Customized categories in sidebar don't work on /review

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The issue concerns customized categories in the sidebar not working when navigating to the /review page. Moin reports that after visiting the review queue, the sidebar reverts to default categories and editing becomes broken until the page is reloaded. The problem persists across page changes and requires a flagged post in the queue to reproduce. sam suggests it might be related to recent sidebar changes by @kris.kotlarek. Moin confirms the issue occurs with a test user and is reproducible, but later notes it can no longer be reproduced. Osama asks about plugins and themes, and Moin confirms it happens in safe mode, ruling out plugin interference.

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I noticed that sometimes my personalized categories in the sidebar of my forum change to those displayed if I delete my customization.

Preparation

I don’t know whether this is relevant, but my Default navigation menu categories site setting is empty. Therefore, I have customized my personal sidebar by clicking the pencil and adding some categories.
You also need a flagged post in the review queue. I flagged a post as off-topic, but I don’t think this matters. But I was not able to reproduce without a post in the queue.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Start at /latest or a category or a topic; it doesn’t matter.
  2. Check your sidebar categories and verify that editing them works.
  3. Go to the review queue.
  4. Try the same again; now editing is broken.
  5. Reload the site.
    → Notice the categories in the sidebar have changed. You see the default categories.
    → Editing is still broken.
  6. Go back to another page on your forum (latest, a topic, …).
    → The sidebar does not change.
    → Editing is still broken.
  7. Reload your site again.
    → The custom categories are back.

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Not seeing a trivial repro on meta, but @kris.kotlarek recently worked on the sidebar so maybe it is related?

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I successfully reproduced with a test user on my site, so it’s not only something weired with my user.

It didn’t work with the flag I created earlier. It had to be a post the user I was using for testing flagged.

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Hey @Moin, what plugins and themes do you have installed on your site? Are you able to reproduce the bug in safe mode as well?

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Yes, I can reproduce it in safe mode. Plugins are those installed on all sites on the business plan.

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I think I can no longer repro.

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