user_can_edit_snippets should return False for administrators if no snippet models exist, and thus hide the Snippets menu option - fixes #204

CHANGELOG.txt

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Changelog
  * Fix: Filter objects are cached to avoid a database hit every time an {% image %} tag is compiled
  * Fix: Moving or changing a site root page no longer causes URLs for subpages to change to 'None'
  * Fix: Eliminated raw SQL queries from wagtailcore / wagtailadmin, to ensure cross-database compatibility
+ * Fix: Snippets menu item is hidden for administrators if no snippet types are defined
 
 0.2 (11.03.2014)
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wagtail/wagtailsnippets/permissions.py

@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ def user_can_edit_snippet_type(user, content_type):
 
 def user_can_edit_snippets(user):
     """ true if user has any permission related to any content type registered as a snippet type """
+    snippet_content_types = get_snippet_content_types()
     if user.is_active and user.is_superuser:
-        return True
+        # admin can edit snippets iff any snippet types exist
+        return bool(snippet_content_types)
 
-    permissions = Permission.objects.filter(content_type__in=get_snippet_content_types()).select_related('content_type')
+    permissions = Permission.objects.filter(content_type__in=snippet_content_types).select_related('content_type')
     for perm in permissions:
         permission_name = "%s.%s" % (perm.content_type.app_label, perm.codename)
         if user.has_perm(permission_name):