# Sidebar tab ordering disappeared in NR5
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sidebar-tab-ordering-disappeared-in-nr5/101281
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Tags:** node-red-5
**Created:** [14 June 2026 07:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sidebar-tab-ordering-disappeared-in-nr5/101281 "2026-06-14T07:23:59Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)
#### Post date: [14 June 2026 07:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sidebar-tab-ordering-disappeared-in-nr5/101281/1 "2026-06-14T07:23:59Z")
Hi There,
Just noticed that ordering the sidebar tabs in NR5 isn't possible as it was in NR4:
The alternative in NR5 would be a kind of [Tower of Hanoi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Hanoi) by removing all tabs from one side and then adding them in reverse order ...
The NR4 solution is of course more flexible and one that can easily be changed according to tasks being performed in NR. NR5 requires planning and if the combination of tabs should be changed for a new task, this comes with more effort in NR5 than in NR4.
Is there some magic formula that I'm missing in NR5 to do this?
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### Author:  [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)
#### Post date: [14 June 2026 13:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sidebar-tab-ordering-disappeared-in-nr5/101281/2 "2026-06-14T13:33:57Z")
Being able to sort the sidebar tab icons came and went through the betas. It is on the list to bring back.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [13 August 2026 13:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sidebar-tab-ordering-disappeared-in-nr5/101281/3 "2026-08-13T13:34:36Z")
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