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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pingback on 22/Jun/08 at 5:13 pm # :
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commented, on 23/Jun/08 at 5:41 am # :
great, this will definitely speed up my work with wp.
thanks for sharing :)
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pingback on 25/Jun/08 at 4:27 am # :
[...] Admin Drop Down Menu - Replaces admin menus with a CSS dropdown menu bar. Saves lots of clicks and page loads! [...]
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commented, on 26/Jun/08 at 3:41 pm # :
Hello,
Thanks for the plug-in. I just in my blog and implemented with WordPress 2.5.1, it is easily compatible. In addition, I have the Fluency plug-in, which has a different feeling in the admin area provides.
Greetings Alex ..
pingback on 26/Jun/08 at 5:45 pm # :
[...] Admin Drop Down Menu - muito útil para evitar mil clicks para chegar à página desejada. [...]
pingback on 27/Jun/08 at 3:52 am # :
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replied, on 28/Jun/08 at 11:07 am # :
Hi, Just wanted to say thank you so much for this great plugin. I just upgraded wordpress, and found the new version a little bit of a pain in the ass to get around, now this makes it so simple. I have downloaded and started using a number of your plugins and really appreicate all the work you do! Thanks!
wrote, on 29/Jun/08 at 2:08 pm # :
A great plugin to enhance the admin’s work and yeah, I do agree with your 2nd point of “Enough lazyness to feel that sparing a click or two each day is worth it” is true to the core.Ha ha ha
Thanks for sharing such a wonderful tool.
pingback on 29/Jun/08 at 9:41 pm # :
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thought, on 30/Jun/08 at 10:31 pm # :
thanks.. very good
pingback on 02/Jul/08 at 12:06 pm # :
[...] Admin Drop Down Menu Olen käyttänyt tätä lisäosaa vasta melko vähän aikaa, mutta olen jo vakuuttunut, että se pitäisi olla jokaisessa WordPress sivustossa. Pudotusvalikko säästää paljon aikaa ja klikkauksia. Yksikertaisuudessaa lisäosa aktivoi alemman valikon, kun hiiri on ylävalikon päällä. Esimerkiksi, sen sijaan, että klikkaisi Kirjoita ja tämän jälkeen Kirjoita sivu; Voit hiirtä liikuttamalla mennä suoraan “Kirjoita sivu” kohtaan. (Tämä säästää yhden klikkauksen ja yhden sivunlatauksen). Säästää aikaa aktiivikäyttäjältä huomattavasti! [...]
pingback on 02/Jul/08 at 2:15 pm # :
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pingback on 03/Jul/08 at 4:14 pm # :
[...] Now I have access to some new cool plugins and the backend user interface is very clean, and using the drop down admin menu is sweet Thank you ozh (get it here) [...]
pingback on 04/Jul/08 at 11:29 am # :
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replied, on 04/Jul/08 at 11:21 pm # :
I love this plugin! The only trouble I have is on mobile and other touch screen devices like the iPhone and the Nokia 700/N800/N810. Because these touch screen devices don't generate a 'hover' event, you have to tap/click to get the menu to drop down. Because there is a link at the root of each menu, the browser will start going to that link without waiting for you to find and tap the menu item you actually want! Thus, for instance it is (nearly) impossible to ever get to the 'widgets' page, because you are directed to the 'design' main page every time you hit that menu!
Following is the worlds quickest and dirtiest fix. Please consider taking out the link at menu root in a future version!
Patched version 2.1:
pingback on 05/Jul/08 at 4:05 am # :
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