Description
Copy Paste Ubermenu Settings helps you reuse UberMenu configuration across menu items without re-entering every field by hand.
On Appearance Menus, each menu item gets compact Copy and Paste controls next to the UberMenu settings toggle. Copy stores that item’s UberMenu settings; Paste applies them to another item after confirmation.
Requirements
- WordPress 5.8 or later
- PHP 7.4 or later
- UberMenu (third-party plugin) must be installed and active
- Access to the WordPress admin Appearance Menus screen. This plugin adds admin-only copy/paste controls inside UberMenu on that screen. It does not work with directly in Full Site Editing (FSE) / block themes that manage navigation in the Site Editor instead of Appearance Menus.
This plugin is an independent companion tool. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by UberMenu / SevenSpark. It does not change your theme, license, front-end menus, or block-based navigation—only the UberMenu settings UI in wp-admin. This plugin only adds Copy/Paste capabilities within the Ubermenu menu settings.
Features
- Copy UberMenu settings from a menu item
- Paste those settings onto another menu item (with confirmation)
- Same-site mode uses browser local storage (default)
- Optional cross-site mode uses the system clipboard so you can move settings between two WordPress sites
- Settings page under Appearance UM Copy/Paste
Cross-site mode
Enable Cross-site copy/paste under Appearance UM Copy/Paste on both sites. Copy writes JSON to the clipboard; Paste reads from the clipboard. Cross-site paste requires a secure context (HTTPS) and a browser that supports the Clipboard API.
Installation
This plugin runs entirely in the WordPress admin. It extends UberMenu on the classic Appearance Menus screen and is not compatible with Full Site Editing (FSE) block themes, which do not use that screen for navigation.
- Upload the
ubermenu-copypaste-settingsfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory, or install the zip via Plugins Add New Upload Plugin. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen.
- Confirm UberMenu is installed and active, and that your site uses a classic theme with Appearance Menus (not an FSE block theme using the Site Editor for menus).
- Go to Appearance Menus and use the copy/paste icons on menu items that have UberMenu settings.
- Optionally enable cross-site mode under Appearance UM Copy/Paste.
FAQ
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No. UberMenu must be active. Without it, the copy/paste controls are not loaded.
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Does this work with Full Site Editing (FSE) / block themes?
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No. This plugin only adds controls on the classic Appearance Menus admin screen, inside UberMenu’s menu-item settings. FSE block themes use the Site Editor for navigation instead of that screen, so this plugin does not apply and will not help there. Use a classic theme (or a setup where UberMenu and Appearance Menus are available in wp-admin).
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Where are copied settings stored?
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By default, in the browser’s local storage for the current site. With cross-site mode enabled, settings are copied to and pasted from the system clipboard only (not stored on the server).
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Is the settings form secure?
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Yes. The Appearance UM Copy/Paste option uses the WordPress Settings API with capability checks (
manage_options), nonces, and boolean sanitization. Menu copy/paste runs in the admin UI only for users who can edit menus; pasted data is validated before it is applied to fields. -
Can I paste malicious clipboard data?
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Pasted JSON is treated as untrusted. The plugin sanitizes keys/values, rejects unsafe media/edit URLs, and never injects clipboard strings as raw HTML.
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Changelog
1.0
- Initial public release for the WordPress plugin directory.
- Settings API option for cross-site clipboard mode.
- Hardened paste handling for untrusted clipboard / localStorage data.
- Internationalized admin UI strings (PHP and JS).