Title: Wider Admin Menu
Author: WP Chill
Published: <strong>8 abril 2014</strong>
Last modified: 2 decembre 2025

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# Wider Admin Menu

 Per [WP Chill](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpchill/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wider-admin-menu.1.4.zip)

 * [Details](https://oci.wordpress.org/plugins/wider-admin-menu/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://oci.wordpress.org/plugins/wider-admin-menu/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://oci.wordpress.org/plugins/wider-admin-menu/#installation)
 * [Development](https://oci.wordpress.org/plugins/wider-admin-menu/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wider-admin-menu/)

## Descripcion

**Wider Admin Menu** is a standalone plugin built, maintained & operated by the 
friendly folks over at [MachoThemes](https://www.machothemes.com/).

Wider Admin Menu is a lightweight plugin that lets you set the width of your admin
menu from the default `160px` up to `300px`.

A separate stylesheet is also included if you wish to avoid Yet Another Plugin. 
See FAQ.

This plugin will _leave no trace!_ If you delete the plugin, all settings will be
removed from the database. Guaranteed. However, simply deactivating it will leave
your settings in place, as expected.

## Screenshots

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## Installacion

Option A:

 1. Go to `Plugins > Add New`.
 2. Search for « wider admin menu ».
 3. Click « Install Now ».

Option B:

 1. Download the zip file.
 2. Unzip it on your hard drive.
 3. Upload the `wider-admin-menu` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.

Option C:

 1. Download the zip file.
 2. Upload the zip file via `Plugins > Add New > Upload`.

Finally, activate the plugin.

By default, the plugin will set the width of the admin menu to `200px`. Go to Settings
> Wider Admin Menu to select a new width.

## FAQ

### I don’t need a plugin. Can I just add some code to my stylesheet?

Sure. That’s actually how this plugin started out. If you simply need a wider admin
bar and you’re cool with CSS then try this:

Look in the plugin’s `/css` folder for the file `wider-admin-menu.css`.

Then either copy its contents to your theme’s stylesheet,

OR

copy the file to your theme folder and add this to your theme’s `functions.php` 
to load it:

    ```
    function wider_admin_menu() {
      wp_enqueue_style( 'wider-admin-menu', get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/wider-admin-menu.css' );
    }
    add_action( 'admin_enqueue_scripts', 'wider_admin_menu' );
    ```

That covers WordPress 4.0 and up.

For WordPress 3.8 to 3.9.2, substitute `wider-admin-menu-38.css`.

For WordPress 3.5 to 3.7.1, substitute `wider-admin-menu-35.css`.

For WordPress 3.3 to 3.4.2, substitute `wider-admin-menu-33.css`.

Need a hand? I’m on the [support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wider-admin-menu).

### How can I contribute a translation?

[Translate directly on wordpress.org](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wider-admin-menu).
Thanks!

### Leave no trace? What’s that about?

Some plugins and themes don’t fully uninstall everything they installed – things
like settings, database tables, subdirectories. That bugs me. Sometimes, it bugs
your WordPress too.

So this plugin will completely remove itself upon deletion. Deactivating the plugin
will leave the settings intact, though. As an added bonus, you can switch off « 
Leave No Trace » so the settings remain after deletion, if you want.

### Where do I report security bugs found in this plugin?

Please report security bugs found in the source code of the Wider Admin Menu plugin
through the [Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program](https://patchstack.com/database/vdp/60969ff6-324d-408d-b967-06d70d70b1a9).
The Patchstack team will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and notify
the developers of this plugin. »

## Reviews

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fa65565742d353beaa3cde6df9fb63cb46eefadbc0a61c4cb9408808dc4b7b8c?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Simple and it does help](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-it-does-help/)󠁿

 [pedjas](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pedjas/) 14 julhet 2023 1 reply

I did not realize that narrow Admin Menu is what makes me uncomfortable until I 
saw this plugin. Installed it and it indeed does help.

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Should be default](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-be-default-2/)󠁿

 [Marcus Quinn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/surferking/) 31 mai 2023 6 replies

This should be the default Admin left navigation width! Brilliant plugin – I just
wish that Gutenberg editor and others recognised this width, as they seem to be 
left-aligned to the original width, hiding an important part of their interfaces.
Maybe there’s another way to implement this? Or maybe an alternative would be knocking
the font size down a couple of pixels but within the original width for less wrapped
text, or maybe just change the way text wraps. Nice try though, appreciate someone
making the effort for the obvious issue that core has missed.

