# What is the best way to modify the new sidebar?

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**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [January 30, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-modify-the-new-sidebar/253308 "2023-01-30T11:54:54Z")\
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Modify the existing one with a plugin? Do it with a theme-component (is it possible?) or maybe directly creating a sidebar from scratch and not activating the Discourse one? Thanks in advance!

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