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Ergonomic Streamlined Menu System

DhrupDeScoop
By DhrupDeScoop

I was doing some research into the hackneyed topic of making the Elgg menu thingy un-clunky. First - I believe that Elgg version 1.7 or 1.8 has catered for souping up the menu system. The previous demo.elgg.org did showcase this (current demo.elgg.org seems to the elgg comm duplicated;- ) If that is correct.. then all discussions on menus becomes redundant. Secondly, my research shows some interesting stuff ;-) apparently all the menu and sub-menu items are stored in a global $CONFIG data structure - so we can knock up some code to retrieve these and create whatever system-wide menu views that we like ! If this were to be done - we most probably should go for a simpler canvas layout, say one_column.php, because the left sidebvar is no longer needed. Hmm, I might spend a little more time investigating more details from the results of my research.. though I might add that many other people have already customised the menu system and created some very interesting and user-friendly menus for their elgg-based websites.

  • Mark Bridges
    Mark Bridges

    Wooopeee!  this sounds like good stuff... if there is a way, please find it :)  I think everyone would be eternally grateful.

  • alfalive
    alfalive

    I have havy customized menus on my site ... :)

    Just found a way to put menus in to views and than extend views on page this way I keep order.

    the problem is how to grab all add_menu submenu codes from  plugins ...

    my url www.novalive.org

     

     

     

  • DhrupDeScoop
    DhrupDeScoop

    Dieter: LOLZ ;-O
    Why didn't you just ask ?
    Each "add_submenu_item(.." shows the new sub menu items beinig added ;-)

