# Missing Category

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-category/367432
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** sidebar
**Created:** [May 23, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-category/367432 "2025-05-23T21:23:13Z")
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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: [May 23, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-category/367432/2 "2025-05-23T21:30:52Z")

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Welcome to Meta 👋

Maybe you have added the SSIS Tips category to your personal sidebar, but didn’t change the default for visitors and new users.  
Have you checked that SSIS Tips was added to the `default_navigation_menu_categories` site setting?

> [@Configuring the default sidebar for your users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-the-default-sidebar-for-your-users/347764/1):
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> ### Categories section
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> You can configure which categories appear by default in users’ sidebars in the `default_navigation_menu_categories` site setting. You can get there by:
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> 1. Clicking “Configure defaults” at the bottom of the categories section (only visible as long as no defaults are configured)
> 2. Accessing this setting through _Admin \> All site settings_ and search for the setting
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> Category visibility respects user permissions - users will only see categories in their sidebar that they have permission to access, even if you include restricted categories in the defaults. If you configure only restricted categories as defaults:
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> - Visitors will see an empty list
> - Logged-in users will see the most popular categories (same as if they had unselected all categories)
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> > ⚠ The pencil icon next to “Categories” customizes your personal view only, not the default for all users.

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