# How do I decide which sections should appear in Sidebar?

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**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** sidebar\
**Created:** [July 21, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-decide-which-sections-should-appear-in-sidebar/272428 "2023-07-21T17:16:40Z")\
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Hey 👋 this is my first time asking a question on meta, hope I’m in the right category.

My employer thinks I should remove the categories, direct messages, personal chat and channels sections from the sidebar as he deems them redundant. (He likes accessing the categories from the home page, says the extra click is worth it because pages are less cluttered. He doesn’t see the point of fast access to tags and likes accessing discussions from the bubble on the top right).

I’m very new to forum administration and UX in general. Here are my two questions :

1. What are the questions I should ask myself when determining what gets to be in the sidebar or not?
2. What are the pros of accessing Categories and Tags and chats from the sidebar?

Thanks for your time.

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