xNavigation
xNavigation allows administrators to easily change the appearance of their Drupal site's administration menus by selecting from various pre-made color schemes. This provides a quick and code-free way to style navigation elements and can even be used to apply different visual themes to different environments like development or production.
xNavigation provides site administrators colour schemes for the Navigation module, offering flexible styling options for administration menus without the need to modify templates. By adding a variety of colour schemes (such as Blackstone and Core), users can enhance the visual experience of the administration navigation menus in their Drupal sites.
Features
The xNavigation module provides the following key feature:
Selectable colour schemes configuration for the Navigation menus, allowing users to select a colour scheme without any coding knowledge.
This module is ideal for site administrators and developers looking to quickly style the site’s navigation elements using pre-built colour schemes, while avoiding manual CSS overrides or template modifications.
With xNavigation, developers and site administrators can set a different colour scheme to each environment, like “dev” or “prod.”
Post-Installation
After installation, the xNavigation module provides a configuration page at /admin/config/user-interface/xnavigation/settings. From this page, site administrators can:
- Choose from available colour schemes (e.g., Blackstone, Slate, Core and more).
- Save the selected colour scheme to be applied dynamically to the administration navigation elements.
No additional setup is required beyond configuring the module on this settings page.
Additional Requirements
This module requires no additional dependencies beyond Drupal core. However, it requires the new Navigation module.
Similar projects
While there are modules that offer enhanced menu styling, such as Menu Block or Admin Toolbar, the xNavigation module stands out by providing dynamic colour scheme management specifically for the Navigation module elements, without requiring manual template changes or extensive CSS knowledge.
Extensions
Consider using the “Navigation Extra Tools” to bring back options to clear cache, run cron, and run updates that was provided by the Admin Toolbar Extra Tools module.
Drupal CMS support
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Supporting this Module
Code contributions and patches are accepted.
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Depends on
Dependencies of the latest stable release
- navigation Drupal core
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Activity
Release Timeline
Releases
| Version | Type | Core | Notes | Release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2.4 | Stable | 11 | CSS enhancements to support Admin Theme. | Jul 29, 2026 | |
| 1.2.3 | Stable | 11 | Mobile x close button needs more contrast | Jul 3, 2026 | |
| 1.2.2 | Stable | 11 | Fixing the toolbar title label. | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| 1.2.1 | Stable | 11 | Fix some mobile breakpoints background colour using 11.3.x | Dec 28, 2025 | |
| 1.2.0 | Stable | 11 | Support Drupal 11.3 Navigation module update | Nov 28, 2025 | |
| 1.1.2 | Stable | 11 | Small contrast fixes. | Oct 1, 2025 | |
| 1.1.1 | Stable | 11 | Fix missing schema warning. | Aug 10, 2025 | |
| 1.1.0 | Stable | 11 | Support for the Drupal 11.2 updated Navigation horizontal top-bar. | Jul 1, 2025 | |
| 1.0.6 | Stable | 11 | Code refactored to prevent flash of unstyled content | Nov 23, 2024 | |
| 1.0.5 | Stable | 11 | README file added and mobile background color fixed. | Nov 6, 2024 | |
| 1.0.4 | Stable | 11 | Code simplification and three more colour schemes. | Nov 3, 2024 | |
| 1.0.3 | Stable | 11 | Added project logo and small permission update. | Oct 14, 2024 | |
| 1.0.2 | Stable | 11 | Fix for Switching color scheme may not take effect until clear cache | Oct 11, 2024 | |
| 1.0.1 | Stable | 11 | CSS fixes | Oct 9, 2024 | |
| 1.0.0 | Stable | 11 | Initial release. | Oct 5, 2024 | |
| 1.0.x-dev | Dev | 11 | Development branch. | Oct 5, 2024 |