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    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / engine / lib / elgglib.php
        Line: 465  function     add_submenu_item($label , $link , $group = 'a' , $onclick = false) {
        Line: 751  function menu_item($menu_name , $menu_url) {
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    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / engine / lib / admin.php
        Line: 44       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('admin:statistics') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'pg/admin/statistics/' );
        Line: 45       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('admin:site') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'pg/admin/site/' );
        Line: 46       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('admin:user') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'pg/admin/user/' );
        Line: 47       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('admin:plugins') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'pg/admin/plugins/' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / engine / lib / users.php
        Line: 717      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('friends:collections') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/collections/" . $user->username );
        Line: 718      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('friends:collections:add') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/collections/add" );
        Line: 786      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('friends') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/friends/" . page_owner_entity()->username );
        Line: 787      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('friends:of') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/friendsof/" . page_owner_entity()->username );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / engine / lib / usersettings.php
        Line: 27       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('usersettings:user:opt:linktext') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/settings/user/{$user->username}/" );
        Line: 28       // add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('profile:editicon') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'mod/profile/editicon.php' );
        Line: 29       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('usersettings:plugins:opt:linktext') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/settings/plugins/{$user->username}/" );
        Line: 30       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('usersettings:statistics:opt:linktext') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/settings/statistics/{$user->username}/" );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / blog / start.php
        Line: 43       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('blog:your') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/blog/" . $_SESSION['user']->username );
        Line: 44       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('blog:friends') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/blog/" . $_SESSION['user']->username . "/friends/" );
        Line: 45       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('blog:everyone') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."mod/blog/everyone.php" );
        Line: 46       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('blog:addpost') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."mod/blog/add.php" );
        Line: 49       add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo ('blog:user') , $page_owner->name) , $CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/blog/" . $page_owner->username );
        Line: 51       add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo ('blog:user:friends') , $page_owner->name) , $CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/blog/" . $page_owner->username . "/friends/" );
        Line: 52       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('blog:everyone') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."mod/blog/everyone.php" );
        Line: 53       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('blog:everyone') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."mod/blog/everyone.php" );
        Line: 61       add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo ('date:month:'.substr($date , 4 , 2)) , substr($date , 0 , 4)) , $link , 'filter' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / bookmarks / start.php
        Line: 17       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('bookmarks:inbox') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/bookmarks/" . $_SESSION['user']->username . "/inbox" );
        Line: 18       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('bookmarks:read') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/bookmarks/" . $_SESSION['user']->username . "/items" );
        Line: 19       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('bookmarks:bookmarklet') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "mod/bookmarks/bookmarklet.php" );
        Line: 20       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('bookmarks:friends') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/bookmarks/" . $_SESSION['user']->username . "/friends" );
        Line: 21       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('bookmarks:everyone') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."mod/bookmarks/everyone.php" );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / categories / start.php
        Line: 17       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('categories:settings') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'mod/categories/settings.php' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / diagnostics / start.php
        Line: 17       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('diagnostics') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'pg/diagnostics/' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / externalpages / start.php
        Line: 20       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('expages') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'pg/expages/' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / file / views / default / file / typecloud.php
        Line: 32       add_submenu_item($label , $url , 'filetypes' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / file / start.php
        Line: 46       add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo ("file:group") , $page_owner->name) , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/file/" . $page_owner->username );
        Line: 50       add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo ("file:yours") , $page_owner->name) , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/file/" . $page_owner->username );
        Line: 51       add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo ('file:yours:friends') , $page_owner->name) , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/file/". $page_owner->username . "/friends/" );
        Line: 53       add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo ("file:user") , $page_owner->name) , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/file/" . $page_owner->username );
        Line: 55       add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo ('file:friends') , $page_owner->name) , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/file/". $page_owner->username . "/friends/" );
        Line: 56       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('file:all') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "mod/file/world.php" );
        Line: 58       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('file:upload') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/file/". $page_owner->username . "/new/" );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / groups / start.php
        Line: 120      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('groups:edit') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "mod/groups/edit.php?group_guid=" . $page_owner->getGUID() , '1groupsactions' );
        Line: 121      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('groups:invite') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "mod/groups/invite.php?group_guid={$page_owner->getGUID()}" , '1groupsactions' );
        Line: 123      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('groups:membershiprequests') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "mod/groups/membershipreq.php?group_guid={$page_owner->getGUID()}" , '1groupsactions' );
        Line: 126      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('groups:leave') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "action/groups/leave?group_guid=" . $page_owner->getGUID() , '1groupsactions' );
        Line: 128      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('groups:join') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "action/groups/join?group_guid={$page_owner->getGUID()}" , '1groupsactions' );
        Line: 129      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('groups:joinrequest') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "action/groups/joinrequest?group_guid={$page_owner->getGUID()}" , '1groupsactions' );
        Line: 131      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('groups:forum') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/groups/forum/{$page_owner->getGUID()}/" , '1groupslinks' );
        Line: 135      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('groups:new') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/groups/new/" , '1groupslinks' );
        Line: 136      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('groups:owned') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/groups/owned/" . $_SESSION['user']->username , '1groupslinks' );
        Line: 137      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('groups:yours') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/groups/member/" . $_SESSION['user']->username , '1groupslinks' );
        Line: 138      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('groups:all') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/groups/world/" , '1groupslinks' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / invitefriends / start.php
        Line: 12       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('friends:invite') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."mod/invitefriends/" , 'invite' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / logbrowser / start.php
        Line: 20       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('logbrowser') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'pg/logbrowser/' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / messages / start.php
        Line: 17       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('messages:inbox') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/messages/" . $_SESSION['user']->username );
        Line: 18       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('messages:compose') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "mod/messages/send.php" );
        Line: 19       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('messages:sentmessages') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "mod/messages/sent.php" );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / notifications / start.php
        Line: 10       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('notifications:subscriptions:changesettings') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "mod/notifications/" );
        Line: 12       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('notifications:subscriptions:changesettings:groups') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "mod/notifications/groups.php" );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / pages / history.php
        Line: 18       add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo ("pages:user") , page_owner_entity()->name) , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/owned/" . page_owner_entity()->username , 'pageslinksgeneral' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / pages / index.php
        Line: 11       add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo ("pages:user") , page_owner_entity()->name) , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/owned/" . page_owner_entity()->username , 'pageslinksgeneral' );
        Line: 12       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:all') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."mod/pages/world.php" , 'pageslinksgeneral' );
        Line: 14       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:new') , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/new/?container_guid=" . page_owner() , 'pagesactions' );
        Line: 15       if ($owner instanceof ElggUser)     add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:welcome') , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/welcome/" , 'pagesactions' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / pages / new.php
        Line: 22       add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo ("pages:user") , page_owner_entity()->name) , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/owned/" . page_owner_entity()->username , 'pageslinksgeneral' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / pages / start.php
        Line: 60       add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo ("pages:group") , $page_owner->name) , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/pages/owned/" . $page_owner->username );
        Line: 83       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:label:view') , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/view/{$page[1]}" , 'pageslinks' );
        Line: 84       // add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:user') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "pg/pages/owned/" . $_SESSION['user']->username , 'pageslinksgeneral' );
        Line: 85       if (($entity) && ($entity->canEdit()))     add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:label:edit') , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/edit/{$page[1]}" , 'pagesactions' );
        Line: 86       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:label:history') , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/history/{$page[1]}" , 'pageslinks' );
        Line: 93       // add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:label:view') , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/view/{$page[1]}" , 'pageslinks' );
        Line: 94       if (($entity) && ($entity->canEdit()))     add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:label:edit') , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/edit/{$page[1]}" , 'pagesactions' );
        Line: 95       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:label:history') , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/history/{$page[1]}" , 'pageslinks' );
        Line: 102      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:label:view') , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/view/{$page[1]}" , 'pageslinks' );
        Line: 103      if (($entity) && ($entity->canEdit()))     add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:label:edit') , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/edit/{$page[1]}" , 'pagesactions' );
        Line: 104      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:label:history') , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/history/{$page[1]}" , 'pageslinks' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / pages / view.php
        Line: 17       //  add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo ("pages:user") , page_owner_entity()->name) , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/owned/" . page_owner_entity()->username , 'pageslinksgeneral' );
        Line: 19       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:newchild') , "{$CONFIG->wwwroot}pg/pages/new/?parent_guid={$pages->getGUID()}&container_guid=" . page_owner() , 'pagesactions' );
        Line: 20       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:delete') , "{$CONFIG->wwwroot}action/pages/delete?page={$pages->getGUID()}" , 'pagesactions' , true );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / pages / welcome.php
        Line: 20       add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo ("pages:user") , page_owner_entity()->name) , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/owned/" . page_owner_entity()->username , 'pageslinksgeneral' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / pages / world.php
        Line: 14       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:new') , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/new/" , 'pagesactions' );
        Line: 15       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:welcome') , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/welcome/" , 'pagesactions' );
        Line: 17       add_submenu_item(sprintf(elgg_echo ("pages:user") , page_owner_entity()->name) , $CONFIG->url . "pg/pages/owned/" . page_owner_entity()->username , 'pageslinksgeneral' );
        Line: 18       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('pages:all') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."mod/pages/world.php" , 'pageslinksgeneral' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / profile / start.php
        Line: 48       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('profile:editdetails') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "mod/profile/edit.php" );
        Line: 49       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('profile:editicon') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "mod/profile/editicon.php" );
        Line: 107      add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('profile:edit:default') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'pg/defaultprofile/edit/' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / reportedcontent / start.php
        Line: 20       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('reportedcontent') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'pg/reportedcontent/' );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / sticky_widgets / start.php
        Line: 32       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('sw:title') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'pg/sticky_widgets/admin/edit.php' , "s" );
        Line: 34       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('sw:title:defaults') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . 'pg/sticky_widgets/admin/defaults.php' , "s" );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / mod / thewire / start.php
        Line: 43       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('thewire:read') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."pg/thewire/" . $_SESSION['user']->username );
        Line: 44       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('thewire:everyone') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."mod/thewire/everyone.php" );
        Line: 45       // add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('thewire:add') , $CONFIG->wwwroot."mod/thewire/add.php" );
    C: / xampp / htdocs / _FBFKIDS / search / index.php
        Line: 38       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ($label) , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "search/?tag=". urlencode($tag) ."&subtype=" . $object_subtype . "&object=". urlencode($object_type) ."&tagtype=" . urlencode($md_type) . "&owner_guid=" . urlencode($owner_guid) );
        Line: 39       add_submenu_item(elgg_echo ('all') , $CONFIG->wwwroot . "search/?tag=". urlencode($tag) ."&owner_guid=" . urlencode($owner_guid) );
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  • alfalive
    alfalive

