Wordpress 2.7.x: Dashboard Menu on Top

March 31, 2009 | Posted by gempur

Wordpress Dashboard

Miss your wordpress dashboard on top?

If you use wordpress 2.7.x and do not like with admin panel which is located on side, I recommend this plugin and restore your old face of wordpress with new style.

This pugin, ozh-admin-dropdown-menu give you alternative to make your dashboard looks simple, easy and elegant. Your wordpress dashboard will be putted on the top of page, just like the old face of wordpress which is put menus on top. The difference is this plugin come with new style and more fun.

Just check it up.

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Sudah Dua bulan blog utama saya aghofur.com menggunakan wordpress versi 2.7. Tak lama berselang setelah bermigrasi ke wordpress 2.7. saya memperbaharuinya dengan versi 2.7.1. Migrasi yang saya lakukan kali ini penuh dengan keterpaksaan mengingat versi terakhir yang saya gunakan adalah versi 2.3.1. Jauh ketinggalan karena telah melampaui versi 2.5.x, 2.6.x dan terakhir 2.7.x.

Kemalasan dan keengganan bermigrasi sebenarnya murni karena alasan teknis dan tampilan wordpress terbaru. Pertama, alasan teknis, wordpress yang saya install pada hosting lama menggunakan manual install yang tidak bisa diperbarui menggunakan fasilitas fantastico auto-installer yang hanya dengan satu kali klik sudah otomatis ter-upadate. Kedua, saya lebih menyukai tampilan dashboard wordpress versi 2.6 ke bawah yang masih menggunakan “top panel” dari pada versi terbaru yang menggunakan “side panel”. Bagi saya, side panel terlalu ribet, belum lagi kalau mengatur widget, harus berpindah-pindah sidebar, sementara versi lama hanya tinggal “drag and drop” tidak pakai ribet.

Ternyata, keengganan dan kemalasan saya harus segera diakhiri dengan kebutuhan beberapa plugin yang perlu saya pasang. Suka atau tidak, saya harus mengalah untuk melakukan upgrade. Bisa ditebak bahwa setiap hari saya harus menelan kejengkelan karena untuk berpindah menu “posting” ke menu “plugin” atau “setting”, saya masih harus menggeser mouse ke bawah.

Syukurlah, tidak lama setelah saya melakukan searching melalui panel admin, tepatnya di bagian “Plugin-Add new”, saya menemukan fasilitas “ozh-admin-dropdown-menu”. Dengan plugin ini, saya bisa menikmati kembali kemudahan “top panel” admin dengan sub menu “dropdown” dan terhindar dari scrolling-down tetikus saya yang membingungkan.

Untuk instalasi, terbilang sangat mudah, silakan melakukan pencarian pada menu “Plugin” – “Add New”. Lalu ketikkan kata kunci “ozh-admin-dropdowwn-menu”. Setelah ketemu, klik tombol “install”, setelah terinstall, klik tombol “Activate Plugin”. Selesai sudah. Tampilan dashboard akan berubah secara otomatis dari “side-panel” menjadi “top-panel”.

Untuk mengatur tampilan warna dari menu dropdown, arahkan mouse ke menu setting dan klik sub-menu “Admin Menu”. Atur warna dan pilihan ikon dan teks menunya. Saran saya hanya satu, pada field “Break Long List” isi dengan angka 10 atau 15. Mengapa demikian? Jika dibiarkan kosong, maka sub-menu yang jumlahnya lebih dari 10-15 akan sangat menyulitkan karena sub-menu tersebut tak bisa terlihat karena melampaui resolusi monitor. Dengan mengisi angka 10 atau 15, maka sub-menu yang jumlahnya lebih dari 10-15 akan ditampilkan secara horisontal, tidak vertikal.

Terlepas dari itu semua, tak dapat dipungkiri, bahwa perbaikan fasilitas yang diberikan oleh wordpress 2.7.x. jauh lebih baik ketimbang versi sebelumnya. Kita dapat melakukan instalasi, pembaruan dan penghapusan plugin dari panel admin tanpa harus berjuang keras dengan proses “download-upload” via ftp. Selain itu, segudang fitur yang tersedia secara free dan bebas diutak-atik merupakan kenikmatan tersendiri dalam mengelola blog berplatform worpdress.

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47 Comments

At 2009.03.31 07:07, Agung Guanteng said:

Jah, tambah sep
Kena boso inggris tamba ngelu pak
Huahahahahaha tapi tumbend kosong kommen yak,,,,,

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At 2009.03.31 10:57, syadiashare said:

Very Helpful, Thanks for share, Ciao … Ciao…Ciao…

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At 2009.03.31 11:56, aLe said:

Wah keren,
ntar mo coba jg ah

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At 2009.03.31 12:40, adesign said:

Infona membantu banget bisa dicoba tuh…..
Thank’s mas……

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At 2009.03.31 12:57, Frenavit Putra said:

Wah pak sip nech.. Mantaps.. bisa di coba nech plugins nya… Matur suwun pak atas Informasinya….

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At 2009.03.31 17:28, nico said:

enakan dasbor yang sekarang ya kayaknya om…

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Quantum Leap rupanya, melewati beberapa versi yang tak terlupakan dan bisa dijadikan cerita ke anak cucu

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At 2009.04.01 09:49, About Samarinda said:

Info menarik.
WP selalu update yaa…beda dengan blogspot engine…

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At 2009.04.01 13:06, LuxsMan said:

nemu yang buat blogspot ngak Om?????????

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At 2009.04.01 19:45, anggi said:

saya blom pernah coba wordpress jadi gag begitu tahu but nice post

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At 2009.04.01 21:59, Rendy BlogHeboh "Blog Dofollow" said:

Artikelnya bagus dan menarik, asik ni buat dibaca-baca..
hehehe..
mantab nih blognya.. =)

ngomng2 silahkan berkunjung ke BLOG HEBOH dan berkomentar ria..

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Hhha..

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At 2009.04.02 05:21, novi said:

info yg menarik. sebegitu detailnya berapresiasi, hanya soal menu

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At 2009.04.02 13:53, sundee said:

Ingin belajar nih. Kelihatannya keren!

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At 2009.04.02 16:19, gajah_pesing said:

saia uda pake yang 2.7.1 untuk percobaan mendalami CMS
btw, makasih atas info plugginnya… (isa dicoba nie..) dan ternyata sukses….

(worship)

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