---
title: "How to hide the left navigation bar in the knowledge base site"
slug: "how-to-hide-the-left-navigation-bar-in-knowledge-base-site"
description: "You wish to hide the left navigation bar or category manager by default in the Knowledge base site. You can hide this to enhance the readers' experience. However, readers can enable it by clicking the Show category icon adjacent to the article title."
tags: ["Knowledge base design", "Customization"]
updated: 2026-03-10T04:32:18Z
published: 2026-03-10T04:32:18Z
---

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# How to hide the left navigation bar in the knowledge base site

You wish to hide the left navigation bar or category manager by default in the Knowledge base site. You can hide this to enhance the readers' experience. However, readers can enable it by clicking the **Show category** icon adjacent to the article title.

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## Solution

1. Navigate to **Settings** (<nor class="fa-solid fa-gear" data-tomark-pass=""></nor>) > **Knowledge base site** > **Site customization** > **Custom CSS & JavaScript** in the Knowledge base portal.

![Site customization options for branding, theme selection, and custom CSS settings displayed.](https://cdn.document360.io/860f9f88-412e-4570-8222-d5bf2f4b7dd1/Images/Documentation/Custom%20css%20&amp;%20js.png)
2. From the left navigation pane, click on the **CSS** tab and paste the following CSS snippet:

Knowledge base site 1.0Knowledge base site 2.0

```css
.left_sidebar {
 display : none;
}
```

```css
site-docs-left-panel-container{
display: none !important;
}
```

1. Click **Save**on the top right.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/860f9f88-412e-4570-8222-d5bf2f4b7dd1/Images/Documentation/image-1767005638910.png)

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### Outcome

#### Before

The left navigation bar or category manager is shown by default.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/860f9f88-412e-4570-8222-d5bf2f4b7dd1/Images/Documentation/12_ScreenShot-Customization.png)

#### After

The left navigation bar or category manager is hidden by default.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/860f9f88-412e-4570-8222-d5bf2f4b7dd1/Images/Documentation/13_ScreenShot-Customization.png)

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