# What is name of this area and how can I add something in this?

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [07.Апрель.2019 13:09:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-name-of-this-area-and-how-can-i-add-something-in-this/113679 "2019-04-07T13:09:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [07.Апрель.2019 16:47:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-name-of-this-area-and-how-can-i-add-something-in-this/113679/5 "2019-04-07T16:47:21Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> It’s called a ‘Sidebar’, that’s if it actually has an element there, which I don’t think Discourse does by default…

it does, that’s where the post timeline appears. It isn’t visible in the screenshot because the topic linked is only one post long. This is how it looks the rest of the time:

 ![57%20AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/d/9/d9c5deea0ed92d26afe64a22ae1b70867b16d0c8.png)

> [@grahamtrump](#):
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> Thank you so much.
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> But “This plugin shows a list of blocks as a sidebar on all discovery list pages (latest, new, unread, categories **but not on the single topic page** ”.

Yes, that’s because the space is already used by Discourse for a fundamental navigation element. I would hope that your users being able to navigate a topic is more important than advertising real-estate.

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