=== Dropdown Menu Widget === Contributors: mattsay Donate link: http://metinsaylan.com/donate/ Tags: css, dropdown, menu, widget, pages, categories, multi, jquery, navigation, category list, themes, custom-styles, options-page, animations, effects Requires at least: 2.8 Tested up to: 4.7 Stable tag: 1.9.6 Highly customizable automatic pages, categories or custom dropdown navigation menu widget with nice jQuery effects. == Description == **Dropdown Menu widget** adds a beautiful dropdown menu, listing pages and categories of your blog. You can also turn your WordPress navigation menus into beautiful dropdown menus using this plugin. Features: * Automatically generated menus * Supports pages, categories and custom menus * jQuery Effects (must be enabled from panel) * Customizable color scheme (select Custom Theme from options to activate) * Vertical or Horizontal Menus * Supports Multiple Instances * Can be embedded into theme using [PHP Template Tag](http://metinsaylan.com/wordpress/2011/07/31/dropdown-menu-widget-template-tag-usage-explained/) *Documentation & Simple Tutorials to Get You Started:* * [Dropdown Menu Widget Help](http://metinsaylan.com/docs/dropdown-menu-widget-help/) * [Dropdown Menu PHP Template Tag Usage](http://metinsaylan.com/wordpress/2011/07/31/dropdown-menu-widget-template-tag-usage-explained/) * [Using Custom Menus In Dropdown Menu Widget](http://metinsaylan.com/wordpress/2010/07/26/custom-dropdown-menu-using-wordpress-3-nav-menus/) * [Tutorial: Create your very own dropdown menu stylesheet](http://metinsaylan.com/wordpress/2010/04/04/tutorial-create-your-very-own-dropdown-menu-stylesheet/) * [Hook: Append Categories Menu To Pages Menu](http://metinsaylan.com/wordpress/2011/02/10/how-to-add-categories-dropdown-to-the-end-of-dropdown-menu-widget/) * [View all posts tagged `Dropdown Menu Widget`](http://metinsaylan.com/tag/dropdown-menu-widget/) If you like this plugin, please [donate](http://metinsaylan.com/donate/). Please report issues on [Github Issues Page](https://github.com/shailancom/dropdown-menu-widget/issues). Visit source on [github](https://github.com/shailancom/dropdown-menu-widget) == Installation == Dropdown menu widget is so easy to setup. Just follow the steps below to add it to your site. 1. Login to your WordPress dashboard and go to Plugins > Add New. 2. If you have downloaded the plugin, click on `Upload` link and upload the plugin. 3. If you haven't downloaded yet, type `dropdown menu widget` to search field and click `Search`. 4. Click on `Install` and click `Activate plugin` once it is loaded. 5. Go to `Dropdown menu settings` under `Settings` to change dropdown theme and edit your settings. 6. Add the dropdown menu to your site using `Widgets` or template tag codes. 7. Done. Enjoy! == Frequently Asked Questions == = I don't have sidebar on my header, how can I add one? = Adding a sidebar in WordPress is a quite easy task. You can [read instructions here](http://metinsaylan.com/wordpress/2010/04/30/how-to-widgetize-your-theme-in-3-simple-steps/). If you don't want to add a sidebar consider using [PHP template tag](http://metinsaylan.com/wordpress/2011/07/31/dropdown-menu-widget-template-tag-usage-explained/) instead. = I added this widget to my sidebar but it looks all weird! = This widget is intended for *wide header widget areas*, not regular sidebars. You can [add a sidebar](http://metinsaylan.com/727/how-to-widgetize-your-theme-in-3-simple-steps/) to your theme or you can [get a theme](http://metinsaylan.com/lists/themes-support-dropdown/) that supports dropdown menu widget. If you don't want to add a sidebar, you can use [PHP template tag](http://metinsaylan.com/wordpress/2011/07/31/dropdown-menu-widget-template-tag-usage-explained/) instead. = Can I create my own theme? = Since this plugin works on CSS, if you are capable of writing CSS, you can customize the theme as you like it. If you want full customization select `None` as your theme. = I don't know CSS, how can I customize it? = Plugin comes with various themes already installed. If you don't like existing themes put `dropdown.css` in your theme root and it will be selectable on themes list ;) = I found a bug! Where do I submit it? = Please submit errors, bugs or requests on [Dropdown Menu Widget Github](https://github.com/shailancom/dropdown-menu-widget/issues) page. == Screenshots == 1. A preview of the widget in action 1. Shiny Black menu theme 1. Brand new dropdown menu options page. == Changelog == = 1.9.6 = A list of all changes can be found on [Changelog page on Github](https://github.com/shailancom/dropdown-menu-widget/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)