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 09/Jul/07 at 10:43 am # :
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thought, on 26/Jul/07 at 4:39 am # :
FYI, it’s no longer working with ‘WP Tiger Administration’ on WordPress 2.2.
pingback on 27/Jul/07 at 12:19 pm # :
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said, on 29/Jul/07 at 10:13 pm # :
Hi Ozh,
I’m using your drop down menu plugin right now with the Tiger Admin plugin and it works really well. I just have one problem though. The Options tab of my dashboard is really long and when I put my cursor over the Options tab, part of the drop down menu gets cut off. What do I do?
Thanks,
Jessie
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Just installed Plugin.
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said, on 25/Aug/07 at 12:29 am # :
This IS a really great plugin but it really does need to be updated to work with a) WP 2.2+ and bug fixes for when many menu options are present and some items get thrown off the side of the page.
pingback on 27/Aug/07 at 10:28 pm # :
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said, on 27/Aug/07 at 10:49 pm # :
Christophr » I’m using this plugin here with the latest WP (2.2.2 as of writing). This plugin is NOT version dependant.
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commented, on 29/Aug/07 at 10:37 pm # :
Your plug in rocks! Thank you so much! You’ve saved me so many clicks!
wrote, on 31/Aug/07 at 12:02 pm # :
Far out! Thanks!
Only, hovering over any top level item gives me the second level items without having to click (nice, and what you intended), but hovering over either Write or Manage - the two biggies - doesn’t.
Did I do something wrong?
WinXP Pro
FF2.0