While working on a client site I ran into a usability problem with what was otherwise a relatively simple WordPress installation. The “blog” needed to have the same menu structure as their primary site, but be easily updated. I could have gone through the hassle of pulling the menu structure from their primary site via XML or HTML and then spit it out that way. But I really didn’t want to mess with it, and I had already had a bit of frustration with WordPress and the lack of functionality when it cam to building multi-level menus.
I needed multiple levels of course, with each immediate child level consisting of at least 10 pages. But after more than one level, things get a little complicated when it comes to viewing, adding/removing, or editing the menu structure. I searched for a plugin, but didn’t find anything that did what I wanted it to do, without a bunch of other features that weren’t needed. So I threw together a plugin to take care of it myself. It is really archaic, and lacks some features, but for the time being, it does exactly what I need it to do and provides a easier way to navigate complex menu structures in the WordPress menu builder. After installation, it makes it easy to collapse pages in the WordPress menu builder.
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Installation
Upload via the WP plugins page or into wp-content>plugins via FTP and activate.
Changelog
1.1.0
- Added support for two levels.
1.0.0
- Initial commit and release. Allows expansion of second level menu items only.
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