Ok, had to fix it myself..
I understand the programmers logic to group certain menu items together, and to separate those groups with larger whitespace, HOWEVER it makes it 10 times harder for me to scan those with my eyes..
Here is how to fix it :
1) Go to
/single/menu_box.tpl.
2) Replace :
Code:
{capture name=menu1}
<div class="menu-box first-box">
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/orders.php?date=M" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_this_month_orders}</a><br />
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/orders.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_search_orders_menu}</a><br />
{if $active_modules.Subscriptions ne ""}
{include file="modules/Subscriptions/subscriptions_menu.tpl"}<br />
{/if}
{if $active_modules.RMA ne ""}
{include file="modules/RMA/admin_menu.tpl"}<br />
{/if}
</div>
<div class="menu-box">
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/statistics.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_statistics}</a><br />
{if $active_modules.Customer_Reviews ne ""}
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/ratings_edit.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_edit_ratings}</a><br />
{/if}
{if $active_modules.Survey ne ""}
{include file="modules/Survey/admin_menu.tpl"}
{/if}
</div>
<div class="menu-box">
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/users.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_users}</a><br />
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/memberships.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_membership_levels}</a><br />
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/titles.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_titles}</a><br />
{if $active_modules.Stop_List ne ""}
{include file="modules/Stop_List/stop_list_menu.tpl"}<br />
{/if}
</div>
<div class="menu-box">
{if $active_modules.Special_Offers ne ""}
{include file="modules/Special_Offers/menu_provider.tpl"}<br />
{/if}
<a href="{$catalogs.provider}/discounts.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_discounts}</a><br />
{if $active_modules.Discount_Coupons ne ""}
<a href="{$catalogs.provider}/coupons.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_coupons}</a><br />
{/if}
{if $active_modules.Gift_Certificates ne ""}
{include file="modules/Gift_Certificates/gc_admin_menu.tpl"}<br />
{/if}
{if $active_modules.Wishlist}
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/wishlists.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_wish_lists}</a><br />
{/if}
</div>
<div class="menu-box">
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/file_manage.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_files}</a><br />
{if $active_modules.News_Management}
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/news.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_news_management}</a><br />
{/if}
</div>
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/import.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_import_export}</a><br />
{/capture}
{include file="menu.tpl" dingbats="dingbats_categorie.gif" menu_title=$lng.lbl_management menu_content=$smarty.capture.menu1}
<br />
{capture name="menu2"}
<div class="menu-box">
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/categories.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_categories}</a><br />
{if $active_modules.Manufacturers}
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/manufacturers.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_manufacturers}</a><br />
{/if}
</div>
<div class="menu-box">
<a href="{$catalogs.provider}/product_modify.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_add_new_product}</a><br />
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/search.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_products}</a><br />
{if $active_modules.Product_Configurator ne ""}
{include file="modules/Product_Configurator/pconf_menu_provider.tpl"}<br />
{/if}
{if $active_modules.Feature_Comparison ne ""}
{include file="modules/Feature_Comparison/admin_menu.tpl"}
{/if}
{if $active_modules.Extra_Fields ne ""}
<a href="{$catalogs.provider}/extra_fields.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_extra_fields}</a><br />
{/if}
</div>
<a href="{$catalogs.provider}/inv_update.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_update_inventory}</a><br />
{/capture}
{include file="menu.tpl" dingbats="dingbats_categorie.gif" menu_title=$lng.lbl_catalog menu_content=$smarty.capture.menu2 }
<br />
{capture name="menu3"}
<div class="menu-box">
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/configuration.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_general_settings}</a><br />
</div>
<div class="menu-box">
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/payment_methods.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_payment_methods}</a><br />
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/card_types.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_credit_card_types}</a><br />
</div>
<div class="menu-box">
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/countries.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_countries}</a><br />
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/states.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_states}</a><br />
<a href="{$catalogs.provider}/zones.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_destination_zones}</a><br />
</div>
<div class="menu-box">
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/taxes.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_taxing_system}</a><br />
</div>
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/configuration.php?option=Shipping" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_menu_shipping_options}</a><br />
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/shipping.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_shipping_methods}</a><br />
{if $config.Shipping.enable_shipping eq "Y"}
<a href="{$catalogs.provider}/shipping_rates.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_shipping_charges}</a><br />
{if $config.Shipping.realtime_shipping eq "Y"}
<a href="{$catalogs.provider}/shipping_rates.php?type=R" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_shipping_markups}</a><br />
{/if}
{/if}
{if $active_modules.UPS_OnLine_Tools ne ""}
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/ups.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_ups_online_tools}</a><br />
{/if}
{/capture}
{include file="menu.tpl" dingbats="dingbats_categorie.gif" menu_title=$lng.lbl_settings menu_content=$smarty.capture.menu3}
<br />
{capture name="menu4"}
<div class="menu-box">
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/general.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_summary}</a><br />
</div>
<div class="menu-box">
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/db_backup.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_db_backup_restore}</a><br />
</div>
<div class="menu-box">
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/modules.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_modules}</a><br />
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/languages.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_languages}</a><br />
</div>
<div class="menu-box">
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/pages.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_static_pages}</a><br />
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/speed_bar.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_speed_bar}</a><br />
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/editor_mode.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_webmaster_mode}</a><br />
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/file_edit.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_edit_templates}</a><br />
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/html_catalog.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_html_catalog}</a><br />
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/images_location.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_images_location}</a><br />
</div>
<a href="{$catalogs.admin}/patch.php" class="VertMenuItems">{$lng.lbl_patch_upgrade}</a><br />
{/capture}
{ include file="menu.tpl" dingbats="dingbats_categorie.gif" menu_title=$lng.lbl_administration menu_content=$smarty.capture.menu4 }
<br />
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