One thing I wanted to improve in the Admin area of my Wordpress blog was the header menu. I want to be able to reach any admin page in one click, instead of first clicking on the first level link (”Manage” for example) and then only on a submenu link (”Comments“) So here is a very neat plugin : the Worpdress Admin Drop Down Menu
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Want to try before you buy ? Well, sure (except for the “buy” part) I made up this demo page especially for you.
It should work fine under Firefox 2.x, Opera 9.something and MSIE 6 on Windows. At least it does on my computer.
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Get the plugin :
ozh-admin-drop-down-menu.zip
Extract and upload to your blog, preserving directory structure if any.
Note: download counter here and stats on wordpress.org may differ and reflect the number of downloads before this plugin was hosted on the plugin directory
Activate and enjoy. Another friendly install & forget piece of PHP.
Features
The plugin concept itself is rather simple :
- Hide the various admin menus that are splattered all over the place in WordPress 2.5 (wasted space!)
- Insert a new menu on the top dark grey bar, which is unused (wasted space!) otherwise
- Remove a few useless links (wasted space!) on the upper right corner
- Add some cute icons from FamFamFam to menu entries, or don’t add them, it’s up to you
Javascript is involved in order to hide useless links and to make stuff compatible with MSIE6. On modern browsers, everything works even with Javascript disabled.
The plugin comes with a wickedly cool API that will allow other plugin developers to interact with it, like adding your own custom icon for your plugin. Read the API for Coders page for examples and documentation. Also, all elements the plugin produces get custom CSS classes and id’s to allow easy styling or selecting.
Translations
The plugin is ready for interglobanalization and there is a .pot template file included so polyglots can even make their own translation and sent the .mo and .po files to me so I’ll include them in the package.
The plugin is currently translated in:
- Italian, by Gianni Diurno
- Danish, by Thomas
- German, by Christoph Fertinger
- Español, by Karin Sequen
- French, by me
Bonus
Thanks to Dean J. Robinson and his extraordinary CSS skills, Worpdress Admin Drop Down Menu is compatible with the uberclassy Fluency, a very beautiful plugin that redefines the whole admin area.
Requirements
This plugin is intented for serious Power Users only, and as such has very strict requirements :
- A Wordpress blog (designed for 2.5, won’t work on 2.3.3 or older, unless you read below)
- Enough lazyness to feel that sparing a click or two each day is worth it
- A comfortable chair and a fat internet connection
(Although the last point is not directly required to run my plugin, I’ve found that it can greatly enhance your internet experience)
Older Version
Version 1.3.1 is designed for WordPress 1.5 to 2.3.3 and is still available:
- wp_ozh_adminmenu.txt (download and save as .php)
- wp_ozh_adminmenu.php (highlighted code, copy and paste in a blank file, but do not download as is)
The awesome demo of this older version is still available, of course.
Feedback
Sure. Feed me back. Like it? Blog about it. Love it? Click on the download link, see the Paypal button appear, and give it some clicks!
If you’re reporting bugs, you’re welcome, but please provide a screenshot and informations about your browser & your OS.
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thought, on 23/Mar/08 at 7:32 am # :
Dear Sir,
In IE 7 & 8 Beta, there appears a CSS problem concerning the background-color of links in the drop-down menu. An annoying color is appearing above the text links, which didn’t appear to me in IE6.
Thanx - gr8 plugin for 2.5 users :)
commented, on 25/Mar/08 at 6:23 pm # :
Any chance you’re working on or planning a version compatible with the Fluency Admin theme? That would be quite excellent, then I would not have to choose one or the other :-)
replied, on 26/Mar/08 at 3:41 pm # :
In IE 7 & 8 Beta, there appears a CSS problem concerning the background-color of links in the drop-down menu. An annoying color is appearing above the text links, which didn’t appear to me in IE6.
replied, on 27/Mar/08 at 2:41 am # :
Can you make this compatible with the Custom Write Panel plugin? I prefer your setup over the other drop down menu options but for some reason this doesn’t function with CWP, meaning I don’t get a drop down with my CWP options.
Other than that you’ve got a fantastic plugin here. Thanks
commented, on 27/Mar/08 at 10:02 pm # :
Doc4 » Will have a look. No guarantee :)
wrote, on 28/Mar/08 at 6:22 pm # :
This is a very nice plugin!!! Definitely saving a few clicks is worthwhile!!!
