success, danger."""
+        s = style.lower()
+        if s not in _BSTYLE:
+            return await ctx.send(f"Invalid. Choose: {humanize_list(list(_BSTYLE.keys()))}")
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).button_style.set(s)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Button style → **{s}**.")
+
+    @hm_btn.command(name="pagestyle")
+    async def btn_pagestyle(self, ctx, style: str):
+        """Set pagination button style."""
+        s = style.lower()
+        if s not in _BSTYLE:
+            return await ctx.send(f"Invalid. Choose: {humanize_list(list(_BSTYLE.keys()))}")
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).page_button_style.set(s)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Page button style → **{s}**.")
+
+    @hm_btn.command(name="homelabel")
+    async def btn_hlabel(self, ctx, *, label: str):
+        """Set home button label."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).btn_home_label.set(label)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Home label → {label}")
+
+    @hm_btn.command(name="homeemoji")
+    async def btn_hemoji(self, ctx, emoji: str):
+        """Set home button emoji."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).btn_home_emoji.set(emoji)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Home emoji → {emoji}")
+
+    @hm_btn.command(name="prevemoji")
+    async def btn_pemoji(self, ctx, emoji: str):
+        """Set previous page button emoji."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).btn_prev_emoji.set(emoji)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Prev emoji → {emoji}")
+
+    @hm_btn.command(name="nextemoji")
+    async def btn_nemoji(self, ctx, emoji: str):
+        """Set next page button emoji."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).btn_next_emoji.set(emoji)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Next emoji → {emoji}")
+
+    @hm_btn.command(name="searchlabel")
+    async def btn_slabel(self, ctx, *, label: str):
+        """Set search button label."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).btn_search_label.set(label)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Search label → {label}")
+
+    @hm_btn.command(name="searchemoji")
+    async def btn_semoji(self, ctx, emoji: str):
+        """Set search button emoji."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).btn_search_emoji.set(emoji)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Search emoji → {emoji}")
+
+    @hm_btn.command(name="favlabel")
+    async def btn_flabel(self, ctx, *, label: str):
+        """Set favourites button label."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).btn_fav_label.set(label)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Fav label → {label}")
+
+    @hm_btn.command(name="favemoji")
+    async def btn_femoji(self, ctx, emoji: str):
+        """Set favourites button emoji."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).btn_fav_emoji.set(emoji)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Fav emoji → {emoji}")
+
+    @hm_btn.command(name="closeemoji")
+    async def btn_cemoji(self, ctx, emoji: str):
+        """Set close button emoji."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).btn_close_emoji.set(emoji)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Close emoji → {emoji}")
+
+    # ── Toggle settings ──
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="set")
+    async def hm_set(self, ctx, setting: str, value: str):
+        """Toggle a setting on/off, or set a number.
+
+        Toggles: `aliases`, `cooldown`, `permissions`, `signature`, `hidden`,
+        `timestamp`, `selectmenu`, `buttons`, `dmhelp`, `ephemeral`,
+        `favourites`, `search`, `sortcommands`, `sortcategories`,
+        `commandcount`, `banner`, `homebutton`, `closebutton`, `pagecounter`,
+        `detailparent`, `detailcog`, `detailfullhelp`, `reactionnav`
+
+        Numbers: `timeout`, `deleteafter`, `maxperpage`
+        """
+        toggles = {
+            "aliases": "show_aliases", "cooldown": "show_cooldown", "permissions": "show_permissions",
+            "signature": "show_signature", "hidden": "show_hidden", "timestamp": "timestamp",
+            "selectmenu": "use_select_menu", "buttons": "use_buttons", "dmhelp": "dm_help",
+            "ephemeral": "ephemeral", "favourites": "allow_favourites", "favorites": "allow_favourites",
+            "search": "search_enabled", "sortcommands": "sort_commands", "sortcategories": "sort_categories",
+            "commandcount": "show_command_count", "banner": "show_category_banner",
+            "homebutton": "show_home_button", "closebutton": "show_close_button",
+            "pagecounter": "show_page_counter", "detailparent": "detail_show_parent",
+            "detailcog": "detail_show_cog", "detailfullhelp": "detail_show_full_help",
+            "reactionnav": "reaction_nav",
+        }
+        numbers = {"timeout": "timeout", "deleteafter": "delete_after", "maxperpage": "max_commands_per_page"}
+        sl = setting.lower()
+        if sl in toggles:
+            on = value.lower() in ("on", "true", "yes", "1", "enable")
+            await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).get_attr(toggles[sl]).set(on)
+            await ctx.send(f"✅ **{setting}** → **{'on' if on else 'off'}**.")
