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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commented, on 01/Apr/08 at 8:28 am # :
mark » Read comment right before yours
thought, on 01/Apr/08 at 9:32 am # :
Ozh >> so do you mean that it will be fixed in next release?
wrote, on 01/Apr/08 at 10:50 am # :
I can confirm the bug that Marco reported. It’s show-stopper for me, since I do have a few plugins with top-level admin entries.
wrote, on 01/Apr/08 at 11:29 pm # :
I agree with Marco and Ping (above)… The plugins with top-level admin menus are troublesome.
With cformsII, for example, if I click the menu heading “cformsII” it will take me to the right place, and suddenly enable all of the other plugin sub-menus to valid URL’s. However, if I simply go from the dashboard to cformsII sub-menus (say, styling), it doesn’t work…
thought, on 02/Apr/08 at 12:03 pm # :
found an incompatibility with this plugin, see my forum psot: http://www.afcomponents.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=12310
said, on 03/Apr/08 at 3:52 pm # :
Thanks ZeusII (Comment #249- modified plugin to keep submenus visible)
The whole point of this plugin is to ’save clicks’, and by keeping these menus visible you do save clicks within that submenu section! A combination of the two does definitely win!!!
thought, on 03/Apr/08 at 9:26 pm # :
This is a must have plugin that completes the 2.5 admin design. Thanks!
Mic
commented, on 03/Apr/08 at 10:28 pm # :
Incorrect link in submenus now fixed. Download! :)
commented, on 04/Apr/08 at 1:58 am # :
Ozh, I mailed you a suggested feature (which I already modified the plugin and attached) and another suggestions (which I could not manage to modify). Did you read it or not, you didn’t mail me back?
commented, on 04/Apr/08 at 9:01 am # :
Baris Unver » I have received nothing, sorry…
wrote, on 04/Apr/08 at 11:43 am # :
HI Ozh, first of all, thanks for your plugin.
I think however that it contains an incompatibility because it brokes my upper menu in wordpress 2.5 upload system: when i try to post a new article and i want to insert an image with new upload system, if i disable the plugin, menu appear normal but if i enable your 2.0.2 Worpdress Admin Drop Down Menu, upper menu entries (Gallery, media Library and in my case NextGen gallery) aren’t visible.
thought, on 04/Apr/08 at 5:54 pm # :
admin - can you please delete the above comment. i accidentally left a website in development listed rather than changing the domain name to ‘example’. please edit or delete. thank you.
thought, on 05/Apr/08 at 3:42 am # :
Hi Ozh…
I’m having a strange issue with Admin Dropdown mixed with CformsII. Oliver over on the Cforms forum thought it might be on your side. The discussion is here:
http://www.deliciousdays.com/cforms-forum/troubleshooting/problem-with-cforms-mixed-with-admin-dropdown-menu/page-1/post-3693/#p3693
Any ideas?
commented, on 05/Apr/08 at 1:17 pm # :
affa » This has been fixed a few days ago. Please update.
thought, on 05/Apr/08 at 4:09 pm # :
Thanks Ozh, version 2.0.3 fixed the problem i told you above. Now upper menu in upload system is correct with all links.
said, on 05/Apr/08 at 9:58 pm # :
thanks Ozh, updating it did fix it. I had 2.0.1.
Oddly, my plugin manager was not reporting that there was a new version out, so I had assumed I was up to date.
Now all works.
wrote, on 06/Apr/08 at 12:30 am # :
So this is what I’m getting on IE7 with version 2.0.3:
http://www.hbpathways.com/ozhdropdown203.gif
Note not only the black menu items (after being scrolled over) but also the misaligned top-level menus (also after being scrolled over).
This is a fresh WP 2.5 install with no plugins whatsoever apart from Ozh Drop Down Admin 2.0.3.
Meanwhile, is there anywhere I can re-download 2.0.2? I foolishly overwrote the old plugin without seeing if the new one worked first :(
wrote, on 06/Apr/08 at 7:57 am # :
You’re awesome. Thank you so much for adding functionality with Fresh Post / Custom Write Panel. This plug-in is great.
Thanks again.
commented, on 06/Apr/08 at 9:58 am # :
Stuart » Version 2.0.2
I admit I have some difficulties feeling sorry for IE7 users. Sorry peeps, I really can’t stand this browser (IMHO it’s far worse than IE6) and, since I’m not running XP or Vista, I cannot install it on my computer. Just hoping someone will fix the CSS for this browser :)
thought, on 06/Apr/08 at 4:31 pm # :
Oh, I agree Ozh, I myself am a diehard Firefox user. However, my clients are mostly Windows IE users, and they are the ones I have to take care of. I only wish I could ignore IE as a consideration when making a website for someone.
Thanks for the link though, and I’ll probably end up taking a look at the CSS on my own time anyways :)