A set of custom tweaks to the WordPress Admin Bar that was introduced in WP 3.1. Since version 3.3.5 of this plugin, it is only compatible with WP 3.

Donald Gilbert

Electric Easel

This plugin has been completely re-written to interface with the WP 3.1 admin bar, and adds some much requested / great features to the WP Admin Bar. Due to API changes in WP 3.3, this plugin is no longer compatible with earlier versions of WordPress. It requires WP 3.3 or greater. If you are using a version prior to WP 3.3, please download and install <a href="https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wordpress-admin-bar-improved.3.3.4.zip" rel="nofollow ugc">version 3.3.4</a> of this plugin, as the latest version will not work for you.
Check the post on this plugin over at our site, <a href="http://www.electriceasel.com/plugins/wordpress-admin-bar-improved" rel="nofollow ugc">Electric Easel</a>, for instructions, updates, and other news.
Features:
<ul>
<li>Easy Interface using WP 3.0 Menus to add custom menu items to your Admin Bar.</li>
<li>Displays a login form on the front end of your site in the WP Admin Bar.</li>
<li>Ajax Login</li>
<li>Ajax Search from form in admin bar</li>
<li>Ability to show or hide the admin bar by clicking the Show/Hide box that appears below the center of the admin bar</li>
<li>More to come…</li>
</ul>
ToDo:
<ul>
<li>Make everything work with MultiSite</li>
<li>Popup notification/error messages</li>
</ul>

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