Works fine on my IE6 and FF2 with WP2.5
thought, on 28/Mar/08 at 6:52 pm # :
Can I leave feature requests here?
I like how it shows the number of comments that are awaiting moderation beside the word Comment along the top.
I have a lot of posts that get submitted that I need to moderate. How about adding the same little number beside the word Manage, which would show the number of Unpublished (Draft) posts awaiting moderation.
Thanks
said, on 29/Mar/08 at 5:20 pm # :
jsherk » Interesting suggestion. However I’m not sure where it would be appropriate to add this: “Manage” is for posts as well as pages, links, categories, etc.. I’m keeping it mind nonetheless, thanks for it!
replied, on 29/Mar/08 at 7:48 pm # :
Great plugin!
I modified it a little bit to keep the default menus visible (except the top one). This plugin works great for accesing a submenu on a diferent section, but I find more easy to access a submenu in the current section using the normal menu, so, a combination of the two wins :)
If anyone wants to do the same, just edit wp_ozh_adminmenu.php and add “//” without “” in front of the lines 146, 147, 148 and 150.
Again, thanks for this great plugin.
said, on 30/Mar/08 at 12:02 pm # :
Ahhhh, nice. :)
Not only doesn’t go mooooooo on Safari 3.1 (Mac OS X 10.5.2), but removes one of my major irritations with WP2.5.
Thank you.
thought, on 30/Mar/08 at 8:22 pm # :
With regards to my suggestion above (comment #247) and your reply (comment #248)…
I suppose it becomes one of those things with options!! Which combination of the following do I want it to show:
draft posts and/or
pending posts and/or
draft pages and/or
pending pages.
Since you don’t have any kind of menu, it could be a variable in the php file that decides which ones to include, and then we could change it to suit our needs.
For example, something like:
$display_draft_posts = true;
$display_pending_posts = true;
$display_draft_pages = false;
$display_pending_pages = false;
I still think this menu is FAR superior to the default menu system on both the WP2.5 and the older versions.
Thanks for a great plugin!!
commented, on 30/Mar/08 at 9:05 pm # :
Thank you so much. I think it should be mandatory to have this plugin :)
wrote, on 30/Mar/08 at 11:29 pm # :
Very good plugin! I for a long time have put myself. I advise all to put.
Thanks you! :-)
commented, on 31/Mar/08 at 9:56 am # :
Bug with cformsII and some other plugins that have adminmenu entries on the top level (same level at e.g. users):
link within the drop down is calculated incorrect:
/wp-admin/contactforms/cforms-options.php?page=contactforms/cforms-options.php
instead of
/wp-admin/admin.php?page=contactforms/cforms-options.php
commented, on 31/Mar/08 at 7:07 pm # :
Man, this is EXACTLY what the default admin of 2.5 should’ve been. What a relief. Thank you so much.
commented, on 31/Mar/08 at 7:17 pm # :
Wow, I’ve been running the old version (pre WP2.5) for ages and loved it, but the new version is something else! Fantastic job, that’s definitely a must-have.
commented, on 31/Mar/08 at 7:37 pm # :
Hm, here’s a small ‘odd behaviour’ note: When I’m on either the Write Page or Write Link page, the Manage menu does not work. It onlyl serves to take me directly to Manage Pages or Links respectively. Similarly, when I’m on Manage Pages or Manage Links, the Write menu doesn’t work.
I suspect this stems from the underlying behavior from WordPress, though it would be nice if the plugin were able to get around it somehow.
said, on 31/Mar/08 at 8:41 pm # :
Hi Andy Great Plugin!
Is this support for 2nd level navigation?
haven’t tried yet..
said, on 31/Mar/08 at 11:17 pm # :
Stuart » It is (WP’s normal behavior) and it will be (fixed in next release :)
wrote, on 01/Apr/08 at 2:52 am # :
alright i just tried your pluginw ith the fluency plugin, but after enabling your’s i’m having a problem, my statpress ain’t working properly, can you help me with it.
Not Found
The requested URL /wp-admin/wp-statpress/statpress.php?page=wp-statpress/statpress.php was not found on this server.
this is the error they gave me above.