NB Menu démarrer WP

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NB Menu démarrer WP adds an organized application launcher to the WordPress administration area without replacing the native menu.

Stable version: 1.1.0 — GPL-2.0-or-later

Features

• persistent Start button at the bottom of the administration menu;
• drag-and-drop favorites;
• personal folders that can be added, renamed, and deleted;
• custom shortcuts to internal or external URLs;
• search across the menus and submenus available to the current user;
• A–Z index limited to top-level entries;
• submenu access directly from application tiles;
• a separate layout for every WordPress user;
• responsive interface and keyboard navigation (Ctrl/Cmd + K, Escape).

The plugin does not change the order or visibility of the native WordPress menu. It builds the launcher exclusively from pages the current user is already allowed to access.

Requirements

• WordPress 6.5 or later;
• PHP 7.4 or later;
• JavaScript enabled in the browser;
• an account allowed to access WordPress administration.

Original author and forks

NB Menu démarrer WP was originally created by NBForm.

Copyright © 2026 NBForm. Forks, modifications, and redistribution are allowed under GPL-2.0-or-later. Modified versions may credit their contributors while retaining the copyright and license notices that apply to the original version and documenting their own changes.

Installation

1. Copy the wp-start-menu directory to wp-content/plugins/.
2. Activate NB Menu démarrer WP from the Plugins screen.
3. Open any administration screen and select Start at the bottom left.

The latest installable archive is available from GitHub Releases.

Usage

Select Organize to customize the launcher:

• drag favorites to reorder them;
• select an application’s star in A–Z to add it to or remove it from favorites;
• use “Add a URL” to create, edit, or delete a personal shortcut;
• create a folder, then drag applications into it;
• open a folder to rename or delete it, or remove its items.

Changes are saved automatically in the metadata of the connected WordPress account.

Languages

The interface automatically follows the WordPress site language:

• English: source language;
• French: bundled translation.

Permissions and privacy

• users only see menus allowed by their existing WordPress capabilities;
• the plugin grants no new permission and changes no role;
• each layout is stored separately in the connected account’s metadata;
• no data is sent to NBForm or any third-party service;
• no cookie, telemetry, or tracking system is added;
• uninstalling the plugin removes the preferences it stored.

Architecture

The project intentionally remains compact and has no runtime dependency:

wp-start-menu.php                 plugin bootstrap
includes/class-wp-start-menu.php WordPress logic, permissions, and persistence
assets/admin.js                  launcher interactions
assets/admin.css                 responsive presentation
languages/                       translation template and French translation
uninstall.php                    uninstall cleanup

Development

The plugin has no build dependency: it uses native PHP, CSS, and JavaScript only.

php -l wp-start-menu.php
php -l includes/class-wp-start-menu.php
node --check assets/admin.js
php tools/check-release.php
composer phpcs

CI checks PHP 7.4, 8.3, and 8.4. A vX.Y.Z tag automatically produces an installable archive and its SHA-256 checksum.

See CONTRIBUTING.md, SECURITY.md, and CHANGELOG.md.

License

GPL-2.0-or-later. See LICENSE for the full license and NOTICE for original attribution.