WPB Accordion Menu plugin to set up category hierarchical menu

WPB Accordion Menu plugin is installed.

I mentioned in yesterday’s noon update that I have tried various plug-ins so far.

After that, I kept trying and trying, but the display was not stable, and I was dissatisfied with the lack of flexibility in the layout, etc. I kept adding plug-ins and deleting them.

Finally, I came across the WPB Accordion Menu plugin, and by installing it, I was able to place a category hierarchical menu in the sidebar that I am almost completely satisfied with.The menu is displayed unchanged right after the screen is displayed.

The free plan does not allow for display adjustments in the GUI, but it is possible by modifying the CSS, which can be solved by adding it to the style.css of the child theme of the Twenty Twenty Five theme.For reference, here is the style.css of the child theme as of January 31, 2025.

/* 20250130 WPB Accordions Settings */
.wpb_wmca_accordion_wrapper_theme_transparent ul li a {
    color: #455222 !important;
    font-weight: normal;
}
.wpb_category_n_menu_accordion>ul>li>a {
    font-size: 22px;
}
.wpb_category_n_menu_accordion ul li>a>span.wpb-submenu-indicator {
    color: #455222 !important;
    font-size: 30px;
    font-weight: normal;
}
.wpb_category_n_menu_accordion li a {
    color: #455222 !important;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: normal;
}

I adjusted the color, font size, and font weight; I’m concerned about the hover color and the amount of white space at the beginning of the hierarchy section, but I’ll leave the tweaking for the weekend.

Multilingualized categories are also displayed without problems.

Cumulative Update for Windows 11 24H2 (KB5050094) delivered

The cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 was delivered last night, KB5050094.I updated and shut it down before going to bed, so I won’t know until I get home if it boots successfully…The cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2 was delivered last night, KB5050094.I updated and shut it down before going to bed, so I won’t know until I get home if it boots successfully…

The next step is to create a hierarchy of archives

Now that we have a good idea of the hierarchy of categories, I am thinking about what to do next with the hierarchy of archives of past articles by year and month.I was looking for something parallel to the category hierarchy, but could not find anything good.I will consider making this one myself in php.

Large number of plug-ins installed.

We will summarize the installed plug-ins and their uses later, but we feel that there are a large number of plug-ins that we have installed as add-ons to the Twenty Twenty Five theme.

I use the Cocoon theme for my other sites, but the Twenty Twenty Five theme uses plug-ins to supplement the functionality that is included in the other themes.

So far, we have not experienced any major problems using the plug-ins together, but after using them for a longer period of time, we would also like to reduce the number of plug-ins if they can be replaced by php or JavaScript.

Microsoft Access is also interesting

The business improvement started with the linkage between Excel VBA and Access, but now that the data to Access has been accumulated, we are now creating the aggregation part inside Access.

I studied SQL a long time ago, so I can create simple statements and can read SQL created by creating Access queries.

We need to handle not only simple aggregation, but also time, and we need to split the time from start to end, so we are creating and testing many queries.

I created it while doing a lot of research, and it is taking shape in its own way.This kind of research and testing is fun.For me, these things feel less like studying and more like playing.I forget about time and work on them.

Does it hurt to turn a hobby into a job?

Before I started working as a student, I heard and read that you should not turn your hobby into a job.I myself still feel that way.

The reason is that when you turn a hobby into a job, the relaxing efforts of your leisure time become like an obligation, and what should have been fun becomes less enjoyable.

But looking back at the past, I also find it difficult to decide if I should really stop turning my hobby into a job.

In my current job, too, when I had no idea what I was doing, learning and experiencing new things was a good experience, and even though it was painful at the time, looking back on it later, I often enjoyed it.My two trips to China were also painful because I did not understand the language at the time, and the results of my efforts did not come out, but when I think about it now, after some time has passed, all I can think of is how enjoyable it was.But when I think about it now, all I can think of is how much fun it was.

Even if you were to turn something similar to a hobby into a job, wouldn’t it still be the same in the end?I have recently come to think that this is the case.

In the end, it is whether or not they can earn an income to support their livelihood.

Musubi

Today’s update began at 12:25 and ended at 12:55.Today’s noon update was longer because there were sentences and settings that were written last night.