Answer by Stevoisiak for Live: Left nav, new theming and responsiveness

feature-requeststatus-review

Instead of adding a "hide" option in user settings, have you considered making the sidebar toggleable with a button instead?

Advantages of a togglable sidebar:

• Site maintains a consistent look and feel between users.
• More intuitive than searching through settings menus¹.
• Doesn't require changing site-specific preferences on each community.
• Guests can hide/show the sidebar without needing to login.
• Fewer preferences help keep the options menu simple.

^{1Currently, disabling the sidebar involves navigating through User Profile → Edit Profile & Settings → Preferences → Navigation → Hide left navigation.}