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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pingback on 06/Jul/08 at 5:33 pm # :
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pingback on 06/Jul/08 at 10:24 pm # :
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thought, on 07/Jul/08 at 2:07 pm # :
This is one of the most useful plugins I’ve found so far.
Absolutely top notch.
commented, on 07/Jul/08 at 6:01 pm # :
great. ty
pingback on 07/Jul/08 at 6:30 pm # :
[...] Admin Drop-Down Menu creates a new menu containing all the wanted links (nothing more than a big boring bunch of intricated <ul>’s and <li>’s). No javascript is involved to create the drop down effect, except a tiny bit that gets added when viewed with MSIE. [...]
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pingback on 10/Jul/08 at 9:31 am # :
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commented, on 13/Jul/08 at 4:41 am # :
nice plugin here mate. Very useful
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replied, on 15/Jul/08 at 4:27 am # :
Heads Up! In WP 2.6, the Plugins menu adds a little number when there are plugins that have updates available. (They’re the same as the number on the Comments menu when there are comments in moderation.)
With this plugin activated, the Menu simply reads “Plugins 2″ (or whatever the number….)
thought, on 15/Jul/08 at 9:48 am # :
It also hides the “Turbo” link for adding Gears support to 2.6.
Other than that, still works nicely, especially with Fluency Admin.
said, on 15/Jul/08 at 12:33 pm # :
All » 2.2 available, update! Back to my offline vacations :)
said, on 15/Jul/08 at 1:24 pm # :
Hi dude! Actually I’ve used “Lighter Menus” so far because it simply worked like a charm. But the feature of your plugin to use it with Fluency is just too cool. Great work! Gonna give it a try.
pingback on 15/Jul/08 at 2:52 pm # :
[...] was het wel even zoeken. Blijkbaar was de link niet zichtbaar omdat een van m’n plugins, Admin Drop Down Menu, het menu zo aanpaste dat de knop verborgen bleef. Mensen met hetzelfde probleem moeten dit trucje [...]