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
Show me
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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replied, on 12/Jun/08 at 3:18 pm # :
Too cool, I agree with everyone else, this is a total must-have. Thanks!
pingback on 13/Jun/08 at 10:33 am # :
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wrote, on 13/Jun/08 at 4:21 pm # :
awosome~~!
replied, on 14/Jun/08 at 10:38 am # :
wow..nice plugin thanks
Cheers,
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said, on 14/Jun/08 at 7:08 pm # :
Thanks for interesting post
pingback on 15/Jun/08 at 2:48 pm # :
[...] Wordpress admin drop-down menu - I love this plugin, and I really couldn’t do without it. It makes the WP-admin so much easier to navigate through and you can find options twice as fast. [...]
pingback on 15/Jun/08 at 3:00 pm # :
[...] ????????/AdminBar???????????????????????????????????????????Admin Drop Down Menu???????????In the admin area????????????WordPress Admin Bar? [...]
pingback on 16/Jun/08 at 12:06 pm # :
[...] Zweite Plugin nennt sich Admin Drop Down Menü, entwickelt von Ozh. Es stellt, wie der Name schon sagt, die bestehenden Wordpress-Menüs auf Drop [...]
thought, on 17/Jun/08 at 9:36 pm # :
When I have this plugin enabled; everything on the right side of the toolbar including ‘username’, ‘log out’, and ‘help’ end up not being clickable links. If I disable the plugin those links work again. Any idea how I can fix this without losing this wonderful plugin?
commented, on 18/Jun/08 at 1:11 am # :
Holly » I don’t have a “Help” link with this plugin… You sure you’re running it? :)
said, on 18/Jun/08 at 1:21 am # :
I’m pretty sure I’m running it right. I took a cap of what I’m talking about. I highlighted in red the three links that won’t work if the plugin is active. The only link next to the highlighted ones that works is the forum link whether the plugin is active or not.
http://i30.tinypic.com/2ep7jnm.jpg
thought, on 18/Jun/08 at 9:18 am # :
Holly » You’re not supposed to see those Help and Forums links. There must be a javascript error somewhere, probably caused by a nasty plugin.
replied, on 19/Jun/08 at 3:46 am # :
Oh. How does one logout then if those links aren’t suppose to be shown? I can’t find any logout link within the drop down menus.
These are the other plugins that are installed.
Admin Drop Down Menu 2.1 - ON
Akismet 2.1.5 - ON
Bad Behavior 2.0.16 - ON
Disable wpautop 1.0 - ON
Hello Dolly 1.5 - OFF
runPHP 2.3.1 - ON
Spoiler Tags 0.2 - ON
Tiger Style Administration 3.0 - OFF
WordPress Database Backup 2.1.5 - ON
pingback on 19/Jun/08 at 11:41 am # :
[...] el Admin Drop Down Menu se me ha hecho mucho más fácil navegar por el panel de administración de WordPress. El menu [...]
pingback on 19/Jun/08 at 12:42 pm # :
[...] Admin drop down menus: This plugin ends up in every build of Wordpress we do, essentially it creates a drop down menu for each of the Wordpress categories (Write: Page / Post etc). The developer is Ozh and in his words: Replaces admin menus with a CSS dropdown menu bar. Saves lots of clicks and page loads! [...]
wrote, on 19/Jun/08 at 6:50 pm # :
Great plugin. I think, your plugin is very usefull.
replied, on 19/Jun/08 at 9:00 pm # :
Holly » Only “Howdy Ozh - Logout” are supposed to show.
replied, on 19/Jun/08 at 10:09 pm # :
Ozh, so what should I do?
thought, on 19/Jun/08 at 10:13 pm # :
Holly » If you’re unable to detect a javascript error, you can set me up a temp account into your blog with admin rights so I’ll have a look at what’s going on
pingback on 22/Jun/08 at 7:53 am # :
[...] Admin Drop Down Menu for WordPress 2.5 by Ozh [...]