# Add column on the left with custom html

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-column-on-the-left-with-custom-html/55951>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [January 18, 2017, 7:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-column-on-the-left-with-custom-html/55951 "2017-01-18T07:51:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![norandom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/norandom/32/166825_2.png) [@norandom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/norandom)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 7:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-column-on-the-left-with-custom-html/55951/1 "2017-01-18T07:51:15Z")

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Hi,

would someone be kind enough to share a custom CSS / HTML that adds a column on the left? I have found some examples with header links.

I’d like a column on the left to be present everywhere, so that the navigation becomes easier for my users.

Thanks ;),  
Marius

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**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2017, 9:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-column-on-the-left-with-custom-html/55951/2 "2017-01-18T09:52:55Z")

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I guess you mean something like [https://forums.docker.com/](https://forums.docker.com/)?

@Pugwash once shared a side-menu like that here:

[https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-to-host-a-knowledge-base/34036/9?u=erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-to-host-a-knowledge-base/34036/9)