Keith S.

<p>Want to run a simple website using WordPress as a CMS, but don’t want (or need) the Post functionality?  This is the plugin for you.  This plugin rewrites the Admin menu link order to show the Pages menu item first instead of posts, while leaving the ability to deal with posts intact.  It’s a fairly simple little hack, but if you need it, here it is.</p>
<p>You can find the plugin home page (and leave comments) <a href="http://keithsolomon.net/cms-menu/" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>.</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<p>There is no usage per se, since all the plugin does is change the menu order on the Admin menu.  If you see the Pages menu item at the top of the admin menu, the plugin is working.</p>


CMS-Like Admin Menu

Change Admin menu link order to reflect a more CMS-like usage (with Page taking precedence over posts).

IMPORTANT NOTES

>THIS PLUGIN IS NO LONGER …

Ciprian

Pär Thernström

<p>The <strong>Admin Menu Tree Page View</strong> plugin adds a tree-view layout to all your pages – directly accessible in the admin menu. This way, all your content will be available with just one click, no matter where you are in the admin area.</p>
<p>You can also add posts, pages and custom post types directly in the tree and you can quickly find your pages by using the real-time search box.</p>
<p><a href="https://getbutterfly.com/wordpress-plugins/admin-menu-tree-page-view/" rel="nofollow ugc">Homepage</a> | <a href="https://getbutterfly.com/admin-menu-tree-page-view-2-8-refactoring-update/" rel="nofollow ugc">2.8 Refactor</a></p>
<h4>Top features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Change the order of your pages with drag-and-drop</li>
<li>View all your pages – no matter where in the admin you are</li>
<li>View the hierarchy (parent/child relationship) of your pages</li>
<li>Add pages directly after or inside another post – no need to first create the post and then select the parent</li>
<li>Adds link to view a public post type directly from the admin menu – no need to first edit the post and then click the view link</li>
</ul>
<p>Works perfectly in WordPress installations with lots of pages in a tree hierarchy.</p>


Admin Menu Tree Page View


The screenshots for this plugin show that you can access the tree of pages by going to a special page in the admin menu. But that is not what happens. Instead, this plugin adds a full list of all pages to the admin menu itself, under Pages. It's too long, it's a mess, and I can't use it. I thought this would be a good replacement for the still-working-but-apparently-abandoned CMS Tree Page View, but it is not. I'll be going back to that plugin instead.


Screenshots are not accurate

Get a tree view of all your pages directly in the admin menu. Search, add, edit, view, re-order – all is just one click away!

CMS-Like Admin Menu vs Admin Menu Tree Page View