=== Accordion Menu FX === Contributors: flashxml Tags: images, photos, widget, post, plugin, posts, sidebar, free, flash, as3, accordion, menu, xml, text, effects, animation, vertical, horizontal, roll, over, out, button, transition, multiple, level Requires at least: 2.8.0 Tested up to: 3.0.1 Stable tag: trunk Probably the most advanced Accordion Menu on the web. Fully XML customizable without any Flash knowledge. And it's free! == Description == You can place this Accordion Menu on any website for free without even using Flash. There is the possibility to have multiple levels menu with specified text orientation and alignment. There are roll over/out animation effects. The text is HTML/CSS formatted and you can embed any font. You can specify an action for each item. Many other customizable properties can be found using the Live Demo. == Installation == Make sure your Wordpress version is greater than 2.8 and your hosting provider is using PHP5. 1. There are two files to download: [WordPress Plugin](http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/accordion-menu-fx.zip "Accordion Menu FX Plugin") (that you have to install and activate) & [Free archive](http://www.flashxml.net/free/download/accordion-menu.zip "Accordion Menu FX") 2. Create a new folder inside your **wp-content** folder called **flashxml**, inside this folder create a new one called **accordion-menu-fx** and copy the content of the **free archive** there 3. If you copied the **free archive** to a location different than the one above, go to **Accordion Menu FX** from the **Settings** tab in your **WordPress Dashboard** and update the path accordingly 4. Add `[accordion-menu-fx][/accordion-menu-fx]` where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page 5. If you want to make the Accordion Menu FX part of your theme, edit the template files and add `` where you want it to show up 6. Go to [FlashXML.net](http://www.flashxml.net/ "Free Flash Components") and [customize your Accordion Menu FX](http://www.flashxml.net/accordion-menu.html "Accordion Menu FX") using the Live Demo. Generate the `settings.xml` text and use it to overwrite `wp-content/flashxml/accordion-menu-fx/settings.xml` = Additional settings file = To embed the Accordion Menu FX more than once, you will need another settings file. Let's assume your new file is called `settings2.xml`. Add `[accordion-menu-fx settings="settings2.xml"][/accordion-menu-fx]` where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the file name as **the first argument** of the `accordionmenufx_echo_embed_code()` function call (for example ``). = No Flash support text = To support visitors without Adobe Flash Player, you can provide alternative content by adding the text between `[accordion-menu-fx]` and `[/accordion-menu-fx]`. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the text as **the second argument** of the `accordionmenufx_echo_embed_code()` function call (for example ``). = If you have PHP4 = To make it work with PHP4, add `[accordion-menu-fx width="600" height="300"][/accordion-menu-fx]` where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the width and height as **the third and fourth argument** of the `accordionmenufx_echo_embed_code()` function call. Don't forget to provide your own width and height values, since 600 and 300 are just examples. = Getting rid of the FlashXML.net label = To remove the FlashXML.net label from the top-left corner you'll need to buy the [paid package](http://www.flashxml.net/accordion-menu.html "Accordion Menu FX"). Once you'll do that, simply use the SWF file from the paid package to overwrite the SWF file from the `wp-content/flashxml/accordion-menu-fx/` folder. == Screenshots == 1. The Live Demo on [FlashXML.net](http://www.flashxml.net/accordion-menu.html "Accordion Menu FX") is the utility that helps easily customize your Accordion Menu FX to fit all your needs.