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Installation & Setup

While Craft 3 is in beta, you'll need to install plugins with Composer (opens new window). If you've installed Craft 3, you should already know a bit about Composer.

To install CP Nav, follow the below instructions.

Installation

  1. Open your terminal and go to your Craft project:
cd /path/to/project
  1. Then tell Composer to load the plugin:
composer require verbb/cp-nav
  1. In the Control Panel, go to Settings → Plugins and click the “Install” button for CP Nav.

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To edit your navigation items, go to Settings → Control Panel Nav.

Last updated: May 1, 2026, 1:49:58 PM