WordPress Dashboard UI Idea Update

The UI example has been updated to support Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8. Another improvement is the unified HTML/CSS template for the list-type content inside widgets. For example, try dragging the Latest Comments widget from the action column (right side) to the content area (left side column) and see what happens with the widget’s content.

WordPress Dashboard User Interface Idea in Internet Explorer 6

Variable width drop-down menu that works in Internet Explorer 6 (CSS only)

Aside from that, I think I have managed to create the first ever CSS only drop-down menu (that works also in IE6) with the second level links expanding to the total width of that menu. If you are interested, see the source.

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WordPress Crazyhorse UI vs. Konstruktors UI Proposal

WordPress Crazyhorse UI vs. Konstruktors UI Proposal

Here is a functional html/css/js mock-up of my idea.

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Idea for a WordPress Dashboard Layout & Design

Update: this mock-up has now been turned into a fully functional interface.

In the previous post I stated that the proposed vertical navigation bar for WordPress 2.7 Dashboard is not the best solution for the purpose that it is going to be used for. And just because there should be a reason why most of the desktop applications have their main navigation placed at the top as a drop-down menu, right.

Here is a quick mock-up of the design that, I think, would be much easier to use. Read more »

Tabbed Widgets Now Better than Ever

Tabbed Widgets plugin for WordPress has been updated to include most of the features that users of the plugin have requested since it was first released. Here is a quick list of all the improvements that are available in version 0.71:

• An “invisible” sidebar or widgetized area is added to the list of the available sidebars automatically. Now you can easily prepare and configure the widgets that you want to use inside a tabbed interface. Previously you would have to manually edit template.php of your theme, but now the plugin does it for you and for every theme.
• The drop-down list of widgets that are available for placement inside a tabbed interface now includes titles of the widgets which makes it possible to distinguish between multiple text widgets, for example. Previously you could end up having multiple text and rss widgets without any way of determining which is which.
• Make any of the tabs open by default. Previously you could choose only a random or a hardcoded “start” tab.
• The horizontal tabs are now as smart as the accordion ones — the automatic rotation stops when a reader hovers it.
• Improved performance and significantly reduced database calls.

Notice: Version 0.7 has a bug which somehow makes some posts under ‘Edit’ section of WordPress dashboard to disappear. This is now fixed in 0.71.

Update Now

Get the latest version of Tabbed Widgets using the automatic plugin update feature within your WordPress dashboard, or from the dedicated page on WordPress Extend.

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It is a Big Day Today

I’ve just received the first ever voluntary donation for the WordPress plugin and theme work that I have done. And it feels really good, shall I say. Thank you Brooke for supporting the whole open-source community, and it really does make a difference.

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Vote for Tabbed Widgets Plugin

Tabbed Widgets plugin is a participant of the WordPress Plugin Competition 2008. If you have found this plugin useful, please show you sympathies by voting here. Thank you, and don’t forget to check out all of the amazing plugins that have been created.

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Is Your WordPress Theme Good Enough?

Following the release of the Tabbed Widgets plugin many people left comments saying that it doesn’t work with the theme they are using. And only then I realized how many themes do not take full advantage of widget functionality that WordPress provides by default. In this article I am going to show you how to fix them. Read more »