statusinfo.sh script copied form c00kiemon5ter's config. Successfully modified for my setup - ie single monitor, master and bipolarbar. Now for windowstitles

statusinfo.sh

#!/usr/bin/env sh
# expects a line from monsterwm's output as argument ("$1")
# prints formatted output to be used as input for bipolarbar
# reference: original script from c00kiemon5ter -- https://github.com/c00kiemon5ter/scripts/blob/master/statusinfo.sh
# reference: bipolarbar by moetunes -- https://github.com/moetunes/bipolarbar
# bipolarbar expects colours as fg="&n" & bg="&Bn" where n=0-9

# desktop status
for desk; do
    d="${desk%%:*}" desk="${desk#*:}"    # desktop id
    w="${desk%%:*}" desk="${desk#*:}"    # window count
    l="${desk%%:*}" desk="${desk#*:}"    # layout mode
    c="${desk%%:*}" desk="${desk#*:}"    # is current desktop
    u="${desk%%|*}" desk="${desk#*|}"    # has urgent hint

    # desktop id
    case "$d" in
        0) d="1" ;; 1) d="2" ;;
        2) d="3" ;; 3) d="4" ;;
    esac

    # current desktop
    if [ $c -ne 0 ]
    then fg="&2" bg="&B8"
      case "$l" in
        0) s="T" ;; 1) s="M" ;; 2) s="B" ;;
        3) s="G" ;; 4) s="#" ;; 5) s="F" ;;
      esac && layout="&4&B0   $s"

    # if not the current desktop & has windows
    elif [ $c -eq 0 -a $w -ne 0 ]
      then fg="&2" bg="&B6"

    # if not current desktop but has NO windows
    elif [ $w -eq 0 ]
      then fg="&3" bg="&B0" 
    fi

    # has urgent hint
    [ $u -ne 0 ] && fg="&9" bg="&B0"

    deskinfo="$deskinfo$bg$fg $d "

    unset bg fg
done

printf '%s%s\n' "$deskinfo" "$layout"