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
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.
As I’ve said, I’ve tested it to make it work with MSIE6 and Firefox. If you use it with another cosmetic plugin for the admin interface, it could go moo. If you use it with another browser it could go moo. If you modify the CSS part of the plugin to suit your colors and mood, it could go moo. I should rank pretty well on Google for “it could go moo” with such a disclaimer.
Options
By popular demand, the plugin comes with an editable option. Located at the beginning of the script, you’ll find:
$wp_ozh_adminmenu['display_submenu'] (boolean) will display, if set to true, the original Vanilla submenu. Defaults to false.
$wp_ozh_adminmenu['too_many_plugins'] (integer) define the maximum number of entries in a vertical dropdow menu before it switches to horizontal mode. Tweak this if you have so many entries that it drops longer than your screen height. (note: this option is deactivated when used along with Fluency)
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)
- 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)
Release History
- 30 dec 2005: 1.0, initial release
- 30 dec 2005: 1.1, minor code cleaning and Tiger Admin compatibility ! (screenshot)
- 9 jan 2006: 1.2, fixing some glitches with multi page plugins (Akismet for one) and minor CSS improvements (horizontal scrollbar in Firefox)
- 15 feb 2006 : 1.3, fixing a problem with plugins within subfolders on Windows platforms, hence with a backslash in path (akismet\akismet.php for one)
- Some day I forgot: 1.3.1, minor CSS tweaks
- 10 mar 2008 : 2.0, complete rewrite for WordPress 2.5 only
- 3 avr: 2.0.2, fixing a few stuff including incorrect submenu links below plugin toplevel menus
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!
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said, on 16/Apr/08 at 6:22 pm # :
Hey there… I always used your plugin with my good old Wordpress 2.0 and before… now I just updated to WP 2.5 and your new Plugin, but it just says
It seems to have some trouble with Akismet - if A. is activated I can’t activate Admin Drop Down Menu - if Akismet is not activated ADDM does activate but then there is an error when I try to open the plugins panel…
sad thing :(
But anyway, great job!
kdas
replied, on 16/Apr/08 at 9:10 pm # :
Yikes, 321 comments! Just wanted to pass on that this plugin does not work in trunk WordPressMU yet.
thought, on 16/Apr/08 at 9:55 pm # :
Jeremy » WPMU support coming as announced 10 days ago. Just waiting for a more stable MU to release!
pingback on 17/Apr/08 at 6:53 am # :
[...] Behavior 2.0.1.3 ? 2.0.1.4Google Analyticator 1.54 ? 2.12Google XML Sitemaps 3.0.3 ? 3.0.3.1Ozh’ Admin Drop Down Menu 1.3 ? 2.0.3WordPress.com Stats 1.1.1 ? [...]
pingback on 18/Apr/08 at 4:59 pm # :
[...] Fluency Admin: Bessere Darstellung des Admin-Bildschirms (z.B. Menus links und zusammengestellt), vor allem für Wide-Screen-Monitore; funktioniert zusammen mit Ozh’ Admin Drop Down Menu [...]
pingback on 18/Apr/08 at 9:31 pm # :
[...] Ozh’ Admin Drop Down MenuMengganti tampilan menu standar dengan CSS dropdown menu bar. Saya suka dengan plugin ini karena tampilannya cantik dan menghemat beberapa klik dibandingkan jika menggunakan menu standar. Patut dicoba. [...]
pingback on 19/Apr/08 at 11:30 am # :
[...] Admin Drop Down Menu Turns the admin links and sub links (i.e Dashboard, Write, Manage..etc) into a CSS based roll-over menu instead, when you mouse over you can immediately see the sub links of each menu. This will save time, and allow you to skip unnecessary clicks. (see demo-screenshot below). [...]
thought, on 19/Apr/08 at 11:23 pm # :
I have no other dashboard plugins other than this and Fluency, but I can’t get this to work with Fluency. Versions 2.1 (yours) and 1.1 (Fluency).
I see this huge blank area at the top of the page down to where the page is. It throws everything off.
said, on 20/Apr/08 at 6:09 am # :
I am running WP 2.5 and version 2.03 of your plugin works great. 2.3.3 though turns my ‘Settings’ menu, which has 16 items, into a really wide menu that will not fit on my 22″ screen!. All other menus drop down fine. Kubrick theme.
said, on 20/Apr/08 at 8:50 am # :
I just upgraded to 2.1. I get the same extra wide Settings menu that Douglas mentioned.
Also the plugin no longer works with Custom Admin Menu. It puts Write and Manage in the topmost navigation menu, but without drop-down capability nor the rest of the menu items up there. Instead I get the old color scheme and navigation and subnavigation menus.
thought, on 20/Apr/08 at 10:15 am # :
Steve & douglas » edit $wp_ozh_adminmenu['too_many_plugins'] at the beginning of the plugin. Could you send me a screenshot of the problem ?
thought, on 20/Apr/08 at 10:31 am # :
2.1 of your plugin doesn’t seem to work well with Fluency 1.1. Having both of them active just wipes the whole area to the right away, and I have to resort to going back to the 2.0.3 version of Admin Drop Down if I want both Fluency and Admin Drop Down to work properly.
Here’s a screenshot of the problem.
said, on 20/Apr/08 at 12:53 pm # :
I am facing same problem as Hemisphere.
pingback on 20/Apr/08 at 3:57 pm # :
[...] those who have updated to Admin Drop Down Menu v2.1 yesterday, if you happen to also use Fluency, please re-download my plugin. I fixed [...]
replied, on 21/Apr/08 at 7:34 am # :
Ozh,
Editing ‘$wp_ozh_adminmenu[’too_many_plugins’]‘ worked great.
Here’s the screenshot of the conflict with Custom Admin Menu. I can still use Custom Admin Menu to make adjustment to my admin menu, them deactivate it without losing the revisions.
Thanks for your work!
pingback on 21/Apr/08 at 1:55 pm # :
[...] Although, Wordpress 2.5 has a refreshingly great looks over it’s predecessors, I still feel that they have to get the navigation easier. I mean, each section has some subsections, like write section has subsections namely post, page and links. If you want to go to any of these subsection you have no choice but to go through the main section Write. Life would be much more easy if this whole navigation would be driven by Menu based navigation. And to achieve something like that there’s a plugin called as Admin Drop Down Menu. [...]
wrote, on 21/Apr/08 at 5:23 pm # :
I think I’ve resolved the conflict with Custom Admin Menu by upgrading to PHP 5. My webhost supports PHP 5, but assigned me to 4 by default.
pingback on 21/Apr/08 at 6:34 pm # :
[...] Nummer zwei ist Admin Drop Down Menu. Dies führt die Menüs wieder zusammen und erspart eine Menge überflüssiger [...]
pingback on 22/Apr/08 at 6:51 pm # :
[...] bem mais dessa forma. Ainda mais que esta extensão é compatível com o plugin Admin Drop Down Menu, que coloca os itens de menu “em cascata”, permitindo acessar qualquer área do [...]
pingback on 23/Apr/08 at 12:36 am # :
[...] solucionar esto ya no es necesario realizar un sacrificio humano, basta con instalar el plugin Admin Drop Down Menu y tendremos un menú desplegable para cada una de las pestañas del panel de [...]