currently the only items automatically added to a menu are new pages in a PageTree item and new categories in a CategoryTree item.

Could you email me (andrea AT dontdream.it) with details of your needs? Your request looks interesting and it could become a Menubar feature in a coming version.

Or is there a function that can be called to programmatically add a new menu item?

Thanks,
Ivan

currently the only way to move a menu structure from a development site to the live one is to copy and paste from the database, with a tool like phpMyAdmin.

Go the options table of the development site and locate the record with option_name “menubar”, then copy the content of the option_value field from that record to the corresponding record in the live site.

That works immediately as long as the post IDs, category IDs and so on are the same in both sites, otherwise you’ll need to edit your menu items after importing them.

love the menubar plugin and the fact that you improved it to minimize the number of queries. it’s that kind of attention to detail that’s making your plugin stand out from others.

i got a question: is there any way to export the menu i’ve created, so i don’t have to re-create it when i go from dev to live build?

thanks!

using the Suckerfish or Superfish template, you could create a single menu item with type CategoryTree, which gets all your categories. Then if you wish to remove the horizontal bar you could edit the CSS file and change the bar color to transparent. And of course you can customize the rest of the CSS according to your needs!

i really like the menubar! great work!
but i have one question:
i’m using the f8 theme and i like just one button above the slideshow that i name ‘portfolio’ and which shows my different catagories. how can i achieve this goal???
i really don’t need the bar, just one tiny little button!

thanks for the help!
marc

your Menubar customization is really nice! Wish you good luck with your site.

Thanks for a nice plugin!