I’d like to split the new combined user & notifications menu into two distinct menus for these reasons: I generally find the new menu a bit overwhelming for casual users and want to be able to offer a simpler alternative I want to keep using and making interfaces for Discourse that only offer a si…

This may already be on the way: [image] Difficult to find logout button in new user menu UX One option we’re exploring here is to create a separate menu for notifications, (e.g. under a bell icon rather than the avatar). It’s not at the top of our list yet, bu…

[image] Manuel Kostka: I wonder what would be the approach that will stay best aligned with future changes in core? Since things are a bit of a moving target here, it’s hard to offer too much guidance about staying aligned or compatible. [image] Manuel Kostka: Or no sidebar at all. Then …

What would be the best approach to split the combined notifications & user menu into two?

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manuel (Manuel Kostka) October 13, 2022, 6:48pm 3

e.g. under a bell icon rather than the avatar

Haha, ok , I missed that! Thanks!

Still curious about suggestions though, as it’s quite on the top of my list

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What would be the best approach to split the combined notifications & user menu into two?

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