+        elif sl in numbers:
+            try:
+                n = int(value)
+            except ValueError:
+                return await ctx.send("Provide a number.")
+            await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).get_attr(numbers[sl]).set(n)
+            await ctx.send(f"✅ **{setting}** → **{n}**.")
+        else:
+            await ctx.send(f"Unknown setting. Valid: {humanize_list(list(toggles) + list(numbers))}")
+
+    # ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Categories ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+
+    @helpmenu.group(name="category", aliases=["cat"])
+    async def hm_cat(self, ctx):
+        """Manage custom categories."""
+
+    @hm_cat.command(name="create", aliases=["add"])
+    async def cat_create(self, ctx, name: str, emoji: Optional[str] = None, *, description: str = ""):
+        """Create a custom category.
+
+        `[p]hm cat create Moderation 🛡️ All mod commands`
+        """
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).categories() as cs:
+            if name in cs:
+                return await ctx.send(f"`{name}` already exists.")
+            cs[name] = {"label": name, "emoji": emoji, "description": description,
+                        "colour": None, "thumbnail": None, "image": None, "cogs": [],
+                        "order": len(cs), "hidden": False, "required_role": None}
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Category **{name}** created.")
+
+    @hm_cat.command(name="delete", aliases=["remove", "rm"])
+    async def cat_delete(self, ctx, name: str):
+        """Delete a category."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).categories() as cs:
+            if name not in cs:
+                return await ctx.send("Not found.")
+            del cs[name]
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ **{name}** deleted.")
+
+    @hm_cat.command(name="rename")
+    async def cat_rename(self, ctx, old: str, *, new: str):
+        """Rename a category."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).categories() as cs:
+            if old not in cs:
+                return await ctx.send("Not found.")
+            d = cs.pop(old)
+            d["label"] = new
+            cs[new] = d
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ **{old}** → **{new}**.")
+
+    @hm_cat.command(name="label")
+    async def cat_label(self, ctx, name: str, *, label: str):
+        """Set the display label (can differ from the internal name)."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).categories() as cs:
+            if name not in cs:
+                return await ctx.send("Not found.")
+            cs[name]["label"] = label
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Label for **{name}** → {label}")
+
+    @hm_cat.command(name="emoji")
+    async def cat_emoji(self, ctx, name: str, emoji: Optional[str] = None):
+        """Set/clear category emoji."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).categories() as cs:
+            if name not in cs:
+                return await ctx.send("Not found.")
+            cs[name]["emoji"] = emoji
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Emoji {'set' if emoji else 'cleared'}.")
+
+    @hm_cat.command(name="description", aliases=["desc"])
+    async def cat_desc(self, ctx, name: str, *, description: str = ""):
+        """Set category description."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).categories() as cs:
+            if name not in cs:
+                return await ctx.send("Not found.")
+            cs[name]["description"] = description
+        await ctx.send("✅ Description updated.")
+
+    @hm_cat.command(name="colour", aliases=["color"])
+    async def cat_colour(self, ctx, name: str, colour: discord.Colour):
+        """Set category embed colour."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).categories() as cs:
+            if name not in cs:
+                return await ctx.send("Not found.")
+            cs[name]["colour"] = colour.value
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Colour set for **{name}**.")
