Left menu/submenu expand and/or collapse default behavior setting
In modern view sites, the current left menu/submenu default behavior for submenu items is set to collapsed (this was changed from expanded about a year ago). There should be a way to select the default left menu/submenu expansion and contraction behavior either at the menu level, or at the very least at the site level. The current behavior of collapsed hides much of the functional items available on the site, that is, unless users have expanded the left menu enough to where they have committed the menu structure to memory - a tiresome exercise.

55 comments
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Niels commented
Well, this suggestion is almost 2 years old now. But, the need for this feature is still high...
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Caroline commented
Agree, I want to set my Quick Launch to default to expanded so it opens this way, otherwise people miss what's on the menu and ignore the rest of the site!
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Anonymous commented
Please add option to chose between expanded or collapsed quick menu.
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Wendy commented
Yes, option to set expanded or collapsed as default please.
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Joan E. commented
It would be great to options to choose the expand or collaspe default behavior.
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Aravind commented
Dear Team,
Please provide an option to change the default behavior from collapse to expand.
It is not only inconvenience to many non-tech business users, it is very hard for them to click on the left most arrow precisely to change expand/collapse behavior.
Generally those users click on the labels of 'List', 'Library' and Discussion' and this opens the Site Contents page and they stumbled upon. -
Manny A commented
This would be a great feature to have.
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Gerard Feikema commented
Agree with the above suggestion. Please give it back!
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Matthew M commented
Would really love to see this come back ! Its actually really annoying that you cant see it expand by default on desktop view
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Anonymous commented
Any news?
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Seada commented
Please allow expanded or collapsed option on home page.
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Anonymous commented
Please, are there any updates on this topic after all the time? It would be very helpful. Thank you
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Marco commented
A bit disappointed that this function is still not active..
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Anonymous commented
Any update? I work for an organisation with 700 employees who would benefit from this
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chuck commented
would very much like to see the ability to keep the node highlighted and open when you click on an item in the tree.
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Ccindy commented
Please allow expanded or collapsed option rather than default to one.
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p commented
It would be really helpful if the menu would be expanded when a user visits a page in its submenu. When following a link the menu does not reflect properly where the user actually is as part of the page navigation.
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Ian commented
Hey Microsoft!
You say "100 votes in 90 days and we'll get back to you"
Its now 2020 and this has 234 votes. It is time for you to stop ignoring your community and respond.
Ridiculous.