The Content Menu

by John DeStefano — last modified Feb 04, 2009 03:00 AM
Contributors: Stephanie McFarlin
Changing the appearance of the user actions and content menus
Content Menu

In Plone v2.x:

  • Template: global_contentmenu
    • Located: [site]/portal_skins/plone_templates
  • CSS: .contentActions, .contentActions ul, .contentActions li, .contentActions ul, .contentActions li, .menuPosition, .actionMenu li, .actionMenu li a, .actionMenu li a:hover, .actionMenu, .actionSeperator a, .actionSingular, and .actionItems li
    • Located: [site]/portal_skins/plone_styles/plone.css

In Plone v3.x:

  • Template: plone.contentactions
    • Located: [site]/portal_view_customizations
  • CSS: .contentActions, .contentActions ul, .contentActions li, .contentActions ul, .contentActions li, .menuPosition, .actionMenu li, .actionMenu li a, .actionMenu li a:hover, .actionMenu, .actionSeperator a, .actionSingular, and .actionItems li
    • Located: [site]/portal_skins/plone_styles/authoring.css

 

Additional Information:

To disable a content type from the Add New Item menu site-wide:

  • Navigate to [site]/portal_types
  • Click on the content type you wish to disable
  • Uncheck Implicitly addable?
  • Click Save
    Voilà! The content type will no longer be displayed in the Add New Item menu.

The states displayed in the States menu are controlled via [site]/portal_workflow