Advanced CSS Drop Down Menu - Expression Web Add-In

Create professional full-featured CSS drop down menus in a few easy steps.

This powerful Expression Web add-in completely automates the process of creating and managing professional horizontal and vertical CSS drop down menus.

Based on popular and most widely accepted Suckerfish / Son of Suckerfish CSS dropdown menu technique, and enhanced with JavaScript behaviors, this CSS menu guarantees the highest level of compatibility, accessibility and user experience.

  • All-in-one product - create horizontal, vertical, tabbed, text or image based menus with a single tool.
  • Variety of styles - create your own styles or use preset themes, customizable in any aspect.
  • Easy to set up - no JavaScript or CSS knowledge required, CSS generation is completely automated.
  • Contemporary menu design - CSS styled unordered lists based markup, capable of working in JavaScript-disabled browsers.
  • Full cross-browser compatibility - works in all currently used browsers (such as IE6, IE7, IE8, IE9, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome, etc.) and in most outdated browsers (including IE5.x), degrades gracefully in very old browsers.
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  • SEO-friendly - all menu links, text and titles are placed directly on pages in plain HTML, absolutely accessible to search engines. Nothing is hidden in JavaScript files.
  • Valid HTML and CSS - the menu markup complies with HTML, XHTML and CSS standards and passes W3C and Expression Web Accessibility and Compatibility checks.
    W3C Valid HTML 4.01 W3C Valid XHTML 1.0 W3C Valid CSS
  • Accessible - the CSS menu complies with W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
  • Lightweight and fast to load - no heavy JavaScript support files are required, menus are ready to work as soon as they appear on a page and are fast to respond.
  • Unlimited number of sublevels - deep menu structures are possible.
  • Support for Sliding Doors technique - same image can be used for items having different width.
  • Dropdown closing delay - avoids accidental closing of dropdowns on user mouse-piloting errors.
  • Dropdown opening delay - avoids accidental opening of dropdowns and reduces flickering on mouse movement.
  • Animated opening - optional roll, slide and fade animations with adjustable speed, direction and easing.
  • Highlight current page - highlight the item linking to the currently viewed page to let your site visitor know where he is on your site.
  • Multiple menus on a page - you can have as many CSS drop down menus on a page as you like.
  • Expression Web templates supported - easily update your menu across the whole site by placing it into an Expression Web template.
  • User-friendly Expression Web add-in GUI - no need to dig into CSS files, make any change in menu style or structure with few comprehensive clicks.
  • Live preview - see how your menu will look in a browser as you edit. Any change in the menu style or structure will be instantly reflected in IE browser embedded into this window.
  • Preset themes - use one of the many preset themes as a building base for your menu design, or apply it to an existing menu at any time.
  • Free trial - no need to buy a pig in a poke, take advantage of a risk-free fully functional 15-day trial before handing over your money.
  • No monthly fee or subscription - you don't have to pay monthly fee or subscription fee.

Advanced CSS Drop Down Menu examples




System requirements

Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000
Microsoft Expression Web 4, 3(SP2), 2, 1, Microsoft FrontPage 2003, 2002, 2000