Layers menu from project - Documentation

Description: Build layers shortcuts menus based on QGIS remote projects stored in PostgreSQL, local network or HTTP(S). Allow easy opening of layers maintaining their style.
Author and contributors: Xavier Culos (Agence de l’eau Adour Garonne), Etienne Trimaille, Julien M. (Oslandia), Jean-Marie Kerloch (Oslandia)
Plugin version: 2.4.0-DEV
QGIS minimum version: 3.34
QGIS maximum version: 3.98
Source code: https://github.com/aeag/MenuFromProject-Qgis-Plugin
Last documentation update: 14 January 2025

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That plugin provides a convenient way to add prestyled and preconfigured frequently used layers using dropdown menus built by simply reading existing QGIS projects (qgs, qgz, postgres, http)

Styling, actions, labeling, metadata, joined layers and relations are reused as defined in source projects.

Table of contents

Usage

• How to use the plugin Layers menu from project
  • 1. Set up a classical QGIS project somewhere
  • 2. Configure the plugin to read those projects
    • Options
• Utiliser le plugin Layers menu from project
  • 1. Construire de beaux projets
  • 2. Configurer le plugin
    • Options
• How does it work?
• Using this plugin with QGIS Deployment Toolbelt (QDT)

Contributing

• Contributing Guidelines
• Development
• Documentation
• Manage translations
• Packaging and deployment

Misc

• Changelog
• On QGIS Plugins repository