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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said, on 24/Aug/08 at 7:55 pm # :
Tom » same id for 2 div is a mistake I’ll fix because it can interfere with javascript and CSS. I honestly don’t care a minute about the other “errors”.
Edit: actually it’s not a mistake. To fix this I would need a few extra hooks WordPress don’t provide at this point.
pingback on 24/Aug/08 at 7:57 pm # :
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said, on 25/Aug/08 at 12:30 pm # :
This is a cool plugin and I’ve used it on several projects; it really does save loads of time.
One thing that I’d like to see improved though: The little info balloons next to categories and plugins should not be displayed when they are Zero. The balloons draw the eye to them, but the purpose of that is to show you when there is something there — you don’t need to show people when something isn’t there.
I’d really like to see these removed or made optional as it’s rather confusing keep noticing them in the menu bar when they say zero. Would this be possible?
pingback on 25/Aug/08 at 3:55 pm # :
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pingback on 25/Aug/08 at 8:33 pm # :
[...] am Ziel ist. Deutlich schneller navigiert es sich per Dropdown-Menü, das sich ganz einfach mit dem Plugin von Ozh realisieren lässt. Richtig schick wird das Ganze, wenn man zusätzlich noch Fluency Admin [...]
thought, on 25/Aug/08 at 9:45 pm # :
Latest version 2.3.4.1 appears to have solved the issue for me… Thank you!
Tera
pingback on 26/Aug/08 at 6:23 am # :
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commented, on 26/Aug/08 at 9:00 am # :
this plugin verry cool and verry flexible. thanks bro for this plugin.
said, on 26/Aug/08 at 10:46 am # :
Thank you for this verry cool plugin. I use it with Wordpress mu 2.6, but i have a problem:
I also use the plugin role manager http://www.im-web-gefunden.de/wordpress-plugins/role-manager/
but after activated the drow-down-menu, the site “roles” of the role-manager doesn´t works correct and the drop-down-menu is dispersed about the site.
I have the same problem with widgets, when i ad some widgets, for examplae 7 next gen gallery widgets. the drop-down-menu is dispersed about the site.
any idea ?
pingback on 26/Aug/08 at 2:00 pm # :
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replied, on 26/Aug/08 at 8:41 pm # :
torre » I don’t notice anything wrong with this plugin: http://i37.tinypic.com/vq5fk6.gif
replied, on 27/Aug/08 at 7:52 am # :
@Ozh:
my site: http://i37.tinypic.com/2v2cs9d.jpg
I tried with different browser on different pcs. I think i use no other plugin for the backend.
commented, on 27/Aug/08 at 1:43 pm # :
Excelent plugin!
Regards,
O Silva
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commented, on 28/Aug/08 at 11:55 am # :
thanks for your help, but now i get this error:
[[edit by Ozh: tons of garbage]]
commented, on 28/Aug/08 at 1:52 pm # :
@OzH:
The problem is only with mu 2.6, not with wp 2.61
wrote, on 28/Aug/08 at 6:08 pm # :
chris tolles » I have no idea what causes such a mess but certainly not my plugin, that I don’t even see mentioned.
wrote, on 28/Aug/08 at 6:12 pm # :
torre » Same for me. Just tried with the latest MU and I notice nothing wrong.
pingback on 28/Aug/08 at 9:39 pm # :
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