https://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/https://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/favicon.ico2017-07-27T18:18:13ZCUNY Graduate Center - Project Tracking SystemCUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=330362017-07-27T18:18:13ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul><li><strong>Subject</strong> changed from <i>request for multiple plugins</i> to <i>request for multiple accordion menu plugins</i></li><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>New</i> to <i>Reporter Feedback</i></li><li><strong>Target version</strong> set to <i>Future release</i></li></ul><p>As a matter of policy, we'd prefer not to install many plugins just for the purposes of testing. We're happy to consider specific plugin request, but installing many plugins just for testing introduces a lot of maintenance overhead. I'd prefer that the reporter do enough research to select the plugin that she believes will best suit her purposes, so we can just go with that.</p>
<p>Based on her request, it looks to me like only "Nextend Accordion Menu" will really do what she wants. Some other options (using the search terms "accordion menu widget", which I think is what she's looking to do):<br />- <a class="external" href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpb-accordion-menu-or-category/">https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpb-accordion-menu-or-category/</a><br />- <a class="external" href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/jquery-vertical-accordion-menu/">https://wordpress.org/plugins/jquery-vertical-accordion-menu/</a></p>
<p><a class="external" href="https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/free-wordpress-accordion-menu-plugins/">https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/free-wordpress-accordion-menu-plugins/</a> has a nice overview from a few years ago.</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=330382017-07-27T18:26:51ZMarilyn WeberMweber@gc.cuny.edu
<ul></ul><p>Great, I'll let her know. Thanks!</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=330392017-07-27T18:54:02ZMarilyn WeberMweber@gc.cuny.edu
<ul></ul><p>She requests the Nextend Accordion Menu plugin. LMK if you need anything.</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=330422017-07-27T19:24:40ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>Reporter Feedback</i> to <i>Assigned</i></li><li><strong>Target version</strong> changed from <i>Future release</i> to <i>1.11.8</i></li></ul><p>OK. I will add it for the August 1 release.</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=330602017-08-02T01:25:49ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>Assigned</i> to <i>Resolved</i></li></ul><p>Installed in <a class="external" href="https://github.com/cuny-academic-commons/cac/commit/07b5cc405ca9b530a9d5aeeacc10d1ab11eb146c">https://github.com/cuny-academic-commons/cac/commit/07b5cc405ca9b530a9d5aeeacc10d1ab11eb146c</a></p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=330702017-08-02T13:14:30ZMarilyn WeberMweber@gc.cuny.edu
<ul><li><strong>File</strong> <a href="/attachments/6135">AccProblem.JPG</a> <a class="icon-only icon-download" title="Download" href="/attachments/download/6135/AccProblem.JPG">AccProblem.JPG</a> added</li></ul><p>Thanks, but Kristen replies:</p>
<p>I was able to active the Nextend plugin, however, there seems to be an issue with server configuration on the backend that is preventing me from creating a new menu using the widget. I’m receiving the following error message: “Couldn't create the required cache dir: /var/www/html/commons/www/wp-content/cache/css/. Please make sure that the folder writeable by PHP!<br />139”</p>
<p>I’ve also attached a screenshot</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=330742017-08-02T19:53:44ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>Resolved</i> to <i>Assigned</i></li><li><strong>Target version</strong> changed from <i>1.11.8</i> to <i>1.11.9</i></li></ul><p>Thanks for the report.</p>
<p>It sounds like the plugin is broken. It's poor practice to require write access to the requested directory, and for security reasons I cannot grant access.</p>
<p>I'll review the situation. It may turn out that we need to have a different plugin, in which case I will swap this one out and report back.</p>
<p>Please thank the reporter for her patience.</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=331472017-08-08T14:07:54ZMarilyn WeberMweber@gc.cuny.edu
<ul></ul><p>Boone - <br />LMK if you want her to do anything. Should I send her the descriptions of <br />- <a class="external" href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpb-accordion-menu-or-category/">https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpb-accordion-menu-or-category/</a><br />- <a class="external" href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/jquery-vertical-accordion-menu/">https://wordpress.org/plugins/jquery-vertical-accordion-menu/</a><br />and ask for her opinion? Thanks!</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=331482017-08-08T14:26:52ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul></ul><p>Thanks, Marilyn. I'll make the recommendation this time, since her last recommendation ran into technical problems she couldn't have known about. If she's enquiring with you, please encourage her to have patience until after the scheduled release on the 11th (this Friday).</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=331502017-08-08T15:19:15ZMarilyn WeberMweber@gc.cuny.edu
