Here is an in-depth look inside the many features and functionality offered.
Complies to Web Standards and Accessibility Law
Pure table-less CSS scripts
Generates pure CSS tables-less menu web navigation. Pluginlab scripts adopt the highest standards in markup and a pure CSS implementation.
W3C XHTML 1.1 Compliant
With "zero validation error" policy you can rest assured that your dropdown menus will validate flawlessly against W3C XHTML transitional online validation tools.
508 Accessibility Compliant
Implement accessible website with CSS menus on your pages and comply with Section 508 Level AAA standards. We are continually striving to achieve the highest possible accessibility compliance to meet your needs. Visit our
508 Compliance page to find out more about our accessibility development schedule.
Keyboard Navigation Support
Our CSS menu scripts provide you with an extensive set of keyboard navigation features making your site accessible to all your visitors. Take a closer look at Pluginlab's
drop down menu keyboard navigation features.
Expands your global reach
CSS Menus and Search Engine Optimization
Our menus can greatly improve your site's search engine placement and page rank. Pluginlab menus have SEO and accessibility advantages over both "no-links on page" and "all links on page" approaches. Visit the
CSS Menus and Search Engine Optimization page for full details.
Right-to-left and left-to-right languages
Implement CSS Menus with support for all foreign languages, even right-to-left fully supporting even Chinese, Japanese and Arabic alphabet.
Most comprehensive browser support in the industry
All of our CSS menu scripts fully support PC, MAC and Linux browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape, Opera, Mozilla, Mac Safari, Mac Opera, AOL and even Mac IE. In addition, we are continually updating all of our products to ensure your site continues to support all browsers at all times.
Mobile and handheld PC (iPhone support is now available)
Increase in mobile and handheld has made it even more important to develop sites that are accessible by these devices. We are actively improving our CSS menu scripts to support most used mobile and handheld PCs.
Enjoy Creative Flexibility
Free CSS Menu templates in Preset Manager
Explore and utilize hundreds of free CSS Menu templates exclusively developed by the Pluginlab team and our design partners. All templates are fully customizable to correspond with your specific site design requirements.
Single Level and Two Level Horizontal Layouts
We are the first to develop a CSS menu generator that offers both single level dropdown menus and 2 level horizontal dropdown menus.
Single level example:
Two level horizontal example:
Multiple menus on the same page
Insert multiple menus in any location on the same page and at the same time providing you will ultimate navigational design flexibility. All menus can be seamlessly managed from the same user interface.
Transparency controls for Flyouts and Main Level
Quickly add transparency to the main level of the CSS menu or the drop down levels of the CSS menu or both.
Multiple color CSS menus
Use separators to easily create multi color CSS menus, or just highlight key buttons on your menu dropdowns to grab the user attention.
Flyout Open and Close style and animation
Select form a range of cross browser compatible dropdown animation.
Cross browser effects
Select from dozens of built-in effects to create unique CSS menus.
Efficient menu wireframe customization
Customize every single aspect of the CSS menu's wire frame from a simple to use and easy to understand user interface. By adjusting colors, buttons, backgrounds, padding, and borders you can create hundreds of CSS menu styles and quickly adapt each one to meet your unique site design.
Advanced CSS Menu color management
Add a completely new set of colors and schematic makeup to any section of the menus using separators to grab your visitors' focus and highlight call-to-action buttons. Additionally, activate the "highlight selected" option with just a single click of a check box you can inform your users as to the site wide position of the current pages within the menu.
Site Navigation Optimization - highlight selected and headings
Site Navigation Optimization - highlight selected, and Headings, Highlight Key Link
Drop down menu browser edge detection
Dropdowns automatically detect and adapt their position relative to the browser edge. This ensure that all drop down menu items are always visible.
Button icons and arrows
Customize the look and feel of icons and arrows to match you site design.
Drop down menu activation control
Select form a choice of "open on click" or "open on hover" options.
Maximizes your Productivity
Save you hours of development time
Now you can save hours of hand coding and experimenting endless with browser compatibly issues. With just a few clicks you can generate professional looking standards-compliant menus that are sure to liven up your web pages.
Easy to use and learn
Experience our intuitive design environment as you work effortlessly to create your first menu within minutes of installation, without the need for any additional images or coding.
Visualize the menu creation process in real-time
Use the preview window to view your menu design in real time while you are developing and customizing. This innovative feature will speed up your development time and drastically reduce the number of clicks required to preview your new design.
Streamlined color management interface
Select and manage colors more efficiently with our advanced color management user interface. It allows you to quickly customize designs to meet your exact requirements.
Support for Adobe Dreamweaver and Microsoft Expression Web templates
Implement menus with Adobe Dreamweaver and Microsoft Expression Web templates simplifying your site updates with new modifications.
Efficiently update your entire site
Utilize the built in Update Pages feature to quickly and automatically update select pages or your entire site.
Maximizes your workflow efficiency
Seamless integration into your work environment
Seamlessly integrates into Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft Expression Web and Pluginlab. Each license will include installations for all of the supported platforms.
Compatible with all page format
Create menus for any web format including today's leading web development technologies such as Flash, HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, Ajax, PHP, ColdFusion, ASP, ASP.NET, and JSP.
Compatible with Flash
Drop Down menus are fully compatible with flash content and display over flash banners, and animation.
Import, export and share menu site structure
With one click of the mouse you can export your site structure and share it with any other menu styles or develop a Pluginlab Site Maps.
Why Pluginlab?
Industry-leading tool
Take advantage of all the flexibility and power of a world-class menu design tool.
Nominated by Adobe staff
Pluginlab Vertical Menu was nominated by Adobe staff and featured on their "Staff Picks" page.
Tested and approved by Adobe testing
All products are extensively tested and approved by the Adobe testing team to ensure they meet the highest standards of quality.
Unlimited Domain License
Unlimited Domain License
2 Installation Keys for each developer
2 Installation Keys for each developer
Pluginlab Guarantee
- 30 day money back guarantee
- Unlimited support guarantee
- No Hidden Link guarantee
- Validation and Compliance guarantee
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