# How to get topic sidebar

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-topic-sidebar/223869
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 10, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-topic-sidebar/223869 "2022-04-10T23:36:47Z")
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### Author: ![Noah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a87d85/32.png) [@Noah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Noah)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-topic-sidebar/223869/1 "2022-04-10T23:36:47Z")

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Hello discourse community.

This is probably a really stupid question & I’m just being dumb.

But how can I achieve this sidebar effect:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/b/4/6b49a1b5d9c5cfdf8acb5801f1a82f5da37b4a4d.png)

After a bit of digging around I can’t find a solution to this.

Thanks in advance!

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### Author: ![Don](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/don/32/228726_2.png) [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-topic-sidebar/223869/2 "2022-04-10T23:46:11Z")

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Hello Jimmy,

No worry there is no stupid question 🙂

For this you have to install this Theme Component

> [@DiscoTOC - automatic table of contents](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discotoc-automatic-table-of-contents/111143):
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> discourse2Summary DiscoTOC will allow you to generate an interactive table of contents for your topics with one click!eyeglassesPreview [Preview on Discourse Theme Creator](https://discourse.theme-creator.io/theme/Discourse/discotoc)hammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [https://github.com/discourse/DiscoTOC](https://github.com/discourse/DiscoTOC)open_bookNew to Discourse Themes? [Beginner’s guide to using Discourse Themes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-using-discourse-themes/91966) Install this theme component Samples Desktop Mobile Features toc = table of contents Automatically generates the …

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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: [May 10, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-get-topic-sidebar/223869/3 "2022-05-10T23:47:10Z")

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