Bring Back Admin Menu Separators
Get back the menu separators in the new WordPress 3.8+ Admin Interface
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 2
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 15 Jan 2014
- Added
- Jan 2014
- Requires WP
- 3.8
- Tested up to
- WP 3.7.41
- Downloads
- 3,273
Our analysis
AI-assistedBring Back Admin Menu Separators is a WordPress plugin that enhances the visibility of admin menu separators in the WordPress Admin interface. It adds CSS to restore these separators, which some users find helpful for navigation in the updated design. This plugin is suitable for users who prefer a clearer visual separation in their admin menus.
Best for: Users who find the lack of visual separation in the WordPress admin menu confusing.
What it does well
- ✓Restores visibility of admin menu separators
- ✓Works with all default color styles
- ✓Allows customisation of separator colours through theme's functions.php
Where it falls short
- •Limited to visual changes without additional functionality
- •Last updated in January 2014, may not be compatible with newer WordPress versions
Verdict
This plugin can be useful for those who want to improve navigation in the WordPress admin area. However, its outdated status may limit its effectiveness with newer WordPress updates.
From the developer
bej-soan's own description of Bring Back Admin Menu Separators, lightly tidied.
This plugins just adds some CSS to make the admin menu separators visible again, since a lot of people are confused with no visual separation in the new WordPress Admin Design.
Works for all default color styles.
If you want to change the colors of the separators you can copy the php code from the plugin file and add it to your themes functions.php.