WordPress Dropdown Menu Plugin
This plugin generates the code necessary to create a Son of Suckerfish WordPress dropdown menu. This plugin produces W3C valid HTML and CSS and only requires Javascript to function for very old browsers such as IE 6. The Javascript is held in an external file which is linked via IE conditional comments, so only the browsers which require it will download the file. You have control over what items (pages, categories, archives, blogroll etc.) appear in your dropdown via the plugins options page.
The latest version now supports our new Suckerfish Dropdown Generator page. Simply copy and paste the CSS from the generator to the plugins options page.
Demo
Demo is available here … Ryan’s SuckerFish Dropdown Plugin demo
Download
The plugin is available for download here … Suckerfish WordPress Plugin Version 1.6.4
Installation
Add the following code wherever you want the dropdown to appear in your theme (usually header.php) and activate the plugin in your admin panel.
This code adds a button for your home page and dropdowns for your Pages, Archives, Categories and Blogroll.
<?php if (function_exists('suckerfish')) {suckerfish();} ?>
Customisation
You can modify the look of your dropdown by using our new Online Suckerfish Dropdown CSS Generator. The generator has been designed with this plugin in mind, so just copy and paste the CSS code from the generator to the plugins options page.
Compatibility
The dropdown menu has been tested (and works correctly) in the following browsers:
Mozilla Firefox Version 3.0
Mozilla Firefox Version 2.0
Mozilla Firefox Version 1.5
Opera Version 9
Safari Version 3.0
Internet Explorer Version 7.0
Internet Explorer Version 6.0 (with Javascript on)
Internet Explorer Version 5.5 (with Javascript on)
Internet Explorer Version 5.0 (with Javascript on)
Live Examples
http://psychicgeek.com/
http://www.advs.net.au/
http://awakenthesleeper.com/
http://www.dutchblitz.net/
http://1morechapter.com/
http://winewarehouses.com/
http://nlcprojects.com/church/
http://chrislaing.net/
http://shoalhavenheads.net.au/
http://www.bmkphotography.com/blog/
If you are using this in a live environment then let me know and I’ll post your link here.
http://www.spotonseoservices.com/
http://www.medicina-muncii.com/
http://www.auctionlegacy.com/
http://ryannewmaninfo.info/
http://www.chroniclebooks.com/backyardbirdsongs/
http://www.ozcomments.com/
http://www.irishdeafkids.ie/
http://ranchovistachurch.com/
http://www.iberianature.com/
Credits
Thanks to Patrick Griffiths and Dan Webb for their article which we used as a model for the CSS used in this plugin. And thanks to Miriam Schwab for writing the blog post which motivated us to create it.
Support
For support, please visit the dropdown menus board in our support forum.
Custom designs
If anyone out there would like a custom designed dropdown, then please get in touch with me via our contact page for pricing information.
Posted on Jan 14th 2008 by Ryan