# Groups Link in hamburger menu still there after turning off groups directory

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-link-in-hamburger-menu-still-there-after-turning-off-groups-directory/95597
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [August 24, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-link-in-hamburger-menu-still-there-after-turning-off-groups-directory/95597 "2018-08-24T19:20:56Z")
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### Author: ![nineofcups49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nineofcups49](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nineofcups49)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-link-in-hamburger-menu-still-there-after-turning-off-groups-directory/95597/1 "2018-08-24T19:20:56Z")

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Groups Link in hamburger menu still there after turning off groups directory in admin section.

It’s confusing and I’m unsure if that link shows for members still (which I don’t want it to).

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/a/faf1d6a30920ce61ab3132158de70309f692ab06.png)

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/d/6/d6708c4537726f2d7bbfa6537f6afdf60061fe86.png)

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### Author: ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-link-in-hamburger-menu-still-there-after-turning-off-groups-directory/95597/2 "2018-08-24T19:53:55Z")

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That link will always show for site admins despite not appearing for normal users, as it’s critical for managing groups.

I understand though — this option is a bit inconsistent with the `enable user directory` setting, which hides the `Users` link in the hamburger menu for both admins/normal users.

Currently our admin/public groups directory uses the same page (with more/less options)… while we have separate admin/public user directories, which I imagine is _why_ those are different behaviors… but that’s not super clear to an admin.

I guess the simplest option would be to hide it from that menu for everyone when turned off, and force admins to go through the admin panel to manage groups (admin/users/groups)… but that change could potentially create more confusion than it would solve (by making groups harder to find).

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### Author: ![nineofcups49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nineofcups49](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nineofcups49)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-link-in-hamburger-menu-still-there-after-turning-off-groups-directory/95597/3 "2018-08-24T19:58:13Z")

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> [@awesomerobot](#):
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> I guess the simplest option would be to hide it from that menu for everyone when turned off, and force admins to go through the admin panel to manage groups (admin/users/groups)… but that change could potentially create more confusion than it would solve (by making groups harder to find).

Thanks for the reply. Groups wasn’t difficult to find, as it’s under users in the admin panel. Having an admin setting in the hamburger menu like that feels off.

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-link-in-hamburger-menu-still-there-after-turning-off-groups-directory/95597/4 "2018-08-24T20:56:53Z")

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> [@awesomerobot](#):
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> I understand though — this option is a bit inconsistent with the `enable user directory` setting, which hides the `Users` link in the hamburger menu for both admins/normal users.

We should make this consistent and hide it in this case @nbianca

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### Author: ![nbianca](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nbianca/32/157984_2.png) [@nbianca](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nbianca)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-link-in-hamburger-menu-still-there-after-turning-off-groups-directory/95597/6 "2018-09-12T18:41:05Z")

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Fixed by

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/6314](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/6314)

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-link-in-hamburger-menu-still-there-after-turning-off-groups-directory/95597/7 "2018-09-12T20:06:02Z")

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2018, 12:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/groups-link-in-hamburger-menu-still-there-after-turning-off-groups-directory/95597/8 "2018-10-12T00:18:35Z")

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> [@awesomerobot](#):
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> That link **will always show for site admins** despite not appearing for normal users, as **it’s critical for managing groups**.

Just highlighting this part, since many of us (myself included) seemed to miss that before.