# 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")\
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**Author:** ![kris.kotlarek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kris.kotlarek/32/176919_2.png) [@kris.kotlarek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kris.kotlarek)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 12:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303/4 "2023-02-16T00:12:53Z")

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> [@Jagster](#):
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> This isn’t actually new thing. It has bothered all the time after new sidebar came.

Thank you for reporting it. Footer should be always accessible, so I definitely will look at that.

> [@darkpixlz](#):
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> Becuase it’s not just a new button, I think that the icon should be changed to a pencil, signaling edit, not just make stuff.

Technically, we are creating a new section in sidebar. Later, when custom section is edited, we are using pencil:

 ![edit custom section](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/4/4/44447e173753c6a2454227964a27c66c4dbfdb83.png)

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