+
+    @hm_cat.command(name="thumbnail")
+    async def cat_thumb(self, ctx, name: str, url: Optional[str] = None):
+        """Set/reset category thumbnail."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).categories() as cs:
+            if name not in cs:
+                return await ctx.send("Not found.")
+            cs[name]["thumbnail"] = url
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Thumbnail {'set' if url else 'reset'}.")
+
+    @hm_cat.command(name="image")
+    async def cat_img(self, ctx, name: str, url: Optional[str] = None):
+        """Set/reset category large image."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).categories() as cs:
+            if name not in cs:
+                return await ctx.send("Not found.")
+            cs[name]["image"] = url
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Image {'set' if url else 'reset'}.")
+
+    @hm_cat.command(name="order")
+    async def cat_order(self, ctx, name: str, order: int):
+        """Set display order (lower = first)."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).categories() as cs:
+            if name not in cs:
+                return await ctx.send("Not found.")
+            cs[name]["order"] = order
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Order → **{order}**.")
+
+    @hm_cat.command(name="hide")
+    async def cat_hide(self, ctx, name: str):
+        """Hide a category."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).categories() as cs:
+            if name not in cs:
+                return await ctx.send("Not found.")
+            cs[name]["hidden"] = True
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ **{name}** hidden.")
+
+    @hm_cat.command(name="unhide", aliases=["show"])
+    async def cat_unhide(self, ctx, name: str):
+        """Unhide a category."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).categories() as cs:
+            if name not in cs:
+                return await ctx.send("Not found.")
+            cs[name]["hidden"] = False
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ **{name}** visible.")
+
+    @hm_cat.command(name="requirerole", aliases=["role"])
+    async def cat_role(self, ctx, name: str, role: Optional[discord.Role] = None):
+        """Require a role to see this category."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).categories() as cs:
+            if name not in cs:
+                return await ctx.send("Not found.")
+            cs[name]["required_role"] = role.id if role else None
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Role requirement {'set' if role else 'cleared'}.")
+
+    @hm_cat.command(name="addcog")
+    async def cat_addcog(self, ctx, name: str, *, cog_name: str):
+        """Add a cog to a category."""
+        if cog_name not in self.bot.cogs:
+            return await ctx.send(f"Cog `{cog_name}` not found (case-sensitive).")
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).categories() as cs:
+            if name not in cs:
+                return await ctx.send("Not found.")
+            if cog_name not in cs[name]["cogs"]:
+                cs[name]["cogs"].append(cog_name)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ **{cog_name}** → **{name}**.")
+
+    @hm_cat.command(name="removecog", aliases=["rmcog"])
+    async def cat_rmcog(self, ctx, name: str, *, cog_name: str):
+        """Remove a cog from a category."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).categories() as cs:
+            if name not in cs:
+                return await ctx.send("Not found.")
+            if cog_name in cs[name]["cogs"]:
+                cs[name]["cogs"].remove(cog_name)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Removed.")
+
+    @hm_cat.command(name="list")
+    async def cat_list(self, ctx):
+        """List all custom categories."""
+        cs = await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).categories()
+        if not cs:
+            return await ctx.send("No custom categories. Cogs auto-group into their own categories.")
+        lines = []
+        for n, d in sorted(cs.items(), key=lambda kv: kv[1].get("order", 999)):
+            e = d.get("emoji", "📁")
+            cogs = d.get("cogs", [])
+            h = " (hidden)" if d.get("hidden") else ""
+            r = ""
+            if d.get("required_role"):
+                ro = ctx.guild.get_role(d["required_role"])
+                r = f" [role: {ro.name if ro else 'deleted'}]"
+            lines.append(f"{e} **{d.get('label', n)}** — order: {d.get('order', 0)}, cogs: {humanize_list(cogs) or 'none'}{h}{r}")
+        await ctx.send("\n".join(lines))
+
+    # ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Blacklists ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+
+    @helpmenu.group(name="hide")
+    async def hm_hide(self, ctx):
+        """Hide cogs or commands."""
