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Custom Admin Menu

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This module lets you create a custom menu within the admin toolbar. You can add your own menu items and hide the default Drupal admin menu, making it more user-friendly.

CONTENTS OF THIS FILE
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* Introduction
* Requirements
* Recommended modules
* Installation
* Configuration
* Troubleshooting
* FAQ
* Maintainers

INTRODUCTION
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Custom Admin Menu allows to define a custom menu in a the admin toolbar.
It allows to add custom tree or hide default drupal admin menu that can be
considered as a technical tree but not so easy to use for final users.

REQUIREMENTS
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This module requires admin_toolbar.

RECOMMENDED MODULES
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- GinToolbar (https://www.drupal.org/project/gin):
The gin theme toolbar tools.
- Gin (https://www.drupal.org/project/gin):
The gin theme.

INSTALLATION
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* Install as you would normally install a contributed Drupal module. Visit
https://www.drupal.org/node/1897420 for further information.

CONFIGURATION
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* Configure the user permissions in Administration » People » Permissions:

- Use the administration pages and help (System module)

* Access administration form in Administration » Configuration » User
Interface » Custom Admin Menu
- Enable the custom admin menu
- Insertion
- When "Insert custom items in admin toolbar" is checked, the custom
menu items are added to the default admin menu in the toolbar. If
unselected, the menu is available at the root level of the toolbar.
- Check "Wrap default admin menu in a single root menu item" to wrap
the default menu items in a single root item. This will prioritize
the use of the custom admin menu.
- Shortcuts
Shortcuts is used to add a specicic region of the admin theme.
This region will be added in a the admin toolbar as an extension.

MAINTAINERS
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Current maintainers:
* Thomas Sécher (tsecher) - https://www.drupal.org/u/tsecher

Supporting organization:
* Conserto - https://conserto.pro/

Depends on

Dependencies of the latest stable release

  • admin_toolbar Drupal core

Required by

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Activity

Tracked releases
7
Tracked since
Feb 2026
Latest release
1 month ago
Releases (12 mo)
7 ▲ from 0
Maintenance
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Release Timeline

Releases

Version Type Core Release date
2.0.2 Stable 11 Jul 10, 2026
2.0.1 Stable 11 Jun 22, 2026
1.1.1 Stable 11 May 16, 2026
2.0.0 Stable 11 May 16, 2026
1.2.0 Stable 11 May 16, 2026
1.x-dev Dev 11 May 16, 2026
1.1.0 Stable 9–11 Feb 11, 2026