Giovanni_Lignarolo asked about configuring the sidebar in their community, mistakenly thinking it was a plugin. Stephen clarified that the sidebar is part of Discourse’s core and can be configured via /admin/site_settings by searching for “sidebar.” Specific settings include default categories, tags, and custom sections. For the discourse subscriptions campaign banner, customization is done in /admin/customize/site_texts. southpaw noted that there’s no official guide for optimal configuration, as the setup depends on user needs, and suggested that Giovanni might benefit from understanding the impact of each setting.
I have Admin access in my community. Where can I find the steps to configure the plugin correctly for the sidebar?
experimental new new view groups
navigation menu
default sidebar categories
default sidebar tags
enable custom sidebar sections
discourse subscriptions campaign banner location
Hey Giovanni,
The sidebar isn’t a plugin, it’s part of the core of Discourse.
These are all configurable via /admin/site_settings - search for sidebar to see them
If you’re referring to the location to customize the contents of the subscriptions banner, this is done via your Customize → Text at /admin/customize/site_texts by modifying js.discourse_subscriptions.campaign.title and js.discourse_subscriptions.campaign.body.
Hi @Stephen,
I’m wondering if @Giovanni_Lignarolo had indeed done this search and was listing what was displayed in order to learn what the ideal (“correct”) configuration is for each option? Sometimes as an Admin, I don’t really understand what the full impact of the settings I select will be, even with the explanation that shows up under each field. 
Is there a guide to the configuration? (I couldn’t find one, but probably missed it!)
@Giovanni_Lignarolo, I don’t think there’s any one specific “correct” way to configure the sidebar - it’s going to depend on how you want to use it. Is there something in particular you want to enable or disable about the sidebar?