# Sidebar show upcoming events setting description needs an update

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-show-upcoming-events-setting-description-needs-an-update/331443
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** events, sidebar
**Created:** [October 17, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-show-upcoming-events-setting-description-needs-an-update/331443 "2024-10-17T21:04:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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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: [October 17, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-show-upcoming-events-setting-description-needs-an-update/331443/1 "2024-10-17T21:04:38Z")

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Since [FIX: addCommunitySectionLink secondary argument by KrisKotlarek · Pull Request #28135 · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/28135), the “Upcoming events” link is no longer displayed under “More” in the sidebar, but is instead displayed directly in the Community section.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/3/6/6/3660628b85dc611859161bd968e638eda9e2278d.png)  
Therefore, the description of the setting should probably be adjusted accordingly.

![sidebar show upcoming events site setting with the description: Show upcoming events link in the sidebar under More](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/3/7/4/37483cf3370cd1caa048f1046848111c2661fbb4.png)

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### Author: ![nathank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nathank/32/290039_2.png) [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-show-upcoming-events-setting-description-needs-an-update/331443/2 "2026-01-27T02:25:45Z")

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It really is defunct now we can customise the sidebar sections so easily. Would be nice to see this tidied up.

I keep this turned off, and add my own so I can control where it goes on the menu.

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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 27, 2026, 8:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-show-upcoming-events-setting-description-needs-an-update/331443/3 "2026-01-27T08:50:28Z")

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What do you mean by defunct? Apart from the description saying it’s in the more menu, what is the problem? I think this plugin solves it kind of perfectly:

On the one hand, there is a setting to remove the link, so in case you don’t want it or want to add it at a different place, you don’t need to hide it with CSS.

On the other hand, the plugin adds a link to the sidebar, which means it’s translated into all languages and shown in the user’s interface language. You can’t add translations for custom sidebar links and sections. Even if I could enter them, I cannot translate it with the same quality as the many volunteer translators do.

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### Author: ![nathank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nathank/32/290039_2.png) [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2026, 10:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidebar-show-upcoming-events-setting-description-needs-an-update/331443/4 "2026-01-27T10:16:06Z")

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I hadn’t considered the translation aspects! You make a good point.

It would be better if the link was consistent with the other links in the sidebar - i.e. appeared in the edit menu and was possible to move / edit.

And yes, it is quite jarring when the setting description is incongruent with what it actually does!