     But when I right understanding. elgg has only 2 sorted places to show menus

    add_menu for topbar

    and

    add_submenu_item for left sidebar

    there is no way to sort out single menu item.

     

  • DhrupDeScoop
    DhrupDeScoop

    Sounds about right. the list I posted is from a GREP report - I could not find the sub-menus stored anywhere within elgg's $CONFIG or $_SESSION data. Post some elaboration on which "single menu item" you are looking for ?

  • alfalive
    alfalive

     I take "All site photo albums" item. Put this only one menu item in to the view "allsitephotoalbums".

    And than extend some view of tidypics inside "contentWrapper" div there where content is displaying.

    extend_view( someview-oftidypics, allsitephotoalbums, 501)

    to sorting it out I use displaying views before or after by 499 or 555.

     

  • Mark Bridges
    Mark Bridges

    I decided to remodel my menu system too. 

    I have menus with sub-menus on the left hand side of the main content page...

    ok, they stay the same no matter which page you are on, but because all the ones are there that you need, hey presto!  and if I want others, I just hand code them into the header_contents... bingo!  If I can work out how to make it into a plugin, it might be useful to others http://www.activityseeker.com and sign in with Twitter etc. if you want to see (they are off when not logged in).

  • DhrupDeScoop
    DhrupDeScoop

    Kinda neat.. I like YourCssMenu ;-)

  • alfalive
    alfalive

    I tried to make an css dropdown menu. Each time the page was loading was this css menu not access-able. JQuery tabs menu what I use now is also not perfect.

  • DhrupDeScoop
    DhrupDeScoop

    @Dieter:

    Post yr code here or email to me.. I'll have a look ;-)

    Grüße !;)

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