Ollie Menu Designer

Beschrijving

Create stunning, content-rich dropdown, mobile, and mega menus using the WordPress block editor and full site editing. Ollie Menu Designer lets you build beautiful dropdown menus and mobile navigation with images, buttons, call-to-actions, and any other blocks – giving you the same creative freedom you have when designing your pages.

Menu Designer puts you in complete control of how your menus look and function. Best of all, if you’re using the free Ollie theme, you’ll get access to a collection of beautifully pre-designed menu templates to help you get started quickly.

Ontwerpvrijheid

Create dropdown menus and mobile menus that match your vision using any WordPress block you can imagine. Whether you need multi-column layouts, featured images and galleries, rich text with custom typography, or buttons and call-to-action elements, Menu Designer gives you complete creative control. You can even include recent posts, product grids, search bars, forms, custom HTML, and literally any other block to build exactly the navigation experience your site needs.

  • Multi-column layouts with images, text, and buttons
  • Rijke content zoals galerijen, formulieren en productoverzichten
  • Complete creative control with any WordPress block

Mobile-First Options

Your menus look great on every device with Ollie Menu Designer’s mobile-optimized approach. Design custom mobile menu experiences that replace default navigation with beautiful, touch-friendly interfaces. You have complete control over responsive behavior, including the ability to disable dropdowns on mobile with fallback URLs, set custom breakpoints, and ensure optimized performance across all devices.

  • Fast, beautiful mobile menu designs with touch-friendly interactions
  • Choose from several pre-designed menu patterns
  • Optimale prestaties op alle apparaten

Bouw sneller met Ollie

Get started instantly with the free Ollie block theme, which comes packed with beautiful pre-designed menu templates and patterns built specifically for Ollie Menu Designer. Instead of starting from scratch, you’ll have access to professionally-crafted mobile menus, dropdown designs, and mega menu layouts that seamlessly integrate with Ollie’s design system. Simply install the theme, browse the menu pattern library, and customize the designs to match your brand – no design experience required.

  • Pre-designed menu templates and patterns included
  • Seamless integration with Ollie’s design system
  • Professional designs ready to customize for your brand

Adding Mobile Menus with Ollie Menu Designer

We hebben een volledige videotutorial gemaakt over het maken van mobiele menu’s.

  1. Navigate to Appearance Editor Patterns and edit your Header template part
  2. Click the Navigation block
  3. In the Navigation block Settings tab, find the Mobile Menu panel
  4. Click “Create a new one” or select from existing mobile menu templates
  5. Choose from pre-designed Ollie patterns or build custom with blocks
  6. Save your menu and select it in the Mobile Menu panel
  7. Customize background colors and menu icon in the mobile menu settings

Adding Dropdowns and Mega Menus with Ollie Menu Designer

We hebben een complete videotutorial gemaakt over het maken van dropdown- en megamenu’s.

  1. Navigate to Appearance Editor Patterns and edit your Header template part
  2. Click Add Block and search for “Dropdown Menu”
  3. Name your dropdown and position it in your navigation
  4. In the Dropdown Menu block Settings tab, find the dropdown menu panel
  5. Click “Create a new one” or select from existing dropdown menu templates
  6. Choose from pre-designed Ollie patterns or build custom with blocks
  7. Sla je menu op en kies het in het dropdownmenu paneel
  8. Configure additional customization settings

Adding Starter Patterns

You can create custom starter patterns for menu templates to give users quick starting points for their menus. This is especially useful for theme developers who want to provide pre-designed menu layouts.

Hoe je starterpatronen toevoegt

  1. Create a /patterns folder in your theme or plugin directory
  2. Add your pattern files (PHP format) to this folder
  3. In each pattern file, ensure you include the following in your pattern header:

    Block Types: core/template-part/menu

This ensures your pattern appears as an option when creating new menu template parts.

Vereisten

  • WordPress 6.5 of hoger
  • Een WordPress blokthema zoals Ollie dat het WordPress navigatieblok ondersteunt.

Schermafbeeldingen

  • Create stunning full-width mega menus using WordPress blocks – no coding required.
  • Design beautiful, content-rich dropdown menus with the WordPress block editor.
  • Control your dropdown width and alignment with flexible positioning options.
  • Installeer het gratis Ollie thema om toegang te krijgen tot mooie, vooraf ontworpen mobiele menu patronen.
  • Customize dropdown menus directly in the block editor with intuitive settings.
  • Preview your menu designs instantly while building them in the block editor.
  • Browse and select from professionally-designed menu patterns in Ollie’s pattern library.
  • Design any style of navigation – from simple dropdowns to complex mega menus with rich content.

Blokken

Deze plugin heeft 1 blok.

  • Dropdown Menu Add a unique drop down menu to your navigation.

FAQ

Werkt dit met mijn huidige thema?

