# Private category does not follow settings for position in category list

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-category-does-not-follow-settings-for-position-in-category-list/307737>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [May 13, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-category-does-not-follow-settings-for-position-in-category-list/307737 "2024-05-13T09:55:34Z")\
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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 13, 2024, 10:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-category-does-not-follow-settings-for-position-in-category-list/307737/2 "2024-05-13T10:05:47Z")

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Are you talking about adding the category to the sidebar?

Did you add that category to the `default navigation menu categories` site setting? (I sometimes forget about that and change just my sidebar instead of everyone’s when I edit that section.)

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