# Switch to turn on the new notifications menu without the new sidebar?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-to-turn-on-the-new-notifications-menu-without-the-new-sidebar/242467>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** sidebar\
**Created:** [October 20, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-to-turn-on-the-new-notifications-menu-without-the-new-sidebar/242467 "2022-10-20T10:44:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/switch-to-turn-on-the-new-notifications-menu-without-the-new-sidebar/242467/6 "2022-10-20T19:38:46Z")

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> [@mattdm](#):
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> Could we please have a switch to enable _just_ the new notifications menu?

After an initial conversation, we think this should be pretty straightforward to do, and I can see how it’d help folks in your situation adopt the new notifications menu sooner. We’ll take a closer look and let you know if we find any reasons not to do it.

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