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great. Such a simple improvement.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-such-a-simple-improvement/)󠁿

 [Svensonsan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/svensonsan/) 16 decembre 2021 1 reply

Tested this plugin and the admin area looks better right away. Such a simple but
effective improvement. Never happened before in all those years like this with anything
in WordPress. Thank you so much.

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[A useful plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-useful-plugin-23/)󠁿

 [Irina](https://profiles.wordpress.org/irinashl/) 4 decembre 2021 1 reply

An interesting plugin with a very interesting ability to customize the admin menu.
I haven’t seen such a fonction in WP plugins yet!!! thanks

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[The plugin increases the database by 0.1 MB](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-plugin-increases-the-database-by-0-1-mb/)󠁿

 [cronwerk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cronwerk/) 10 decembre 2020 1 reply

After installing, activating, then deactivating and uninstalling this plugin without
changing it’s settings, the database increased by 0.1 MB! – although the developers
wrote that after removing the plugin, nothing remains in the database.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4cedbca78d5e9004eaecb770baea85601cbc2f3e8ab8000472c3debe38d073dc?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great helper](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-helper-8/)󠁿

 [Rasso Hilber](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nonverbla/) 13 julhet 2020 1 reply

Great helper plugin! I just copied the css to my build system and made the width
a scss variable. Fast adjustments! :))

 [ Read all 21 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wider-admin-menu/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Wider Admin Menu” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ WP Chill ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpchill/)
 *   [ Silkalns ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/silkalns/)
 *   [ Chris Dillon ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cdillon27/)

“Wider Admin Menu” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wider-admin-menu/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Wider Admin Menu” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wider-admin-menu)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wider-admin-menu/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wider-admin-menu/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wider-admin-menu/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wider-admin-menu/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.4 – 2022-01-10

 * Changed slider with jquery ui slide
 * Removed extra script
 * Removed extra style
 * Added: Sanitization and escapes

#### 1.3.2 – 2019-10-18

 * Fix WP Side Menu going over Gutenberg/Editor

#### 1.3.1 – 2019-09-12

 * Translation ready
 * Created pot file

#### 1.3 – 2018-12-09

 * Updated for WordPress version 5 and Gutenberg editor.

#### 1.2.3 – 2017-11-16

 * Minor refactoring.
 * Removed translation file.

#### 1.2.2 – 2017-09-04

 * Update URLs.

#### 1.2.1 – 2017-04-14

 * Update URLs.

#### 1.2 – 2016-06-24

 * New « Leave No Trace » icon.

#### 1.1.3 – 2016-04-29

 * Add style for [Query Monitor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/query-monitor/) plugin.

#### 1.1.2 – 2015-04-22

 * Fix minor JavaScript bug on Settings page.

#### 1.1.1

 * Remove « RC » from version check.
 * Add `uninstall.php`.

#### 1.1

 * Updated for WordPress 4.0.

#### 1.0

 * Object-oriented refactor.
 * Improved i18n, ready for translations.

#### 0.3

 * Use PHP `version_compare` function.
 * Fix footer style for WordPress 3.5 to 3.7.1.
 * Add « Alternate Method » instructions.
 * Use WordPress coding standards.

#### 0.2.3

 * Updated for WordPress 3.8.2.

#### 0.2.2

 * Added empty `localization` directory.

#### 0.2.1

 * Version bump to trigger update message for anyone who downloaded my svn-fubar.

#### 0.2

 * Moved CSS from style.php to in-page section.

#### 0.1

 * First release.

## Mèta

 *  Version **1.4**
 *  Last updated **5 meses ago**
 *  Active installations **2 000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wider-admin-menu/) e [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/wider-admin-menu/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wider-admin-menu)
 * Tag
 * [admin menu](https://oci.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin-menu/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://oci.wordpress.org/plugins/wider-admin-menu/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4.7 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  18 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wider-admin-menu/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  1 4-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wider-admin-menu/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  1 3-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wider-admin-menu/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  0 2-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wider-admin-menu/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  1 1-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wider-admin-menu/reviews/?filter=1)

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## Contributors

 *   [ WP Chill ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpchill/)
 *   [ Silkalns ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/silkalns/)
 *   [ Chris Dillon ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cdillon27/)

## Support

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