# Top Menu not populating options

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-menu-not-populating-options/351304
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 9, 2025, 6:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-menu-not-populating-options/351304 "2025-02-09T06:18:45Z")
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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: [June 10, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-menu-not-populating-options/351304/4 "2025-06-10T14:04:14Z")

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> [@Heliosurge](#):
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> So I am guessing they added the hide if not populated later in.

I think that was added in 2018

> [@Simplifying the top menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/simplifying-the-top-menu/68849/18):
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> This is in effect now @mcwumbly, great idea. Both New and Unread will be hidden if they have nothing to show you.

I think there is some magic so users with trust level 0 see new and unread even when they are empty, so they can learn they exist.

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/cbffbee1c3a96e35627d6f177278f68495058bf6/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/navigation-item.gjs#L41-L51>

Maybe `Experimental new new view groups` is why you only see ‘new’? That also prevents new from being hidden.

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