<ul></ul><p>Great! I’ll let her know.</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=331752017-08-12T02:28:26ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>Assigned</i> to <i>Reporter Feedback</i></li></ul><p>After some additional research, I've gone with <a class="external" href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpb-accordion-menu-or-category/">https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpb-accordion-menu-or-category/</a>.</p>
<p>We do not have the "pro" version, so we do not have a built-in widget. But you can create a Text widget, and use the included shortcode to populate it. Something like:</p>
<pre>
[wpb_menu_accordion menu=”Menu Name” icon=”+”]
</pre>
<p>This seems to be working pretty well in my tests.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, all of the plugins that offer this functionality either cost money, or are quite terrible. This may be the best we can do.</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=331762017-08-12T02:28:34ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul><li><strong>Target version</strong> changed from <i>1.11.9</i> to <i>1.11.10</i></li></ul> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=332162017-08-14T21:31:42ZMarilyn WeberMweber@gc.cuny.edu
<ul></ul><p>Boone -</p>
<p>It is my unhappy fate to be the messenger. Here's her reply:</p>
<p>"Hello,<br />Thanks for your message. The WPB Accordion Menu or Category plugin has the functionality we’re looking for, but not the aesthetics. We’d like to maintain the page’s look and feel by using a plugin that allows us to simply collapse the existing categories, rather than creating a distinct menu bar, as this plugin does. There were some other plugins that I included in my initial email that seem they would enable us to do this: Collapsing Categories and Show-Hide / Collapse-Expand. Are either of these possibilities?<br />Thanks,<br />Kristen<br />Kristen Cribbs, MPH<br />Human Research Protection Program Coordinator<br />Doctor of Public Health student, Health Policy & Management <br />CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy<br /><a class="email" href="mailto:kristen.cribbs@sph.cuny.edu">kristen.cribbs@sph.cuny.edu</a> | 602-686-0038"</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=332172017-08-15T14:08:05ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>Reporter Feedback</i> to <i>Assigned</i></li></ul><p>Thanks, Marilyn. I'll review which plugins are compatible with our infrastructure and put something into the release on the 21st.</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=332192017-08-15T15:28:51ZMarilyn WeberMweber@gc.cuny.edu
<ul></ul><p>Thanks, - will let her know.</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=333472017-08-22T21:47:32ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>Assigned</i> to <i>Reporter Feedback</i></li><li><strong>Target version</strong> changed from <i>1.11.10</i> to <i>1.11.11</i></li></ul><p>I've removed the unwanted wpb-accordion plugin in <a class="external" href="https://github.com/cuny-academic-commons/cac/commit/472b6300b3083a91bf93d8a6f5d676a07f7be560">https://github.com/cuny-academic-commons/cac/commit/472b6300b3083a91bf93d8a6f5d676a07f7be560</a>.</p>
<p>In <a class="external" href="https://github.com/cuny-academic-commons/cac/commit/a1ca6842eb8c044cd79cb642e485ea9d27e256e3">https://github.com/cuny-academic-commons/cac/commit/a1ca6842eb8c044cd79cb642e485ea9d27e256e3</a> I added the Collapsing Categories plugin.</p>
<p>Please let the user know that the plugin is ready for use, and let me know what you hear back.</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=333502017-08-23T00:32:19ZMarilyn WeberMweber@gc.cuny.edu
<ul></ul><p>I've let her know. Will report back. Here's hoping!</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=333682017-08-24T15:48:27ZMarilyn WeberMweber@gc.cuny.edu
<ul></ul><p>The reply:</p>
<p>"Unfortunately, the plugin doesn’t seem to work as we need it to. The widget only expands/collapses blog posts. We are looking for a function that will allow us to expand/collapse menu items in our custom menu sidebar.<br />I found a few other options that might do the trick:<br />· Netgo Expandable/Collapsible (<a class="external" href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/netgo-expandablecollapsible-menu/[wordpress.org]">https://wordpress.org/plugins/netgo-expandablecollapsible-menu/[wordpress.org]</a>) menu<br />· Expandable Menus (<a class="external" href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/expandable-menus/#description[wordpress.org]">https://wordpress.org/plugins/expandable-menus/#description[wordpress.org]</a>) (plugin is a few years old but people seem to still have success using it)<br />· Nice Navigation (<a class="external" href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/nice-navigation/[wordpress.org]">https://wordpress.org/plugins/nice-navigation/[wordpress.org]</a>) (plugin is a few years old and not sure if it’s still supported)<br />I also found these instructions (<a class="external" href="http://mysitemyway.com/docs/Collapsible_sidebar_menus[mysitemyway.com]">http://mysitemyway.com/docs/Collapsible_sidebar_menus[mysitemyway.com]</a>) on altering the CSS within the menu to collapse menu items, but it doesn’t seem our site currently gives us the option to customize the CSS or Javascript.<br />I am also open to any other suggestions the programmers might have.<br />I have an unrelated question for the programmers that I can’t find the answer to online: We currently have our blog posts on our home page (<a class="external" href="https://sphhrpp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/">https://sphhrpp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/</a>) . I’d like to alter the appearance of these posts. Specifically, do you know if there is a way to make the font of the blog post titles smaller as well as eliminate some of the white space in between posts within our existing WP theme? In general, I’d like the posts to be more compact.<br />"</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=333782017-08-25T00:02:43ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul></ul><p>I'll review the available options and see what I can do for version 1.11.12.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Specifically, do you know if there is a way to make the font of the blog post titles smaller as well as eliminate some of the white space in between posts within our existing WP theme?</p>
