One question I get when developing clients sites is “can we put more information in our menus?” Some clients and projects need more than one word descriptions of pages. Sometimes I need to create menus that not only had graphic elements incorporated, but also descriptions and calls to action to improve the quality of each session.

I looked at the CodeCanyon Marketplace and found a few plugins that did exactly what I wanted to accomplish. After reading some reviews and seeing the demo in action, I decided to check out UberMenu plugin. I used the plugin on my dev site and  I had to do some modifications to my style.css and header file to get the plugin to work, but the help files clearly outlined the steps I needed to take since my theme had some conflicts. I ended up using CSS Edit to style the menu on my own, but UberMenu came with plenty of pre-made styles to choose from. A small investment of $14 was well worth the results, and I plan to sell Ubermenu with many of my future projects.

[button link="http://codecanyon.net/item/ubermenu-wordpress-mega-menu-plugin/154703?ref=aeveland" color="default" target="_blank" size="small"]Get UberMenu[/button]

WIN A COPY OF UBERMENU

Or if you’re like most of us and want something for nearly doing nothing then you should take 5 seconds and enter to win a copy of Ubermenu below.

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[image small="http://andyeveland.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/umbutton.jpg" big="http://andyeveland.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/large.jpg" align="left" width="250" height="83" type="image" skin="on"] Win a free copy of Ubermenu by completing one or both of the following 2 options. Option 1: Like me on Facebook or Option 2: Repost my Tweet. You can do both options and double your chances of winning. I have provided a simple link in the tabs below to make entering easy.

The Rules:

• 1. This is for a (1) New Copy of Ubermenu
• 2. You may only enter once on each network (1) Facebook (1) Twitter
• 3. Entries will be accepted until Friday, September 9th 2011 at 11:59 PST
• 4. Winner will be chosen at random using random.org Start entering by clicking the options below!

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[toggle title="Option 1: Win on Facebook"]All you have to do is “LIKE” me on Facebook. Click the LIKE button below to submit your entry.

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[toggle title="Option 2: Win on Twitter"]Tweet this message and leave the message intact. You can add to it but please leave the # and @ tags.


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[toggle title="Option 3: Win or What?"]Now that you have completed entry options 1 and 2 why not get notified of upcoming freebies? Don’t worry this is not your Aunt Mary’s email list that includes chain letters and PowerPoint presentations with motivational quotes. It’s lean, mean and full of free stuff. It’s only published monthly so it’s sure not to clog up your inbox with useless junk (promise).

 

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[box style="note"]Be sure to read my follow up to this post: Back To Basics and see why my site looks different.[/box]

UPDATE 09-11-2011

Congratulations Audee Mirza! You won a copy of UberMenu for WordPress! Everyone who entered was assigned a number and then I used Random.org to choose the winner. A big thanks to everyone who participated and entered the contest. Keep your eyes peeled for more give-aways coming soon.

 

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