# How to get the state of kibana's side bar in the plugin **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [February 14, 2018, 8:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-state-of-kibanas-side-bar-in-the-plugin/119746 "2018-02-14T08:19:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drumn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8edcca/32.png) [@drumn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/drumn)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 8:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-state-of-kibanas-side-bar-in-the-plugin/119746/1 "2018-02-14T08:19:27Z")
I am developing a plugin for kibana version 6.2.0. I am looking for ways of writing code to get the state of kibana's side bar expand or collapse. Please tell me if there is any good way! ---
**Author:** ![rashmi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashmi/32/16391_2.png) [@rashmi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashmi)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-state-of-kibanas-side-bar-in-the-plugin/119746/2 "2018-02-14T21:05:04Z")
Great. Have you looked at our online resource for guidance: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/plugin-development.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/plugin-development.html) for your specific q, I will seek help internally from our engineers and get back. Thanks Rashmi ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-get-the-state-of-kibanas-side-bar-in-the-plugin/119746/3 "2018-03-14T21:05:07Z")
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