New release of Orchard menu module coming soon!
I’m finishing the next release of the popular Hierarchical Menu module for Orchard, hoping to ship it around weekend. Besides some minor bug fixes (items ordering), it will feature a couple of new additions – customizable Breadcrumbs Widget, breadcrumbs helper shape and Submenu Widget.
- As Breadcrumbs Widget doesn’t need much explanation
, breadcrumbs helper shape will allow developers to place breadcrumbs inside their Razor shapes simply by calling @Display(New.Breadcrumbs(parameters)). Parameters are still being modified so I’ll provide their list with the release. - Submenu widget will allow you to place a list of navigation items related to the currently displayed page (same level items or subitems) anywhere on your pages.
Stay tuned!
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attilah said
Sounds awesome features, looking forward for the release! :-)
Matt said
My boss just asked me if we could get breadcrumbs on a site. Nice one :)
pszmyd said
Thanks! I'm testing the new release atm so I'll publish it tomorrow for sure.
Btw I added one more feature besides those stated in the article - Recently visited pages widget. I think taht it's a nice feature to have, too:)
Cheers!
JonnyBoats said
It would be super if you would include a sample of the css to style the menu. Perhaps even use it here on your site?
pszmyd said
@JonnyBoats: Sure, I'll create a section about styling in the corresponding docs.
I'm using the menu module here, but don't have that much subpages to show any hierarchy:)
I've built a separate theme, which utilizes the menu hierarchy and styles it property, and I'll use it as an example in the doc article (and maybe setup a demo site).
JonnyBoats said
Thanks Piotr, When it comes to styling the menus, there seem to be an unlimited number of possibilities ;-) One tool I have use is UDM menus which does cost a small amount of money but provides lots of functionality. It should be extremely easy to use with your module. Here is a link if you are interested: (http://www.udm4.com/manual/quickstart/#quickstart-qsetup )(I am not affiliated in any way, just a satisfied user).
Olin said
Hello Piotr, thanks for posting and creating theses modules (and this one particularly)
when this one will be Up line ? :)
pszmyd said
@Olin: Hi! I had a small delay, sorry for that, and couldn't release the new version yesterday. I'm adding some finishing touches and today/tomorrow it will be ready for sure.
tkunstek said
Still looking forward to this. I ran across a template today for a client that will have a main-menu navigation and a side-menu nav. Just a thought to add to your wish list.
pszmyd said
Hi!
@tkunstek: Yes, I'm planning to do something like this. New release will get a SubMenu widget for rendering a side-menu depending on the currently displayed item (eg. items on the same level).
If you meant a possibility to create custom menus (besides the main) to display in widgets... I wanted to do something like this, but heard that custom menus would be built-in in one of the future Orchard releases. I'm currently waiting for an answer from the Orchard Team. If it's not planned in the nearest future than I'd add such functionality, as I also need it and the deadlines are coming...:)
Cheers!
Olin said
I was currently working on a widget to show orchard menu recursively and it work, but I meet a bug, my Href / Url of my objects are empty , and for a menu, i think its a little bit annoying ^^
your module apparently is much more developped than mine, that's why i'm waiting for it ! :)
hope the release is coming soon :D
pszmyd said
@tkunstek: Bertrand just told me that this feature isn't currently planned, so I'll definitely do it. I Unfortunately I won't add it in the current release (which will be available later today), but surely will do in the next one, which will be available as fast as I can in the incoming days (as I horribly need it too).
pszmyd said
@Olin: Yes, that could be slightly annoying in the case of a menu;))
I had some issues with the Breadcrumbs, but finally manage to work it out, so the release will be available today.