Custom sidebar sections being tested on meta

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@mattdm

Did it originally have counters?

Yes, it was changed to dots a while ago

Sidebar topic list links prefer unread and new over latest

@awesomerobot and @tgxworld just merged this pull request, which I think should address some of the above feedback: Now when using the default user preference, you see this: [Screenshot 2022-11-02 at 10.57.25 AM] [Screenshot 2022-11-02 at 10.57.29 AM] And when you use the “power user” preference, you see this: [Screenshot 2022-11-02 at 10.57.48 AM] [Screenshot 2022-11-02 at 10.57.38 AM] So, casual users have a bit less noise in their sidebar, and for everyone, what you see in the links …

You can change the setting here: https://meta.discourse.org/my/preferences/sidebar