[Plugin: WP-Table Reloaded] Config pages should be in top-level menu

  • Resolved huyz

    (@huyz)


    13 years, 9 months ago

    The menu entry for “WP-Table Reloaded” is under Tools, which doesn’t make sense according to the docs for Tools:
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Administration_Panels#Tools_-_Managing_your_Blog

    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Administration_Menus states:

    If the plugin introduces an entirely new concept or feature to WordPress, and needs many screens to do it, then that plugin may warrant a new top-level menu

    Since tables are a new concept and you need multiple screens, the best place for this would be in a new Top-level menu with the a sub-menu entry for each of the “tabs” in the current config page: List Tables | Add new Table | Import a Table | Export a Table | Options

    Not only does this setup make things more consistent with the rest of the UI, but it makes your plugin easier to use.

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  • Plugin Author Tobias B?thge

    (@tobiasbg)

    Hi,

    well, not all people feel that WP-Table should be a top level menu entry, and certainly there is no restriction on where a plugin should live.
    Imagine if all plugins would suddenly start creating top-level menu entries…

    Nevertheless, WP-Table Reloaded is flexible enough to be in a top-level menu. Just go to the “Plugin Options” of WP-Table Reloaded and choose where you want it to be, as there is a drop-down list for exactly this purpose.

    Best wishes,
    Tobias

    Thread Starter huyz

    (@huyz)

    Oh cool, you have an option for it! Very nice! ??

    Many of my plugins already do have a top-level menu: Calendar, Download Monitor, FeedWordPress, GD Star Rating, NextGEN gallery, qTranslate, WP-Polls, WordPress SEO. And that’s fine because I really don’t know where else they can go but in a top-level menu.

    Even Contact Form 7 has a top-level menu with just 1 single menu entry. That’s a bit ugly, but I don’t think it fits under any core top-level menu.

    Thread Starter huyz

    (@huyz)

    I’d like to suggest that the top-level option automatically makes submenu items for all the tabs.

    Plugin Author Tobias B?thge

    (@tobiasbg)

    Hi,

    yes, and that’s a lot of plugins already, so the top-level becomes very crowded, if you use all of them… Don’t you think? I’d much rather have a clean top-level navigation.

    And thanks for the suggestion. I had looked into it a while ago, but for some reason I backed off, because I had some trouble with it. But I will investigate again, maybe for a future release.

    Best wishes,
    Tobias

    Thread Starter huyz

    (@huyz)

    I don’t mind all the top-level menus. I only leave open the ones I’m actively using. So they don’t take up space most of the time.

    Plugin Author Tobias B?thge

    (@tobiasbg)

    Hi,

    yeah, but when thinking about “new” or unexperienced WordPress users, I believe that they might be overwhelmed by too much stuff. I have experienced that in the past with the many options on the different screens of the plugin, so I assume that it also holds for navigation bars.

    But anyhow, with the option in WP-Table Reloaded, everybody can choose whatever they like ??

    Best wishes,
    Tobias

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