How to change the default state of the sidebar to be opened in Plesk 18.0.39 interface

Question

In Plesk 18.0.39 sidebar in the panel interface is collapsed by default. Is there a way to set it open by default?

Answer

The state of the sidebar is saved per user. For example, if the sidebar is opened while logged in as John - it will stay opened for John on all screens where the sidebar is used.

It is possible to change the default state to be opened globally:

1. Connect to the server via SSH

2. Add the following section to /usr/local/psa/admin/conf/panel.ini (for RHEL-based systems) or /opt/psa/admin/conf/panel.ini (for ​Debian-based systems) using text editor:

   CONFIG_TEXT: [navigation]
   collapseSecondarySidebar = false

In order to clear preferences execute the following command:

# plesk db "delete from cl_param where param='collapsedSecondarySidebar';"