How to change the default sidebar mode

If you are in a desktop device, you can go to your settings and activate a switch for Always hide the sidebar, so you will have the sidebar automatically hidden as in a mobile device. But if you are in a small-screen device, there is no Always show the sidebar option.

Custom Sidebar has an option that will allow you to manage the default sidebar mode per user or device basis.

info

If you se this option, the changes made in the Always hide the sidebar section in your profile will be ignored.

sidebar_mode

This option has three possible values and they will ignore the device screen size:

Option Value	Description
hidden	The sidebar will be hidden by default as in a mobile device
narrow	The sidebar will be in a narrow state by default
extended	The sidebar will be in an extended state by default

YAML

<config directory>/www/sidebar-config.yaml

sidebar_mode: 'narrow'
order:
  ...

JSON

<config directory>/www/sidebar-config.json

{
  "sidebar_mode": "narrow",
  "order": [
    ...
  ]
}

Mobile device with sidebar_mode in narrow