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 21/Jul/08 at 4:33 pm # :
[...] of my favorite Admin plugins is the drop down menu plugin from Ozh at Planet Wordpress. The custom branding plugin will work the WP 2.5 version of drop down [...]
pingback on 22/Jul/08 at 4:26 am # :
[...] Ozh’s Admin Drop-Down Menus let you move around the admin screens SO much faster. [...]
thought, on 22/Jul/08 at 5:15 pm # :
This is so cool and had been something I’ve been looking for - for one of my new projects.
A quick question? It’s said here that it supports Firefox 2.x.. But does it support Firefox 3?
pingback on 22/Jul/08 at 5:24 pm # :
[...] a good capability but not essential. This plugin is actually based on another one called Admin Drop Down Menus which I’ve not [...]
thought, on 22/Jul/08 at 5:59 pm # :
heh,good plugin
thanks for update
said, on 24/Jul/08 at 11:51 am # :
Hey, could you continue to developp the plugin for wordpress 2.6 please ? because it’s an excellent plugin.
Thanks
pingback on 25/Jul/08 at 9:30 am # :
[...] If you don’t and you are using WordPress 2.6, check that you are using the latest version of Ozh Admin Drop Down Menu plugin currently at 2.2. This plugin modifies your menu and the old version doesn’t work properly [...]
pingback on 25/Jul/08 at 11:37 pm # :
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pingback on 26/Jul/08 at 7:41 am # :
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pingback on 26/Jul/08 at 10:54 am # :
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pingback on 27/Jul/08 at 2:48 pm # :
[...] Drop down admin menu plugin. This plugin I LOVE! It takes all the links in your admin panel and puts them into a drop down tabs [...]
pingback on 29/Jul/08 at 3:47 am # :
[...] that’s where the plugin - Ozh’ Admin Drop Down Menu - does the trick to a [...]
commented, on 30/Jul/08 at 10:41 am # :
thanx man
pingback on 30/Jul/08 at 10:51 am # :
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commented, on 30/Jul/08 at 12:31 pm # :
Excellent plugin!
Thanx
wrote, on 30/Jul/08 at 12:38 pm # :
Hi love the plugin but will you be updating it for wp 2.6?
pingback on 31/Jul/08 at 5:47 pm # :
[...] Admin Drop-Down Menu—It can be pretty annoying to have to click on Design and then Theme Editor and have to wait for two pages to load; Admin Drop-Down menu saves lots of clicks. Now I can hover over Design and then click Theme Editor once the menu drops down. This plugin is also really useful if you have a lot of plugins and you aren’t sure if the options page is under Settings, Manage, or Plugins—the drop-down menu makes it easy to see where everything is located. [...]
wrote, on 31/Jul/08 at 6:55 pm # :
I am crossposting this bug here and at the .
I’m not sure whose code is actually to blame, especially since either plugin works fine by itself. 1. Activate latest releases of Ozh’s Admin Drop Down Menu & Fluency Admin. 2. Go to Design. 3. Click a theme picture to preview it. 4. The sidebar obscures the left part of the preview.
commented, on 01/Aug/08 at 7:24 pm # :
Jeremy Bicha » I’ve written to Dean Robinson about a fix for this.
pingback on 03/Aug/08 at 5:16 pm # :
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