The Dynamic Menus plugin for Movable Type 4.0 (MT4) hides inactive menu items in the MT4 user interface.
By default, MT4 will display all menu items, even if the user does not have the required permissions to access certain items. The inactive items appear grayed out and are not clickable. Some people, including myself, think it would be better if the inactive menu items did not show up at all: if you don't have permissions to perform certain functions, why should those functions clutter up the interface. In some cases, these unclickable, inactive menu items may cause unwanted user confusion, and it is simpler to only show those function that the user is able to perform. So the Dynamic Menus plugin does exactly this, it hides those inactive menu items completely. So if you agree with my thinking on this, download this plugin!
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Requirements
- Movable Type 4.0+
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Installation
- Download the zip file and upload the contents of the 'plugins' directory to the 'plugins' directory of your MT installation.
- You are done. The inactive menu items should be hidden immediately. Note that if you are logged in as a system administrator, you won't notice any difference in the menus, because you have permissions to perform all functions.
Thank you to Movable Type web designer Jesse Gardner for suggesting the 'Dynamic Menus' name, as the name that I came up with was kinda lame.
Comments (10)
Oh yes, I was really pumping out the creative juice when I dreamed up that doozy. I'm such a renaissance man. ;-)
Posted by Jesse Gardner | August 15, 2007 1:29 AM
Posted on August 15, 2007 01:29
Why isn't this default behavior?
Posted by Amit Snyderman | August 15, 2007 11:57 AM
Posted on August 15, 2007 11:57
The plugin doesn't seem to work for me with the latest (4.1) version of movable type. Nothing seems to happen (I tried it with a non-administrator account)
Posted by Mixhael | April 6, 2008 6:18 PM
Posted on April 6, 2008 18:18
What can I do to get it to work with mt4.1?
Posted by JPeter
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April 9, 2008 2:45 AM
Posted on April 9, 2008 02:45
Is this working for mt4.21? I just installed it, but they unused tabs are not hidden (signed in under a non-administrator account).
Posted by handsomefoot
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September 1, 2008 6:03 PM
Posted on September 1, 2008 18:03
It doesn't seem to work with 4.21. Any chance of an update?
Posted by jaw
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October 12, 2008 1:11 AM
Posted on October 12, 2008 01:11
It doesn't seem to work شات صوتي
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with 4.21. Any chance of an update?
Posted by شات صوتي | April 4, 2009 6:25 PM
Posted on April 4, 2009 18:25
This Plugin seems doesn't worik with MT 4.25.
Posted by Anonymous | April 19, 2009 4:17 AM
Posted on April 19, 2009 04:17
No joy on Movable Type Pro version 4.31-en with: Community Pack 1.63, Professional Pack 1.3
Posted by Anonymous | October 7, 2009 6:45 AM
Posted on October 7, 2009 06:45
plugin for Movable Type 4.0
Posted by شات صوتي | January 18, 2010 4:11 PM
Posted on January 18, 2010 16:11