# Hiding the sidebar by default for new users?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-the-sidebar-by-default-for-new-users/315545
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** sidebar
**Created:** [March 24, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-the-sidebar-by-default-for-new-users/315545 "2023-03-24T17:14:08Z")
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### Author: ![debryc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/debryc/32/101652_2.png) [@debryc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/debryc)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-the-sidebar-by-default-for-new-users/315545/1 "2023-03-24T17:14:08Z")

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How do we hide the sidebar by default for people who are coming the the side for the first time?

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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-the-sidebar-by-default-for-new-users/315545/2 "2023-03-24T17:20:07Z")

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There is a #Customization > Theme component to hide the sidebar from people who are not logged in

> [@Hide sidebar from anon users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-sidebar-from-anon-users/250351):
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> This TC has been deprecated in favour of: information_sourceSummary Hides the #sidebar from anon users. This is helpful if you have a mostly private site with a small amount of content publicly visible.hammer_and_wrenchRepository [GitHub - nathan-nz/discourse-hide-sidebar-from-anon: Hides the sidebar from anonymous users · GitHub](http://github.com/nathan-nz/discourse-hide-sidebar-from-anon)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 Them…](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966)

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2024, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-the-sidebar-by-default-for-new-users/315545/3 "2024-07-09T09:12:54Z")

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