# New chat channels not always showing in side col
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-chat-channels-not-always-showing-in-side-col/255852
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** chat
**Created:** [February 21, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-chat-channels-not-always-showing-in-side-col/255852 "2023-02-21T22:16:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)
#### Post date: [February 21, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-chat-channels-not-always-showing-in-side-col/255852/1 "2023-02-21T22:16:50Z")
Not sure if this is related to this: [No longer able to add chat channel when "Automatically add users" is checked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-longer-able-to-add-chat-channel-when-automatically-add-users-is-checked/255842) but when creating new channels, they don’t always show in the side col (but they do here: `site.com/chat/browse/open`).
I keep refreshing the page, but they don’t show, however if I go to `site.com/chat/browse/open` and then scroll to the bottom, they appear in the side col.
We have 78 channels, most are joinable with a handful public (everyone added). I have joined all of our channels just to keep an eye on them.
I guess there’s a limit to how many will show? Is it needed? Should it be user-configurable?
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### Author:  [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-chat-channels-not-always-showing-in-side-col/255852/2 "2023-02-22T03:11:43Z")
Quick suggestion related to this as well - would it be possible for the rooms that have unread messages to be shown last the top? Currently I have to scroll through the list to get to the room with unread messages, it would be much nicer if rooms with unread messages were always at the top 😊
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-chat-channels-not-always-showing-in-side-col/255852/3 "2023-02-22T13:36:03Z")
> [@AstonJ](#):
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> when creating new channels, they don’t always show in the side col (but they do here: `site.com/chat/browse/open`).
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> I keep refreshing the page, but they don’t show, however if I go to `site.com/chat/browse/open` and then scroll to the bottom, they appear in the side col.
Hi AstonJ, do you have screenshots or a video of this behavior, so we have a better view of the issue? 🙂
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### Author:  [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-chat-channels-not-always-showing-in-side-col/255852/4 "2023-02-22T17:38:09Z")
Hi @Canapin, it might be easier if you set it up on a test as what I’ve found is when you go to `site.com/chat/browse/open` and as you are scrolling down and they are loading in… they begin appearing in the side col as well.
Here’s the list of countries we have added so far:
- Afghanistan
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Kenya
- Lao
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Zimbabwe
All the above are joinable, and we have handful that are public (everyone automatically added).
It might just be easier/better to always have the channels with unread messages at the top…
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### Author:  [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-chat-channels-not-always-showing-in-side-col/255852/9 "2023-03-24T15:36:03Z")
Hi, this is a current limit of our UX which is not yet designed for that many channels, as a temporary workaround you can use the shortcut: `CMD + k` or `Window + k` to show a quick access modal which should allow you to find your channel quickly.
This is ofc not our mid/long term solution.
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### Author:  [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-chat-channels-not-always-showing-in-side-col/255852/10 "2023-03-24T16:42:00Z")
That should be Ctrl-k on a Windows machine, not Windows-k
But thank you for making me discover Windows-k which makes me connect my Airpods to my PC in much less clicks 😉
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### Author:  [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-chat-channels-not-always-showing-in-side-col/255852/11 "2023-03-24T16:43:09Z")
ahah yes we define it as meta key in code and I couldnt remember if it was window or control in windows 👍