I'm also not a great fan of them because they are more related to CMS systems than social systems. However, the menu system that comes out of the box with D Pro is just sub-standard in this day and age.
I have looked at various ones in the market and AntonLV comes the closest with his mobile friendly pull-out-from-left menu system, it's the nicest menu available for Dolphin but unfortunately it can't be used as a universal main menu system which looks the same in all browsers - no criticism there, just it's not designed as a main menu system but as a mobile menu.
Other JS related menus aren't 100% responsive and aren't "sticky" on the top when using mobile.
Abservetech have a nice menu in their latest template, which also isn't perfect ("more" menu they couldn't get rid of) but they won't add that menu to their older templates without custom work/fee. Going custom makes no sense, because on each upgrade you have to repay for additional custom work.
This honestly would have to be the biggest gripe I have with D pro, I love the platform but such a major set-back is the menu system, new users just get lost trying to find where things are and where to go. I get lost myself and I spend almost every day in it!
So to compensate? I'm looking for a bottom 3 or 4 column footer to replace the basic "bottom menu" that comes with D pro.
I don't see it as redundant at all, I see it as a stop-gap until something better comes along.
I hope someone has an idea here, as I tinkered with a responsive CSS3 one I tried to customise unfortunately it breaks some CSS on the main website so couldn't use it.
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