# Experimental user sidebar navigation

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/experimental-user-sidebar-navigation/413150>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [September 24, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/experimental-user-sidebar-navigation/413150 "2026-09-24T14:27:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![MDNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@MDNJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MDNJ)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/experimental-user-sidebar-navigation/413150/20 "2026-10-16T12:58:41Z")

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> [@awesomerobot](#):
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> Yes, agree that these sidebars aren’t great on mobile… it’s an odd experience to replace the hamburger menu contents without seeing the change, I think we’re going to need a different approach to pull the navs together specifically for small screens.

The ‘obvious’ solution to me is to have the main preferences page show something like **category groups** for settings, either like cards with icons, or as as list.

Added to that: a **breadcrumb navigation** bar on top to always show your position **and** provide an easy way back whether you’re on mobile or desktop.

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