Menubox Plugin for CakePHP 2.x

by Igor Pletenev igor@wirnex.ru http://menubox.wirnex.ru

This is a CakePHP menu plugin. Menubox allows you to quickly create navigation menu on your CakePHP site. It doesn't have any external dependencies. It's main feature is automatically detection of active menu item based on CakePHP request information. It's possible to create nested drop down menus. No deep limit.

0. Demo http://menubox.wirnex.ru

1. Requirements CakePHP 2.1+

2. Download and Install:

   2.1. Download plugin Menubox and copy it to app/Plugin.

   2.2. In the file app/Config/bootstrap.php add the following code

    CakePlugin::load('Menubox');
   

   2.3. In the file app/Controller/AppController.php add the following code

    var $helpers = array('Menubox.Menu');
   

   2.4. In layout file (normally "View/Layouts/default.ctp") add the following code before css block

    // this line before css block
    echo $this->element('Menubox.bootstrap');
   
    // css block
    echo $this->fetch('css');
   

3. Usage

   3.1 Prepare array with menu items

	$memuitems = array(
		'Microsoft' => array(
			'Windows' => array(
				'XP, Vista' => array('controller'=>'microsoft', 'action'=>'xpvista'),
				'Live' => array(
					'Mail'		=> array('controller'=>'microsoft', 'action'=>'live', 'mail'),
					'Hotmail'	=> array('controller'=>'microsoft', 'action'=>'live', 'hotmail'),
					'Search'	=> array('controller'=>'microsoft', 'action'=>'live', 'search'),
					'Expo'		=> array('controller'=>'microsoft', 'action'=>'live', 'expo'),
					'Messenger'	=> array('controller'=>'microsoft', 'action'=>'live', 'messenger'),
					'Spaces'	=> array('controller'=>'microsoft', 'action'=>'live', 'spaces'),
					'OneCare'	=> array('controller'=>'microsoft', 'action'=>'live', 'onecare')
				)
			),
			'Office' => array(
				'2003, 2007' => array('controller'=>'microsoft', 'action'=>'office', '20032007'),
				'Live' => array(
					'Basics'		=> array('controller'=>'microsoft', 'action'=>'office', 'basic'),
					'Essentials'	=> array('controller'=>'microsoft', 'action'=>'office', 'essentials'),
					'Premium'		=> array('controller'=>'microsoft', 'action'=>'office', 'premium')
				)
			)
		),
		'MSN' => array(
			'entertainment'	=> array('controller'=>'msn', 'action'=>'entertainment'),
			'movies'		=> array('controller'=>'msn', 'action'=>'movies'),
			'music'			=> array('controller'=>'msn', 'action'=>'music'),
			'tv'			=> array('controller'=>'msn', 'action'=>'tv'),
			'etc'			=> array('controller'=>'msn', 'action'=>'etc')
		)
	);

3.2 Render menu

	echo $this->Menu->menu($memuitems, array('class'=>'menu'), array());