tproli

Great, thanks! I had to think for minute about what was this issue about but finally figured out ??

Did that months ago ?? Thanks!

Hi,

this is a great tip! I’m mostly maintaining WP sites nowadays so I forgot that there’s a plugin for everything ??

I’ll give one a go, thanks for the suggestion.

Just tried the right sidebar “version” and it’s less usable imo. The fixed-bottom version is much better.

Glad you like it! Indeed it adds extra functionality with only a few lines.

Using right: 20px; can make the panel cover the left WP sidebar but because the panel can minified, it’s not an issue.

It was a really simple mod, here it is with some decoration:

#tablepress_edit-table-manipulation {
    position: fixed;
    bottom: 0;
    z-index: 9999;
    margin: 0;
    background: #dfdfdf;
    border: 1px solid #a0a5aa;
    border-bottom: none;
    box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}

Screenshot

The good thing is that the panel can be collapsed using the WP-handle on the top-right corner.

However, placing the Save button inside this area is also useful. Plus the ajax save message would also great to be able to see. But these would require larger modifications (and perhaps a concept :)).

I just made it fixed to the bottom using the developer tools and it worked great, it didn’t interfere with anything. But of course I see your points.

I guess there are plenty of nice solutions for this, for example:
– fixed bottom line (as I wrote above)
– sticking items to the top bar – however I don’t know how many items may there be on different WP installs, so TablePress items may not fit there
– sticking items to the top bar – dropdown mode: only one menu item that expands on hover
– auto-hiding sidebar on the right – this would be fancy, and right now I see this as the best solution regarding the interfere with other site elements.

Note that I mean only CSS (or maybe a little JS) mods, not backend modifications.

Thanks, just tried and worked!

I’m still not 100% convinced that it’s a feature that shouldn’t go into the core but you surely know it better than me ??

Hi,

thanks for the tip, it sounds like an easy workaround, will try it.

Btw, no troubles at all ??

Great news, thanks!