# Long link error hard to read in custom sidebar section modal

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**Category:** UX\
**Tags:** sidebar\
**Created:** [January 9, 2025, 8:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/long-link-error-hard-to-read-in-custom-sidebar-section-modal/346313 "2025-01-09T08:31:47Z")\
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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:** [January 9, 2025, 8:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/long-link-error-hard-to-read-in-custom-sidebar-section-modal/346313/1 "2025-01-09T08:31:47Z")

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The error shown when you try to add a link that is longer than 1000 characters to a custom section in the sidebar is difficult to read because it’s larger than the modal.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/1/6/d/16dd7f5a4b41738fcdc80005166cd7ef0f866063.png)

Example link:

```plaintext
/new-topic?&title=Lorem%20ipsum%20dolor%20sit%20amet&body=Lorem%20ipsum%20dolor%20sit%20amet%2C%20consetetur%20sadipscing%20elitr%2C%20sed%20diam%20nonumy%20eirmod%20tempor%20invidunt%20ut%20labore%20et%20dolore%20magna%20aliquyam%20erat%2C%20sed%20diam%20voluptua.%20At%20vero%20eos%20et%20accusam%20et%20justo%20duo%20dolores%20et%20ea%20rebum.%20Stet%20clita%20kasd%20gubergren%2C%20no%20sea%20takimata%20sanctus%20est%20Lorem%20ipsum%20dolor%20sit%20amet.%20Lorem%20ipsum%20dolor%20sit%20amet%2C%20consetetur%20sadipscing%20elitr%2C%20sed%20diam%20nonumy%20eirmod%20tempor%20invidunt%20ut%20labore%20et%20dolore%20magna%20aliquyam%20erat%2C%20sed%20diam%20voluptua.%20At%20vero%20eos%20et%20accusam%20et%20justo%20duo%20dolores%20et%20ea%20rebum.%20Stet%20clita%20kasd%20gubergren%2C%20no%20sea%20takimata%20sanctus%20est%20Lorem%20ipsum%20dolor%20sit%20amet.%20sadipscing%20elitr%2C%20sed%20diam%20nonumy%20eirmod%20tempor%20invidunt%20ut%20labore%20et%20dolore%20magna%20aliquyam%20erat%2C%20sed%20diam%20voluptua.%20At%20vero%20eos%20et%20accusam%20et%20justo%20duo%20dolores%20et%20ea%20rebum.%20Stet%20clita%20kasd%20gubergren%2C%20no%20sea%20takimata%20sanctus%20est%20Lorem%20ipsum%20dolor%20sit%20amet.

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