diff --git a/WiFiManager.cpp b/WiFiManager.cpp
index d6c93f2..7df48f6 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.cpp
+++ b/WiFiManager.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ WiFiManager::WiFiManager():WiFiManager(Serial) {
 }
 
 void WiFiManager::WiFiManagerInit(){
+  setMenu(_menuIdsDefault);
   if(_debug && _debugLevel > DEBUG_DEV) debugPlatformInfo();
+  
   _usermode = WiFi.getMode();
   WiFi.persistent(false); // disable persistent so scannetworks and mode switching do not cause overwrites
   
@@ -820,10 +822,8 @@ void WiFiManager::handleParam(){
 String WiFiManager::getMenuOut(){
   String page;  
 
-  for(menu_page_t& v :_menuIds_v ){
-    // DEBUG_WM("menuid:",(String)v);
-    // if(v == MENU_END) break; // MENU_END
-    if((v == MENU_PARAM) && (_paramsCount == 0)) continue; // no params set, omit params
+  for(auto& v :_menuIds ){
+    if(((String)v == "param") && (_paramsCount == 0)) continue; // no params set, omit params
     page += HTTP_PORTAL_MENU[v];
   }
 
@@ -1913,22 +1913,33 @@ void WiFiManager::setShowInfoErase(boolean enabled){
  * @since $dev
  * @param uint8_t menu[] array of menu ids
  */
-void WiFiManager::setMenu(menu_page_t menu[], uint8_t size){
-  int i;
-  size_t n = size;
-  for(i=0;i<sizeof(_menuIds);i++){
-    if(menu[i] == MENU_PARAM) _paramsInWifi = false; // param auto flag
-      if(i >= n) _menuIds[i] = MENU_END;
-      else _menuIds[i] = menu[i];
+void WiFiManager::setMenu(const char * menu[], uint8_t size){
+  _menuIds.clear();
+  for(size_t i = 0; i < size; i++){
+    for(size_t j = 0; j < _menuids_cnt; j++){
+      if(menu[i] == _menutokens[j]){
+        if((String)menu[i] == "param") _paramsInWifi = false; // param auto flag
+        _menuIds.push_back(j);
+      }
+    }
   }
-
-  // @todo copy into vector if we keep this..
+  // DEBUG_WM(getMenuOut());  
 }
 
-void WiFiManager::setMenu(std::vector<menu_page_t>& menu){
-  _menuIds_v = menu;
+void WiFiManager::setMenu(std::vector<const char *>& menu){
+  _menuIds.clear();
+  for(auto v : menu ){
+    for(size_t j = 0; j<_menuids_cnt; j++){
+      if(v == _menutokens[j]){
+        if((String)v == "param") _paramsInWifi = false; // param auto flag
+        _menuIds.push_back(j);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  // DEBUG_WM(getMenuOut());
 }
 
+
 // GETTERS
 
 /**
@@ -1988,12 +1999,12 @@ void WiFiManager::DEBUG_WM(wm_debuglevel_t level,Generic text,Genericb textb) {
   if(_debugLevel < level) return;
 
   if (_debug) {
-    if(_debugLevel > 3){
+    if(_debugLevel >= DEBUG_MAX){
       _debugPort.print("MEM: ");
       _debugPort.println((String)ESP.getFreeHeap());
     }
     _debugPort.print("*WM: ");
-    // _debugPort.print("["+(String)level+"] ");
+    if(_debugLevel == DEBUG_DEV) _debugPort.print("["+(String)level+"] ");
     _debugPort.print(text);
     if(textb){
       _debugPort.print(" ");
diff --git a/WiFiManager.h b/WiFiManager.h
index b9636d6..b1b2abf 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.h
+++ b/WiFiManager.h
@@ -128,19 +128,6 @@ class WiFiManager
     ~WiFiManager();
     void WiFiManagerInit();
 
-    typedef enum {
-        MENU_WIFI       = 0,
-        MENU_WIFINOSCAN = 1,
-        MENU_INFO       = 2,
-        MENU_PARAM      = 3,
-        MENU_CLOSE      = 4,
-        MENU_RESTART    = 5,
-        MENU_EXIT       = 6,
-        MENU_ERASE      = 7,
-        MENU_SEP        = 8,
-        MENU_END        = 255
-    } menu_page_t;
-
     // auto connect to saved wifi, or custom, and start config portal on failures
     boolean       autoConnect();
     boolean       autoConnect(char const *apName, char const *apPassword = NULL);
@@ -223,8 +210,9 @@ class WiFiManager
     void          setShowInfoErase(boolean enabled);
     // set custom menu
 
-    void          setMenu(std::vector<menu_page_t>& menu);
-    void          setMenu(menu_page_t menu[], uint8_t size);
+    // void          setMenu(std::vector<menu_page_t>& menu);
+    void          setMenu(std::vector<const char*>& menu);
+    void          setMenu(const char* menu[], uint8_t size);
 
     // get last connection result, includes autoconnect and wifisave
     uint8_t       getLastConxResult();
@@ -247,16 +235,21 @@ class WiFiManager
     #endif
         std::unique_ptr<WM_WebServer> server;
 
-    typedef enum {
-        DEBUG_ERROR     = 0,
-        DEBUG_NOTIFY    = 1, // default
-        DEBUG_VERBOSE   = 2,
-        DEBUG_DEV       = 3,
-        DEBUG_MAX       = 4
-    } wm_debuglevel_t;
+    int _menuids_cnt = 9;
+    const char * const _menutokens[9] PROGMEM = {
+        "wifi",
+        "wifinoscan",
+        "info",
+        "param",
+        "close",
+        "restart",
+        "exit",
+        "erase",
+        "sep"
+    };
 
-    menu_page_t _menuIds[10] = {MENU_WIFI,MENU_INFO,MENU_EXIT,MENU_END};
-    std::vector<menu_page_t> _menuIds_v = {MENU_WIFI,MENU_INFO,MENU_EXIT};
+    std::vector<uint8_t> _menuIds;
+    std::vector<const char *> _menuIdsDefault = {"wifi","info","exit"};
 
     // ip configs @todo struct ?
     IPAddress     _ap_static_ip;
@@ -402,8 +395,16 @@ class WiFiManager
     WiFiManagerParameter** _params    = NULL;
 
     // debugging
+    typedef enum {
+        DEBUG_ERROR     = 0,
+        DEBUG_NOTIFY    = 1, // default
+        DEBUG_VERBOSE   = 2,
+        DEBUG_DEV       = 3,
+        DEBUG_MAX       = 4
+    } wm_debuglevel_t;
+
     boolean       _debug              = true;
-    uint8_t       _debugLevel         = DEBUG_NOTIFY;
+    uint8_t       _debugLevel         = DEBUG_DEV;
     Stream&     _debugPort; // debug output stream ref
     
     template <typename Generic>