=== Admin Menu Editor ===
Contributors: whiteshadow
Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=A6P9S6CE3SRSW
Tags: admin, dashboard, menu, security, wpmu
Requires at least: 3.0
Tested up to: 3.1
Stable tag: 1.1

Lets you directly edit the WordPress admin menu. You can re-order, hide or rename existing menus, add custom menus and more. 

== Description ==
Admin Menu Editor lets you manually edit the Dashboard menu. You can reorder the menus, show/hide specific items, change access rights, and more. 

**Features**

* Edit any existing menu - change the title, access rights, menu icon and so on. 
* Sort menu items via drag & drop.
* Move a menu item to a different submenu via cut & paste. 
* Hide/show any menu or menu item. A hidden menu is invisible to all users, including administrators.
* Create custom menus that point to any part of the Dashboard or an external URL.

The [Pro version](http://wpplugins.com/plugin/146/admin-menu-editor-pro) of the plugin lets you also import/export menu configurations, make menu items open in a new window, and use [shortcodes](http://wpplugins.com/plugin/146/admin-menu-editor-pro?view=notes) in the Dashboard menu.

[Suggest new features and improvements here](http://feedback.w-shadow.com/forums/58572-admin-menu-editor)

**Notes**

* If you delete any of the default menus they will reappear after saving. This is by design. To get rid of a menu for good, either hide it or set it's access rights to a higher level.
* If one of your menu items is only visible in the editor but not the Dashboard menu itself, make sure its "Custom" checkbox is ticked. The plugin will usually do this for you when you create a new menu.
* You can't lower a menu's required access rights, but you can change them to be more restrictive.
* In case of emergency, you can reset the menu configuration back to the default by going to http://example.com/wp-admin/?reset\_admin\_menu=1

== Installation ==

**Normal installation**

1. Download the admin-menu-editor.zip file to your computer.
1. Unzip the file.
1. Upload the `admin-menu-editor` directory to your `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.

That's it. You can access the the menu editor by going to *Settings -> Menu Editor*. The plugin will automatically load your current menu configuration the first time you run it.

**WP MultiSite installation**

If you have WordPress set up in multisite ("Network") mode, you can also install Admin Menu Editor as a global plugin. This will enable you to edit the Dashboard menu for all sites and users at once.

1. Download the admin-menu-editor.zip file to your computer.
1. Unzip the file.
1. Create a new directory named `mu-plugins` in your site's `wp-content` directory (unless it already exists).
1. Upload the `admin-menu-editor` directory to `/wp-content/mu-plugins/`.
1. Move `admin-menu-editor-mu.php` from `admin-menu-editor/includes` to `/wp-content/mu-plugins/`.

Plugins installed in the `mu-plugins` directory are treated as "always on", so you don't need to explicitly activate the menu editor. Just go to *Settings -> Menu Editor* and start customizing your admin menu :)

*Notes* 
* Instead of installing Admin Menu Editor in `mu-plugins`, you can also install it normally and then activate it globally via "Network Activate". However, this will make the plugin visible to normal users when it is inactive (e.g. during upgrades).
* When Admin Menu Editor is installed in `mu-plugins` or activated via "Network Activate", only the "super admin" user can access the menu editor page. Other users will see the customized Dashboard menu, but be unable to edit it.
* It is currently not possible to install Admin Menu Editor as both a normal and global plugin on the same site.


== Changelog ==

= 1.1 = 
* WordPress 3.1 compatibility.
* Added the ability to drag & drop a menu item to a different menu.
* Added a drop-down list of Dashboard pages to the "File" box.
* When the menu editor is opened, the first top-level menu is now automatically selected and it's submenu displayed. Hopefully, this will make the UI slightly easier to understand for first-time users.
* All corners rounded on the "expand" link when not expanded.
* By popular request, the "Menu Editor" menu entry can be hidden again.

= 1.0.1 =
* Added "Super Admin" to the "Required capability" dropdown.
* Prevent users from accidentally making the menu editor inaccessible.
* WordPress 3.0.1 compatibility made official.

= 1.0 =
* Added a "Feedback" link.
* Added a dropdown list of all roles and capabilities to the menu editor.
* Added toolbar buttons for sorting menu items alphabetically.
* New "Add separator" button.
* New separator graphics.
* Minimum requirements upped to WP 3.0.
* Compatibility with WP 3.0 MultiSite mode.
* Plugin pages moved to different menus no longer stop working.
* Fixed moved pages not having a window title.
* Hide advanced menu fields by default (can be turned off in Screen Options).
* Changed a lot of UI text to be a bit more intuitive.
* In emergencies, administrators can now reset the custom menu by going to http://example.com/wp-admin/?reset\_admin\_menu=1
* Fixed the "Donate" link in readme.txt
* Unbundle the JSON.php JSON parser/encoder and use the built-in class-json.php instead.
* Use the native JSON decoding routine if it's available.
* Replaced the cryptic "Cannot redeclare whatever" activation error message with a more useful one.

= 0.2 =
* Provisional WPMU support.
* Missing and unused menu items now get different icons in the menu editor.
* Fixed some visual glitches.
* Items that are not present in the default menu will only be included in the generated menu if their "Custom" flag is set. Makes perfect sense, eh? The takeaway is that you should tick the "Custom" checkbox for the menus you have created manually if you want them to show up.
* You no longer need to manually reload the page to see the changes you made to the menu. Just clicking "Save Changes" is enough.
* Added tooltips to the small flag icons that indicate that a particular menu item is hidden, user-created or otherwise special.
* Updated the readme.txt

= 0.1.6 =
* Fixed a conflict with All In One SEO Pack 1.6.10. It was caused by that plugin adding invisible sub-menus to a non-existent top-level menu.

= 0.1.5 =
* First release on wordpress.org
* Moved all images into a separate directory.
* Added a readme.txt