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.
Give me
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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pingback on 23/Apr/08 at 2:33 am # :
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thought, on 23/Apr/08 at 2:58 pm # :
thanks ozh !!
ooohh god this is better than chocolate :D
pingback on 23/Apr/08 at 8:34 pm # :
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replied, on 25/Apr/08 at 2:11 am # :
Great job. My blog’s been online just for 4 days, but as soon as I installed this plugin I thought: “How could I have lived without this plugin installed before?”
Thank you, you just made a lot of blogger’s lifes easier.
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wrote, on 26/Apr/08 at 4:38 am # :
Hey, I love this plugin… but for some reason it’s no longer working. The problem seems to be in regards to the Fluency Admin skin… basically, if I have both activated the content area of the screen is covered by the same grey color as the sidebar.
Everything seems up to date - WP 2.5.1, Fluency Admin 1.1, and Admin Dropdown 2.1.
Any ideas?
wrote, on 26/Apr/08 at 10:53 am # :
affa » Same here, and everything working fine. When I first updated my plugin to 2.1, I fixed a tiny bug with Fluency about an hour later without bumping the version number up, maybe you were an early updater and didn’t get the fixed version? Please install it again from fresh archive and see if it fixes anything.
commented, on 26/Apr/08 at 10:17 pm # :
Unfortunately, updating Fluency did not fix the issue. When both are activated I get a grey screen (still can see sidebar and dropdown, just not content.) Sometimes I can see the content for a split second before it gets covered by grey.
thought, on 26/Apr/08 at 10:18 pm # :
Side note — using Firefox 2.0.0.14
thought, on 26/Apr/08 at 10:21 pm # :
affa » Same. Please reget *my* plugin.
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