# New preference: Disable Expand Sidebar On Hover **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Features\ **Created:** [April 11, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/new-preference-disable-expand-sidebar-on-hover/8598 "2025-04-11T10:40:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yuri\_BC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/yuri_bc/32/8803_2.png) [@Yuri\_BC](https://community.fibery.io/u/Yuri_BC)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/new-preference-disable-expand-sidebar-on-hover/8598/1 "2025-04-11T10:40:27Z")
I suggest a new Preference in the Fibery settings, which allows to disable the automatic expand on hover when the sidebar is closed. There is already a button to show/hide the sidebar on click. The problem with the ‘expand on hover’ is that is shows up very often unintentionally when coming close to the left side of the screen, e.g. when: - Editing text or hitting the first entity view tab. - Expanding a minified panel at the left - When using vertical tabs in a browser Vertical tabs a growing trend in all browsers, which means all browser tabs appear in a left column. The user frequently crosses the closed fibery sidebar to reach that, which makes the fibery sidebar appear unintentionally. In the example below I use MS Edge browser. ![msedge_ptFFe9AMn3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/fibery/original/2X/3/37db9d32b0644ae287ac0e2b066c469f160cd0db.png) ---
**Author:** ![Illusory](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/illusory/32/10403_2.png) [@Illusory](https://community.fibery.io/u/Illusory)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/new-preference-disable-expand-sidebar-on-hover/8598/2 "2025-04-12T13:15:25Z")
Agreed! It gets in the way. I’d rather use a keyboard shortcut to open, rather than open on hover. ---
**Author:** ![gasby](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/gasby/32/11429_2.png) [@gasby](https://community.fibery.io/u/gasby)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/new-preference-disable-expand-sidebar-on-hover/8598/3 "2025-04-14T18:55:19Z")
Agreed.. This is a real problem as an Arc user ---
**Author:** ![Illusory](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/illusory/32/10403_2.png) [@Illusory](https://community.fibery.io/u/Illusory)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/new-preference-disable-expand-sidebar-on-hover/8598/4 "2025-04-18T11:18:05Z")
Looks like this has been resolved! Thank you Fibery team 🙏 ---
**Author:** ![Yuri\_BC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/yuri_bc/32/8803_2.png) [@Yuri\_BC](https://community.fibery.io/u/Yuri_BC)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/new-preference-disable-expand-sidebar-on-hover/8598/5 "2025-09-27T19:30:40Z")
This has not been resolved, and appears to become worse. It shows up nearly every time I at ‘normal speed’ try to click a vertical tab in my browser. I prefer to completely disable automatic expanding of the left sidebar menu. e.g. in Settings \> Preferences \> Appearance ---
**Author:** ![Yuri\_BC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/yuri_bc/32/8803_2.png) [@Yuri\_BC](https://community.fibery.io/u/Yuri_BC)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 8:44am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/new-preference-disable-expand-sidebar-on-hover/8598/6 "2025-10-21T08:44:14Z")
This is a workaround using css: To completely disable the expand-on-hover: `.t1thq0y7.page_sidebar { height: 0px; }` Alternatively, keep a mall hover region at the top, optionally in color: `.t1thq0y7.page_sidebar { height: 100px; background: red; }` …but this should not be a workaround, but a setting in fibery.