# Published page not working in custom sidebar panel
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-working-in-custom-sidebar-panel/282981
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** sidebar, page-publishing
**Created:** [October 16, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-working-in-custom-sidebar-panel/282981 "2023-10-16T17:19:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@vincefrommtl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vincefrommtl)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-working-in-custom-sidebar-panel/282981/1 "2023-10-16T17:19:32Z")
> [@Custom sidebar sections being tested on meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-sidebar-sections-being-tested-on-meta/255303/126):
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> the Discourse team is amazing - the custom links will work for published public pages once the relevant pr fix is applied. great work. š š
Hello š
Is this fix supposed to be applied now? Itās not working on my forum ( 3.2.0.beta2-dev)
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### Author:  [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-working-in-custom-sidebar-panel/282981/2 "2023-10-16T17:21:14Z")
I donāt think it works on our forum either currently, but you could change the link to `/t/../pub/modeles-2d` as a workaround for now. Just note that youāll have to open it in a new tab, or refresh after clicking it if you do this.
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-working-in-custom-sidebar-panel/282981/3 "2023-10-16T17:25:10Z")
I canāt seem to reproduce this and Iām on the latest beta and [commit](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commits/main):
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-working-in-custom-sidebar-panel/282981/4 "2023-10-16T17:26:56Z")
Can you update Discourse and try again?
I didnāt try before/after, but published page links work in my custom sections, and I updated Discourse today.
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### Author:  [@vincefrommtl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vincefrommtl)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-working-in-custom-sidebar-panel/282981/5 "2023-10-16T17:28:16Z")
Thank you all, I last updated 15 days ago, so itās possible it was fixed in the last two weeks. I will try again and report here after our next update. š
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-working-in-custom-sidebar-panel/282981/6 "2023-10-16T17:28:18Z")
I feel like weāre constantly racing against each other, Lilly š
Sometimes you win, sometimes I do š
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### Author:  [@vincefrommtl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vincefrommtl)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-working-in-custom-sidebar-panel/282981/7 "2023-10-21T12:59:20Z")
I updated Discourse this morning. Itās not working, but I think itās because the publication is originating from a private category (in the Staff section). Even if the publication is made public for everyone, it seems we cannot use it as a link in the sidebar.
Itās working fine for publications in non-restricted categories.
I donāt know if itās a bug or by design, I just wanted to share my observation š
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2023, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-working-in-custom-sidebar-panel/282981/8 "2023-10-21T13:18:05Z")
As long as the published doc is set to be public and visible to everyone, it shouldnāt matter whether the source category is secure. I use an admin-only category. hmmm I still cannot seem to reproduce this. š¤
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### Author:  [@vincefrommtl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vincefrommtl)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2023, 1:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-working-in-custom-sidebar-panel/282981/9 "2023-10-21T13:21:52Z")
Thatās strange! Maybe itās something elseā¦ I will try other things to see if I can isolate the problem for this specific publication.
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### Author:  [@vincefrommtl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vincefrommtl)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-working-in-custom-sidebar-panel/282981/10 "2023-10-21T13:32:25Z")
Well, I think I found it. Itās a restriction on the name of the published page. Itās not valid if there is a NUMBER in the name! without a number, all is good.
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-working-in-custom-sidebar-panel/282981/11 "2023-10-21T13:33:05Z")
~~Are you copy and pasting the URL? It can show up as red invalid if the link isnāt correct.~~
Glad you figured it out but I would not expect that reason.
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### Author:  [@vincefrommtl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vincefrommtl)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/published-page-not-working-in-custom-sidebar-panel/282981/12 "2023-10-21T13:41:40Z")
The instant I type a number in the URL section, itās always saying āinvalidā.
ĀÆ\(Ā°\_o)/ĀÆ
Anyway, I have a workaround now, thank you for your time with this small problem š