+
+    @hm_hide.command(name="cog")
+    async def hide_cog(self, ctx, *, cog_name: str):
+        """Hide a cog entirely."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).hidden_cogs() as h:
+            if cog_name not in h:
+                h.append(cog_name)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ **{cog_name}** hidden.")
+
+    @hm_hide.command(name="command", aliases=["cmd"])
+    async def hide_cmd(self, ctx, *, command_name: str):
+        """Hide a specific command."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).hidden_commands() as h:
+            if command_name not in h:
+                h.append(command_name)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ `{command_name}` hidden.")
+
+    @helpmenu.group(name="unhide")
+    async def hm_unhide(self, ctx):
+        """Unhide cogs or commands."""
+
+    @hm_unhide.command(name="cog")
+    async def unhide_cog(self, ctx, *, cog_name: str):
+        """Unhide a cog."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).hidden_cogs() as h:
+            if cog_name in h:
+                h.remove(cog_name)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ **{cog_name}** visible.")
+
+    @hm_unhide.command(name="command", aliases=["cmd"])
+    async def unhide_cmd(self, ctx, *, command_name: str):
+        """Unhide a command."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).hidden_commands() as h:
+            if command_name in h:
+                h.remove(command_name)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ `{command_name}` visible.")
+
+    @hm_hide.command(name="list")
+    async def hide_list(self, ctx):
+        """List all hidden items."""
+        hc = await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).hidden_cogs()
+        hcm = await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).hidden_commands()
+        parts = []
+        if hc:
+            parts.append(f"**Hidden Cogs:** {humanize_list(hc)}")
+        if hcm:
+            parts.append(f"**Hidden Commands:** {humanize_list([f'`{c}`' for c in hcm])}")
+        await ctx.send("\n".join(parts) or "Nothing hidden.")
+
+    # ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Quick Links ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+
+    @helpmenu.group(name="quicklink", aliases=["ql"])
+    async def hm_ql(self, ctx):
+        """Manage quick-link buttons."""
+
+    @hm_ql.command(name="add")
+    async def ql_add(self, ctx, label: str, url: str, emoji: Optional[str] = None):
+        """Add a quick link. Max 5."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).quick_links() as ql:
+            if len(ql) >= 5:
+                return await ctx.send("Max 5 links.")
+            ql.append({"label": label, "url": url, "emoji": emoji})
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ **{label}** added.")
+
+    @hm_ql.command(name="remove", aliases=["rm"])
+    async def ql_rm(self, ctx, label: str):
+        """Remove a quick link."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).quick_links() as ql:
+            ql[:] = [q for q in ql if q.get("label") != label]
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ **{label}** removed.")
+
+    @hm_ql.command(name="list")
+    async def ql_list(self, ctx):
+        """List quick links."""
+        ql = await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).quick_links()
+        if not ql:
+            return await ctx.send("None.")
+        await ctx.send("\n".join(f"{q.get('emoji', '🔗')} **{q['label']}** — {q['url']}" for q in ql))
+
+    # ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Home Fields ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+
+    @helpmenu.group(name="field")
+    async def hm_field(self, ctx):
+        """Manage home page fields."""
+
+    @hm_field.command(name="add")
+    async def field_add(self, ctx, name: str, *, value: str):
+        """Add a field. Append `--inline` for inline."""
+        inline = False
+        if value.endswith("--inline"):
+            value = value[:-8].strip()
+            inline = True
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).home_fields() as fs:
+            fs.append({"name": name, "value": value, "inline": inline})
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Field **{name}** added.")
+
+    @hm_field.command(name="remove", aliases=["rm"])
+    async def field_rm(self, ctx, name: str):
+        """Remove a field."""
+        async with self.config.guild(ctx.guild).home_fields() as fs:
+            fs[:] = [f for f in fs if f.get("name") != name]
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Removed.")
+
+    @hm_field.command(name="clear")
+    async def field_clear(self, ctx):
+        """Clear all fields."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).home_fields.set([])
+        await ctx.send("✅ Cleared.")
