CiviCRM

Reorganize administrator menus

Details

  • Type: Improvement Improvement
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Fixed/Completed
  • Affects Version/s: 4.1.0
  • Fix Version/s: 4.1.0
  • Component/s: Core CiviCRM
  • Labels:
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  • User friendly summary:
    Reorganize the Adminstration menus in order to reduce confusion (especially understanding the differences between Customize, Configure and Manage), and reduce the number of clicks to get to any admin option
  • Is MIH?:
    No
  • Code Sprint:
    Yes

Description

Modify the administrative menus in order to:
    * reduce confusion - especially understanding the differences between Customize, Configure and Manage
    * reduce the # of clicks to get to any admin option
    * clarify language a bit
Upgrade will rebuild admin menu items and put out an alert to users that the admin menu has been updated.

New layout is here.
http://civicrm.org/sites/civicrm.org/files/ProposedAdminMenu.PNG

We'll incorporate the suggestions (comments) on the blog post as well.
http://civicrm.org/blogs/dave-greenberg/improving-civicrm-administration-menu

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Sarah Gladstone added a comment -
Can a link be added under "Administer ... CiviContribute" that points to "http://sandbox.drupal6.civicrm.org/civicrm/admin/optionValue?gid=23&reset=1" so that an administrator can customize the options for "In honor of"

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Sarah Gladstone added a comment - Can a link be added under "Administer ... CiviContribute" that points to "http://sandbox.drupal6.civicrm.org/civicrm/admin/optionValue?gid=23&reset=1" so that an administrator can customize the options for "In honor of"

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