The Plasma 6 Megarelease is just 2 weeks away! Have you signed up for your local party yet 🥳?
KDE is organizing parties around the globe to celebrate the megarelease. Join us in the celebration with a party in your city or town!
https://community.kde.org/Promo/Events/Parties/KDE_6th_Megarelease
As you said, what’s stopping you from customizing the taskbar? There’s a few good applets to replace the start menu with something different as well