Removed menu item registration requirement

Author: Michael Angeletti

README.md

@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ links (or whose parents are active) for Django 1.5+
 Usage
 -----
 
-Firstly, add `'active_menu'` to `settings.INSTALLED_APPS`. Don't worry, there
-are no models included with Active Menu. This simply allows you to use
-`{% load active_menu_tags %}` in your templates.
+Optionally, add `'active_menu'` to `settings.INSTALLED_APPS`. This isn't required,
+and there are no models included in Active Menu. This simply allows you to use
+`{% load active_menu_tags %}` in your templates. You can use instead use
+`add_to_builtins('active_menu.templatetags.active_menu_tags')`, if desired.
 
 ```python
 # urls.py (or anywhere where they'll be run before your views are called)
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ nor the `account` menu items are active, using the above example.
 </p>
 ```
 
+### Pro Tip
+
 If you don't care about nesting, but you want the tag to add the active class
 when a view name matches the *current * request's view name, you can skip the
 registration step.

active_menu/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from active_menu.utils import isactive, menu_item
 
 
-VERSION = (0, 9, 2)
+VERSION = (0, 9, 3)

active_menu/menu.py

@@ -73,22 +73,22 @@ def isactive(self, request, view_name):
         Returns whether the menu item represented by the provided view name or
         any of its parent menu items represent the provided request's view.
         """
-        # Get the menu item for the provided view name
-        menu_item = self.get_item(view_name)
-
         # Get the provided request's view name
         request_view_name = request.resolver_match.view_name
 
+        # Return True, if the view name matches the request's view name
+        if view_name == request_view_name:
+            return True
+
+        # Get the menu item for the provided view name
+        menu_item = self.get_item(view_name)
+
         # Get the provided request's menu item or return False
         try:
             request_menu_item = self.get_item(request_view_name)
         except MenuError:
             return False
 
-        # Return True, if the view name matches the request's view name
-        if view_name == request_view_name:
-            return True
-
         # Return whether the menu item matching the provided view name is in
         # the list of ancestors of the provided request's menu item
         return menu_item in self.get_ancesters(request_menu_item)