chillcode

<p>Every WP_Post (page, attachment, post, woo product) has a menu_order column and this plugin allows you to modify it directly on your dashboard listings.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Change menu order on WP_Post types like pages, attachments, posts & woo products.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Prerequisites</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org" rel="ugc"><strong>WordPress</strong></a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Pricing</h4>
<p>Free</p>
<h3>Configuration</h3>
<p>Once installed you will see an input box on every listing item.</p>
<p>To disable confirm prompt after menu order is updated visit <strong>Wordpres Settings->Writing</strong> and untick the option <strong>Enable confirmation on input exit</strong><br />
To disable tab to next on position update visit <strong>WordPress Settings->Writing</strong> and untick the option Enable <strong>Go to next field on update</strong></p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<ol>
<li><strong>Access WordPress Admin</strong>: Log in to your <strong>WordPress</strong> admin dashboard. This is usually accessed by adding “/wp-admin” to the end of your website’s URL and entering your credentials.</li>
<li><strong>Navigate to Posts, Media, Pages or Products</strong>: After logging in, navigate to any listing page based on WP_Post, such as Posts, Media, Pages, or Products (if you’ve installed WooCommerce). You can find these sections in the left-hand menu of the <strong>WordPress</strong> admin dashboard.</li>
<li><strong>Reordering items</strong>: Each list item will have a new input box with a menu_order value *. Simply change the value and press Enter to reorder the items. Negative values are also acceptable. For example, -1 will be sorted before 1 or 0.</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>If Order column is not present <a href="https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/administration-screens/#screen-options/" rel="ugc">Manage screen options</a> and enable Order Column.</li>
</ul>


Simple Menu Order Column

Expose menu order column on your dashboard listings.

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<p>Easily reorder your admin menu items on the user and blog level with simple drag & drop operation.</p>
<p>Menu ordering is automatically saved in the database by user and site.</p>
<p>Based on user, the plugin will load their own unique menu preference.</p>
<p>This plugin is a standalone feature of the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/zeus-admin-theme/" rel="ugc">Zeus Admin Theme</a> plugin.  To bundle this feature as well as ajax admin searching, hide admin menus, improved admin ui, and more download Zeus <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/zeus-admin-theme/" rel="ugc">here</a></p>


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