# Custom sidebar sections being tested on meta
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303
**Category:** Announcements
**Tags:** sidebar
**Created:** [February 15, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303 "2023-02-15T22:46:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303/154 "2023-08-28T18:05:23Z")
This may need updating:
1. There’s no option to `Enable custom sidebar sections` in the settings menu
2. After adding a custom sidebar section using the + option at the bottom of the sidebar, on needs to click on the Edit icon on the sidebar which edits the custom sidebar selection directly. If the custom sidebar section is created by the Admin then it applies to everyone (unless I’m missing something). Users can however create more custom sidebar sections if they choose but cannot edit the ones created by the Admin
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303/155 "2023-08-28T18:21:27Z")
As RBoy says, I think this is no longer a setting now and you should have the buttons to add and edit the sections ready and waiting on the navigation menu. 👍
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303/156 "2023-08-28T18:30:00Z")
Also worth noting that “sidebar” has been deprecated in favor of “navigation menu” in the core and in settings documentation and most labels. Searching in Admin-Settings for sidebar is likely going to yield incomplete results.
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### Author:  [@Drew-ART](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Drew-ART)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303/157 "2023-09-12T22:29:58Z")
Did this get implemented into the main, or is the CSS fix still the correct way to reorder them?
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2023, 11:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303/158 "2023-09-12T23:30:17Z")
@Drew-ART , you can do the re-ordering with this component:
> [@Navigation (sidebar) menu display control](https://meta.discourse.org/t/navigation-sidebar-menu-display-control/277687):
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> information_sourceSummary Allows displaying sections and links for staff, logged-in and anon usershammer_and_wrenchRepository [https://github.com/Lillinator/navigation-menu-display-control](https://github.com/Lillinator/navigation-menu-display-control)questionInstall Guide [How to install a theme or theme component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-install-a-theme-or-theme-component/63682)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme component Description The Navigation Menu Display Control theme component allows for the display of various default…
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### Author:  [@kynic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kynic)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303/159 "2023-09-13T15:39:25Z")
I added a link for preferences `/my/preferences` but it is also visible to users who are not logged in. Is there any way to make it visible to only logged-in users?
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303/160 "2023-09-13T15:47:18Z")
@kynic you can do it with my component in the post [directly above](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303/158) 🙂
There is a `show these links for logged-in only` setting.
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### Author:  [@kynic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kynic)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303/161 "2023-09-13T16:02:37Z")
I tried with these:
`/my/preferences`
`/preferences`
`preferences`
But it does still show up for non-logged-in users.
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303/162 "2023-09-13T16:30:16Z")
Did you try with capitalized “Preferences”? It works for me. If it doesn’t work, update the component and try again.
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### Author:  [@kynic](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kynic)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303/163 "2023-09-13T17:12:10Z")
With Capital, it worked! 😀
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303/164 "2023-10-21T14:18:06Z")
12 posts were split to a new topic: [Published page not working in custom sidebar panel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-working-in-custom-sidebar-panel/282981)
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303/176 "2023-10-21T14:14:14Z")
As custom sections are no longer a test and are now included on all sites I’m going to close off this topic. 👍
If anyone has any issues feel free to open up a #Support, #Contribute > Feature, #Contribute > UX, #Contribute > Bug topic as appropriate. 🙂
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### Author:  [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303/177 "2023-10-21T14:14:18Z")
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