+
+    @hm_field.command(name="list")
+    async def field_list(self, ctx):
+        """List fields."""
+        fs = await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).home_fields()
+        if not fs:
+            return await ctx.send("None.")
+        await ctx.send("\n".join(f"**{f['name']}** — {_trunc(f['value'], 60)} {'(inline)' if f.get('inline') else ''}" for f in fs))
+
+    # ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Uncategorised ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="uncatlabel")
+    async def hm_uncl(self, ctx, *, label: str):
+        """Set uncategorised label."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).uncategorised_label.set(label)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Label → {label}")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="uncatdesc")
+    async def hm_uncd(self, ctx, *, desc: str = ""):
+        """Set uncategorised description."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).uncategorised_description.set(desc)
+        await ctx.send("✅ Updated.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="uncatemoji")
+    async def hm_unce(self, ctx, emoji: str):
+        """Set uncategorised emoji."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).uncategorised_emoji.set(emoji)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Emoji → {emoji}")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="hideuncat")
+    async def hm_huc(self, ctx):
+        """Toggle hiding uncategorised section."""
+        cur = await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).hide_uncategorised()
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).hide_uncategorised.set(not cur)
+        await ctx.send(f"✅ Uncategorised **{'hidden' if not cur else 'visible'}**.")
+
+    # ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Preview / Settings / Reset ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="preview")
+    async def hm_preview(self, ctx):
+        """Preview the help menu."""
+        await self._send_help(ctx)
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="settings")
+    async def hm_settings(self, ctx):
+        """Show current settings."""
+        conf = await self._conf(ctx.guild)
+        skip = {"categories", "home_fields", "quick_links"}
+        lines = [f"**{k}:** `{v}`" for k, v in sorted(conf.items()) if k not in skip]
+        lines.append(f"\n**Categories:** {len(conf.get('categories', {}))}")
+        lines.append(f"**Home Fields:** {len(conf.get('home_fields', []))}")
+        lines.append(f"**Quick Links:** {len(conf.get('quick_links', []))}")
+        for p in pagify("\n".join(lines), page_length=1900):
+            await ctx.send(p)
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="reset")
+    async def hm_reset(self, ctx):
+        """Reset all settings to defaults."""
+        await self.config.guild(ctx.guild).clear()
+        await ctx.send("✅ All settings reset.")
+
+    @helpmenu.command(name="export")
+    async def hm_export(self, ctx):
+        """Export current config as a code block (for backup/sharing)."""
+        import json
+        conf = await self._conf(ctx.guild)
+        text = json.dumps(conf, indent=2, default=str)
+        for p in pagify(text, page_length=1900):
+            await ctx.send(f"```json\n{p}\n```")
+
+    # ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ User Favourites ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
+
+    @commands.command(name="favourite", aliases=["fav", "favorite"])
+    @commands.guild_only()
+    async def user_fav(self, ctx, *, command_name: str):
+        """Toggle a command in your favourites."""
+        cmd = self.bot.get_command(command_name)
+        if not cmd:
+            return await ctx.send(f"`{command_name}` not found.")
+        qn = cmd.qualified_name
+        async with self.config.member(ctx.author).favourites() as fv:
+            if qn in fv:
+                fv.remove(qn)
+                await ctx.send(f"⭐ **{qn}** removed from favourites.")
+            else:
+                fv.append(qn)
+                await ctx.send(f"⭐ **{qn}** added to favourites!")
+
+    @commands.command(name="favourites", aliases=["favs", "favorites"])
+    @commands.guild_only()
+    async def user_favs(self, ctx):
+        """View your favourites."""
+        fv = await self.config.member(ctx.author).favourites()
+        if not fv:
+            return await ctx.send("No favourites yet. Use `[p]fav <command>` to add one!")
+        lines = []
+        for qn in fv:
+            cmd = self.bot.get_command(qn)
+            lines.append(f"⭐ `{qn}` — {cmd.short_doc if cmd else '*not found*'}")
+        await ctx.send("\n".join(lines))