# Top contributors sidebar doesn't appear for anonymous users
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-sidebar-doesnt-appear-for-anonymous-users/288269
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** top-contributors-sidebar
**Created:** [December 11, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-sidebar-doesnt-appear-for-anonymous-users/288269 "2023-12-11T17:50:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@Vasan\_Cannane](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vasan_Cannane)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-sidebar-doesnt-appear-for-anonymous-users/288269/1 "2023-12-11T17:50:14Z")
Hey thanks for your help it worked ([Search banner requires login](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-banner-requires-login/288246))
Also the Discourse Top Contributors Sidebar isn’t showing any data for the Anonymous Users
is there anyway i can change that
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### Author:  [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-sidebar-doesnt-appear-for-anonymous-users/288269/2 "2023-12-11T18:06:18Z")
> [@Vasan\_Cannane](#):
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> Also the Discourse Top Contributors Sidebar isn’t showing any data for the Anonymous Users
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> is there anyway i can change that
Does it appear empty like this?
If so, you may need to go to _admin → settings_ and enable `enable user directory` — it can’t access user data without this setting also being enabled.
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### Author:  [@Vasan\_Cannane](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vasan_Cannane)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-sidebar-doesnt-appear-for-anonymous-users/288269/3 "2023-12-11T18:23:50Z")
it was enabled. Top contributors sidebar doesn’t appear for anonymous users. When signed in the list shows up
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### Author:  [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-sidebar-doesnt-appear-for-anonymous-users/288269/4 "2023-12-11T18:28:58Z")
As an anonymous visitor, do you see any errors in the developer console on a page where you would expect to see the sidebar? (right click, select inspect, then choose the console tab… errors should appear in red)
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### Author:  [@Vasan\_Cannane](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vasan_Cannane)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-sidebar-doesnt-appear-for-anonymous-users/288269/5 "2023-12-11T18:53:21Z")
This is what i get
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### Author:  [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-sidebar-doesnt-appear-for-anonymous-users/288269/6 "2023-12-11T22:51:31Z")
It seems an anonymous user can’t access those account profiles for some reason… can you visit those profiles by visiting the URL directly? `example.community.com/u/koreaiadmin`
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### Author:  [@Vasan\_Cannane](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vasan_Cannane)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2023, 3:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-sidebar-doesnt-appear-for-anonymous-users/288269/7 "2023-12-12T03:59:03Z")
No i can’t access the link when I not signed In
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### Author:  [@Vasan\_Cannane](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vasan_Cannane)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2023, 4:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-sidebar-doesnt-appear-for-anonymous-users/288269/8 "2023-12-12T04:44:50Z")
I have cleared the issue
Thanks for your help
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### Author:  [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2023, 3:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-contributors-sidebar-doesnt-appear-for-anonymous-users/288269/9 "2023-12-12T15:14:02Z")
What was the solution? if you include more details it might help others who may encounter the same problem.