# Are layouts different from normal sections?

**URL:** <https://community.weweb.io/t/are-layouts-different-from-normal-sections/8108>\
**Category:** Ask us anything\
**Created:** [April 14, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/are-layouts-different-from-normal-sections/8108 "2024-04-14T20:15:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Baris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@Baris](https://community.weweb.io/u/Baris)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/are-layouts-different-from-normal-sections/8108/1 "2024-04-14T20:15:29Z")

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I’m trying to make multi-page sections with sidemenu and navbar. I wanted to create it myself without using the ready-made sidemenu, but I couldn’t stack the sections on top of each other because the position “absolute” couldn’t be selected for normal sections. Then, when I used the ready-made layout sidemenu, I was able to do it because it came with a different specific screen like this:

![Screenshot 2024-04-14 at 23.04.26](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weweb/original/2X/4/4a8816c11f8b0f6d932b35f8b33e9dc70f3c9733.png)

My question is, Is this a good practice? Or is there a better way to achieve this?

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**Author:** ![luka](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/luka/32/1571_2.png) [@luka](https://community.weweb.io/u/luka)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/are-layouts-different-from-normal-sections/8108/2 "2024-04-15T07:59:44Z")

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Some sections have these custom settings, but not all. If you use a normal section you can use position absolute to build it yourself

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**Author:** ![jayjay13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@jayjay13](https://community.weweb.io/u/jayjay13)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/are-layouts-different-from-normal-sections/8108/3 "2024-06-20T12:42:02Z")

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hey @luka  
on a normal section i don’t have the possibility to set it to absolute. only normal and sticky is selectable:  
 ![Bildschirmfoto 2024-06-20 um 14.40.54](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/weweb/original/2X/3/3eb1fdaef0583c18038bfcd31dfc93a1c4293865.png)

do i need to set it in custom CSS?

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**Author:** ![alexlem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.weweb.io/alexlem/32/6060_2.png) [@alexlem](https://community.weweb.io/u/alexlem)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.weweb.io/t/are-layouts-different-from-normal-sections/8108/4 "2024-06-20T16:22:29Z")

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Yes it’s possible. In order to create a custom side bar (reusable or not) you’re going to have to start with a section as every parent object in Weweb is a section, but, this will only serves as a “container” - this section can be 0px \* 0px. Your real sidebar will be a div that you’ll place within that section and that could be positioned absolute or fixed. You’re going to have to give this sidebar a fix width (in pixels) and a height of 100vh. It could also be positioned top: 0, left: 0, bottom: 0. By using that technique, you will be able to customize the sidebar (div) as you wish, and reuse the section (parent - which contains the div) in multi-pages.