</blockquote>
<p>It's possible for users to enter custom CSS that can be used to modify the appearance of the theme. I recommend doing this with the Jetpack plugin. Some documentation: <a class="external" href="https://jetpack.com/support/custom-css/">https://jetpack.com/support/custom-css/</a></p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=333972017-08-25T23:24:20ZMarilyn WeberMweber@gc.cuny.edu
<ul></ul><p>From the user:</p>
<p>"I believe I (finally!) figured out a workaround to allow me to collapse our site’s sidebar menu. Following these instructions (<a class="external" href="http://mysitemyway.com/docs/Collapsible_sidebar_menus">http://mysitemyway.com/docs/Collapsible_sidebar_menus</a>) , I successfully used custom CSS (via Jetpack) to hide submenus on the menu bar. As a next step, I need to add custom JavaScript to enable the menu to display their children.</p>
<p>I could not find a custom JavaScript plugin installed in Commons. Is it possible for the programmers to install the following? Simple Custom CSS and JS (<a class="external" href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-css-js/">https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-css-js/</a>)"</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=334282017-08-28T19:13:01ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul></ul><p>Thanks for the follow-up, Marilyn.</p>
<p>It's not possible for users to write custom JavaScript on the Commons. It's something we can't allow due to security concerns. If the user has written and tested some JS, I may be able to roll it into a custom tool.</p>
<p>Generally speaking, the user may find it helpful to review our Hosting Partner Handbook <a class="external" href="https://dev.commons.gc.cuny.edu/hosting-partner-handbook/">https://dev.commons.gc.cuny.edu/hosting-partner-handbook/</a>, which has details about custom functionality on the Commons. In situations like these, it's strongly recommended that users set up their own WordPress installation (either locally or on some other environment) where they can test candidate plugins and other customizations before submitting them for inclusion on the Commons.</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=335562017-09-01T19:42:34ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul><li><strong>Target version</strong> changed from <i>1.11.11</i> to <i>1.11.12</i></li></ul><p>I've removed collapsing-categories in <a class="external" href="https://github.com/cuny-academic-commons/cac/commit/5acb024098b06a1a4d049a8359cc66a3f2016ed8">https://github.com/cuny-academic-commons/cac/commit/5acb024098b06a1a4d049a8359cc66a3f2016ed8</a>, and replaced it with netgo-expandablecollapsible-menu in <a class="external" href="https://github.com/cuny-academic-commons/cac/commit/e7e0f02d0dcc677592f6c7cfb8b7f8be164d0f48">https://github.com/cuny-academic-commons/cac/commit/e7e0f02d0dcc677592f6c7cfb8b7f8be164d0f48</a>. This'll be available after the release, momentarily.</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=336532017-09-12T01:43:54ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul><li><strong>Target version</strong> changed from <i>1.11.12</i> to <i>1.11.13</i></li></ul> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=337892017-09-22T14:35:40ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul><li><strong>Target version</strong> changed from <i>1.11.13</i> to <i>1.11.14</i></li></ul> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=338662017-10-02T15:01:19ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>Reporter Feedback</i> to <i>Resolved</i></li></ul><p>I'm going to close this one out. Marilyn, please don't hesitate to reopen if there are further questions. Thanks!</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=368342018-05-08T01:57:22ZMarilyn WeberMweber@gc.cuny.edu
<ul></ul><p>Looks like this needs re-opening. She just wrote:</p>
<p>I’m writing to follow up to an old thread regarding integrating a collapsible sidebar menu into my Commons WordPress site (<a class="external" href="https://sphhrpp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/">https://sphhrpp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/</a>) . Unfortunately, the plugins we tried last August did not work, however, I recently discovered a newer plugin that seems promising. Would it be possible for the Bellows Lite plugin (see here (<a class="external" href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/bellows-accordion-menu/">https://wordpress.org/plugins/bellows-accordion-menu/</a>) ) to be added to Commons?</p> CUNY Academic Commons - Support #8446: request for multiple accordion menu pluginshttps://redmine.gc.cuny.edu/issues/8446?journal_id=368402018-05-08T02:31:20ZBoone Gorgesboone@gorg.es
<ul><li><strong>Related to</strong> <i><a class="issue tracker-1 status-5 priority-4 priority-default closed" href="/issues/9727">Bug #9727</a>: Plugin request: Bellows Accordion Menu</i> added</li></ul>