Ja! Ollie Menu Designer werkt met elk thema dat WordPress navigatieblokken ondersteunt. Dit omvat alle blokthema’s en veel klassieke thema’s met ondersteuning voor navigatieblokken. Voor de beste ervaring met vooraf ontworpen menupatronen raden we je aan het gratis Ollie thema te gebruiken. Je kunt zoeken naar “Ollie” op je themapagina in het WordPress dashboard, of naar olliewp.com gaan om het thema te downloaden en er meer over te weten te komen.

Where can I get more templates and patterns?

Ollie Menu Designer heeft een paar standaard patronen, maar als je toegang wil tot honderden professioneel ontworpen menu templates en patronen, bekijk dan Ollie Pro. Ollie Pro heeft een uitgebreide patroon bibliotheek met meerdere menu collecties, dropdown-ontwerpen en mobiele menu lay-outs die perfect werken met Menu Designer.

How is this different from other menu plugins?

Unlike traditional menu plugins built for classic themes, Ollie Menu Designer is built specifically for the WordPress block editor. You design menus using the same blocks you use for pages – no separate interface or complex settings screens.

Kan ik op verschillende pagina’s verschillende menu’s hebben?

Zeker weten! Omdat menu’s worden opgeslagen als template delen, kun je meerdere dropdown en mobiele menu ontwerpen maken en verschillende ontwerpen op je site gebruiken door ze aan verschillende navigatieblokken toe te voegen.

What happens to my menus if I deactivate the plugin?

Your menu template parts remain in your site as regular template parts. However, the dropdown and mobile menu functionality will stop working until you reactivate the plugin.

Kan ik mijn menu ontwerpen importeren/exporteren?

Ja! Omdat menu’s met WordPress blokken worden gemaakt, kun je menuontwerpen tussen sites kopiëren en plakken, of ze exporteren als onderdeel van de patroonbibliotheek van je thema.

Will this conflict with other menu plugins?

Ollie Menu Designer is gemaakt om samen te werken met het standaard navigatiesysteem van WordPress. We raden je wel aan om andere menu-plugins uit te schakelen om mogelijke problemen te voorkomen en de beste prestaties te krijgen.

Is deze plugin toegankelijk?

Ja! Ollie Menu Designer voldoet aan de toegankelijkheidsnormen van WordPress met de juiste ARIA attributen, ondersteuning voor toetsenbordnavigatie en compatibiliteit met schermlezers.

Will this slow down my website?

No. Ollie Menu Designer uses modern performance techniques including efficient loading, optimized CSS delivery, and follows WordPress best practices.

Kan ik menu’s stylen met aangepaste CSS?

While Ollie Menu Designer gives you extensive design control through blocks and Global Styles, you can also add custom CSS if needed. All menu elements use semantic HTML with proper CSS classes for easy targeting.

Beoordelingen

8 december 2025
All flexibility and design freedom imaginable but simple and intuitive to use. Great plugin!
6 oktober 2025
It’s a polished, well-architected plugin that delivers a smooth mega-menu/mobile menu experience out of the box. Performance feels snappy, and the UI is intuitive for non-technical users. Well done!
2 oktober 2025
What a brilliant idea. I’ve been building full FSE themes for the past two years, and the navigation menu remains the Achilles’ heel of this approach. I’ve been familiar with Mike’s work for a long time, and I have no doubt it’s carried out with the highest standards. Many thanks!!
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Changelog

0.2.6

  • Fix template creation redirect when WooCommerce is active
  • Fix preview authentication in WordPress 7.0
  • Hide Ollie Pro notice when Pro is already active

0.2.5

  • Improve drop down carat icon
  • Improve mobile close button
  • Add dismissable Ollie notice

0.2.4

  • Wait until page is loaded to calculate menu position
  • Increase z-index to ensure drop menu overlays content

0.2.3

  • Fix dropdown behavior in Safari
  • Fix deprecated warning in PHP 8.2

0.2.2

  • Make drop down arrows consistent with default drop downs
  • Fix behavior when window loses focus

0.2.1

  • Fix mega menu toggle on mobile

0.2.0

  • Add overflow fixes for dropdown menus
  • Add style reset to prevent cascading on dropdown menus

0.1.9

  • Fix keyboard nav with open on hover
  • Fix hardcoded /wp-admin/ paths for subdirectory WordPress installations
  • Fix proper textdomain loading in main plugin file
  • fail-safe init function for Git-based deployments

0.1.8

  • Fix Safari bug where menu won’t toggle closed
  • Fix console error for deprecated function

0.1.7

  • Fix bug with missing package dependency

0.1.6

  • Add pop up guide to settings panel to help with onboarding

0.1.5

  • Fix hover stacking bug
  • Update plugin name and text domain

0.1.4

  • Add GitHub updater for short term updates

0.1.3

  • Add menu item link when hover is in use
  • Default hover behavior to click on mobile
  • Make sure fallback url is hidden by default

0.1.0

  • Initiële release