The "+" at the right side of the nav bar might be a little easier to use if it were a simpler list of elements (for example, some
tags) that could be shown / hidden and each having an onClick handler. This way, it wouldn't "look" like a dropdown that has one of the two values "selected". Also, you could "click away" after opening the dropdown without having the modal open.
https://github.com/gazaskygeeks/mpcc-assistant/blob/6c0d9f5c76bfbdaaca06b7ae96da798f17b20cd3/src/client/components/navbar/Navbar.js#L65-L71
The "+" at the right side of the nav bar might be a little easier to use if it were a simpler list of elements (for example, some