Request from issue #1132. Now in the core.

Author: dovy

README.md

@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ Send me an email at [email protected] so I can add you to our user sp
 
 ### Master ###
 
+= 3.2.5.1 =
+* Added:      `open_expanded` argument to start the panel completely expanded initially.
+
 = 3.2.5 =
 * Fixed:      Various bad mistakes. Oy.
 

ReduxCore/assets/css/admin.css

@@ -1103,4 +1103,16 @@ pre {
 }
 .redux-main dd, .redux-main li, .redux-sidebar li {
   margin-bottom: 0 !important;
+}
+
+.fully-expanded {
+  .redux-sidebar {
+    margin-left: -500px;
+  }
+  .redux-main {
+    margin-left: 0;
+  }
+  .redux-group-tab {
+    display: block;
+  }
 }

ReduxCore/assets/css/admin.less

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * @package     Redux_Framework
  * @subpackage  Core
  * @author      Redux Framework Team
- * @version     3.2.5
+ * @version     3.2.5.1
  */
 
 // Exit if accessed directly
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class ReduxFramework {
         // ATTENTION DEVS
         // Please update the build number with each push, no matter how small.
         // This will make for easier support when we ask users what version they are using.
-        public static $_version = '3.2.5';
+        public static $_version = '3.2.5.1';
         public static $_dir;
         public static $_url;
         public static $wp_content_url;
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ static function init() {
             'transient_time'     => '',
             'default_show'       => false,          // If true, it shows the default value
             'default_mark'       => '',             // What to print by the field's title if the value shown is default
-            'update_notice'      => true,
+            'update_notice'      => true,           // Recieve an update notice of new commits when in dev mode
+            'open_expanded'      => false,          // Start the panel fully expanded to start with
             'hints' => array(
                 'icon'              => 'icon-question-sign',
                 'icon_position'     => 'right',
@@ -2817,7 +2818,8 @@ public function _options_page_html() {
             do_action( "redux/page/{$this->args['opt_name']}/form/before", $this );
 
             // Main container
-            echo '<div class="redux-container">';
+            $expanded = ($this->args['open_expanded']) ? ' fully-expanded' : '';
+            echo '<div class="redux-container'.$expanded.'">';
 
             echo '<form method="post" action="' . './options.php" enctype="multipart/form-data" id="redux-form-wrapper">';
             echo '<input type="hidden" id="redux-compiler-hook" name="' . $this->args['opt_name'] . '[compiler]" value="" />';
@@ -2859,7 +2861,8 @@ public function _options_page_html() {
             // Stickybar
             echo '<div id="redux-sticky">';
             echo '<div id="info_bar">';
-            echo '<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="expand_options">' . __( 'Expand', 'redux-framework' ) . '</a>';
+            $expanded = ($this->args['open_expanded']) ? ' expanded' : '';
+            echo '<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="expand_options'.$expanded.'">' . __( 'Expand', 'redux-framework' ) . '</a>';
             echo '<div class="redux-action_bar">';
             submit_button( __( 'Save Changes', 'redux-framework'), 'primary', 'redux_save', false );
             echo '&nbsp;';

ReduxCore/assets/css/redux.css

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public function render() {
             $bDoClose   = false;
 
             if (false == $this->is_field) {
-                $c = 'redux-group-tab-link-li hide';
+                $c = 'redux-group-tab hide';
             } elseif (true == $this->is_field && false == $fullWidth)  {
                 echo '</td></tr></table><table class="form-table no-border redux-group-table redux-raw-table" style="margin-top: -20px;"><tbody><tr><td>';
                 $bDoClose = true;

ReduxCore/framework.php

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * Description:     Redux is a simple, truly extensible options framework for WordPress themes and plugins.
  * Author:          Team Redux
  * Author URI:      http://reduxframework.com
- * Version:         3.2.5
+ * Version:         3.2.5.1
  * Text Domain:     redux-framework
  * License:         GPL3+
  * License URI:     http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt

ReduxCore/inc/fields/import_export/import_export.php

@@ -1506,7 +1506,9 @@ public function setArguments() {
                 'global_variable'   => '',                      // Set a different name for your global variable other than the opt_name
                 'dev_mode'          => true,                    // Show the time the page took to load, etc
                 'customizer'        => true,                    // Enable basic customizer support
-                
+                //'open_expanded'     => true,                    // Allow you to start the panel in an expanded way initially.
+
+
                 // OPTIONAL -> Give you extra features
                 'page_priority'     => null,                    // Order where the menu appears in the admin area. If there is any conflict, something will not show. Warning.
                 'page_parent'       => 'themes.php',            // For a full list of options, visit: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_submenu_page#Parameters