Title: any php / java / css guru out there??
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# any php / java / css guru out there??

 *  Resolved [AutomatedKid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/automatedkid/)
 * (@automatedkid)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-php-java-css-guru-out-there/)
 * i have the YD WPMU Bloglist Widget plugin installed and working on my setup, 
   however i am not a programmer, spent way too many hours trying to figure it out,
   the thread at the plugin is non-existent, so i was wondering if someone who had
   a few minutes can help to get to my final destination.
 * here’s what i have to so far…
 * 1. i’m able to get the bloglist menu to show on my site
    2. i was able to add
   some css to the stylesheet to change the color
 * what i’m not able to figure out is the following..
 * 1. i can’t get a scroll on the drop down list – it’s going to be a long list,
   i would like to limit it to showing, maybe, 10 items then user needs to scroll
   and select one
    2. i can’t figure out how to force the menu to ‘center’ on the
   page 3. eliminate ie from destroying the menu (tested on ie 8 and under)
 * below is the flow to where i am at right now.
    -  code from the plugin that creates the drop down menu
 *     ```
       /** Display drop-down menu **/
       function yd_wpmu_bloglist_dropdown( $echo = TRUE, $params = NULL ) {
           $html = '';
           if( $echo && $echo !== TRUE && $params === NULL ) {
               // shift parameters
               $params = $echo;
               $echo = TRUE;
           }
   
           $dd = preg_replace( '/<a href=/', '<option value=', yd_list_all_wpmu_blogs( $params ) );
           //$dd = preg_replace( '/title="[^"]*"/', '', $dd );
           $dd = preg_replace( '|</a>|', '</option>', $dd );
           $html .= $dd;
           if( isset( $echo ) && $echo !== FALSE ) {
               echo $html;
           } else {
               return $html;
           }
       }
   
       /** Javascript for drop-down **/
       function yd_wpmubl_dropdown_js() {
           ?>
           <script>function ddjump(o){document.location=o.options[o.selectedIndex].value;}</script>
           <?php
       }
   
       /** Display inside content **/
       function yd_wpmubl_generate( $content ) {
           if (strpos($content, "[!YDWPMUBL]") !== FALSE) {
               $content = preg_replace('/<p>\s*\[!(.*)\]\s*<\/p>/i', "[!$1]", $content);
               $content = str_replace('[!YDWPMUBL]', yd_display_wpmu_bloglist( FALSE ), $content);
           }
           return $content;
       }
       add_filter('the_content', 'yd_wpmubl_generate');
       ```
   
    -  here is the code to place the drop down in the template
 *     ```
       <?php yd_wpmubl_dropdown_js(); ?>
       <select name="select" id="select" class="dropdown" onChange="ddjump(this);">
           <option selected="selected"><?php _e('Network Shortcuts - Select a Site:'); ?></option>
           <?php yd_wpmu_bloglist_dropdown( 'show_count=0' ); ?>
       </select>
       ```
   
    -  and this is basic info i added to the style.css, less the various things 
      i added to get the scroll, autoscroll, etc, etc
 *     ```
       .dropdown  {
       background:#7FFF00;
       border:1px solid #48758d;
       border-width:0 1px 1px 1px;
       padding:0;
       list-style:none;
       }
       ```
   
 * so, again, the issues i’m having r the following:
    1. i need the drop down to
   scroll since the blog list may get long 2. the menu needs to be ‘center’ on the
   page 3. i just tested last night in various browsers, ie 8 and under (haven’t
   tested 9 yet) its destroying the java used and showing the menu completely outside
   of the drop down as text only w/ no hyperlinks (it looks bad!)
 * i looked, read, and read some more, but since it looks like the author used a
   php to html setup to show the drop down (not sure, that’s what i think it is)
   i couldn’t find any reasonable comparisons to understand the logic and alter 
   it so it would work for me.
 * lastly, if u took the time to read this, respond, i’ll already thank you since
   i want to learn as much as i can, it’s just this one is really putting me back
   a few steps and it’s frustrating to say the least.
 * thanks

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 *  Thread Starter [AutomatedKid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/automatedkid/)
 * (@automatedkid)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-php-java-css-guru-out-there/#post-3712441)
 * ended up modifying an existing script, worked just fine.

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