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WP PlugIndex currently records CatBar — Collapsible Admin Top Bar version 1.10 as active, updated 3mo ago and tested up to WordPress 6.9.
Overview
About this plugin
CatBar replaces the default vertical WordPress admin sidebar with a sleek collapsible horizontal bar at the top of the screen, freeing up valuable content space without losing any navigation.
Free Features
Converts the vertical admin sidebar into a collapsible horizontal top bar
Hamburger icon in the admin toolbar opens and closes the menu
Fully responsive — works on desktop, tablet, and mobile
Works on both the WordPress admin backend and the frontend admin bar (for logged-in users)
Lightweight — pure CSS/JS, no jQuery dependency
How It Works
After activation, the standard left-side admin menu moves to a collapsible horizontal bar beneath the admin toolbar.
Click the hamburger icon (☰) in the admin bar to open or close the menu.
Click Close menu inside the panel to collapse it.
Pro Version
CatBar Pro adds:
Personal icon shortcut buttons in the admin bar — each user configures their own set
Choose from hundreds of icons (IcoFont icon library)
Colour-pick any icon to match your workflow
Removes the “Howdy,” greeting from the admin bar
Buttons saved independently per WordPress user
Credits
The Pro add-on of this plugin uses IcoFont for the icon picker feature.
CSS files: MIT License — https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
Font files (.ttf,.woff,.woff2,.eot,.svg): SIL Open Font License 1.1 — https://scripts.sil.org/OFL
Icons (glyphs): Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
admin bar
admin menu
horizontal menu
productivity
responsive
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 6.9
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.9.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.2 · PHP 7.2
Update activity10 Jul 20263mo ago
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