# Ignition 8.3: Controlling placement of nav entries

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-controlling-placement-of-nav-entries/113736>\
**Category:** Module Development\
**Created:** [February 3, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-controlling-placement-of-nav-entries/113736 "2026-02-03T19:33:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![mpderbec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@mpderbec](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mpderbec)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-controlling-placement-of-nav-entries/113736/1 "2026-02-03T19:33:56Z")

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I’m trying _not_ to put my module’s entry in the left-hand-side nav pane at the top, but it seems like the `position` option is ineffective in this regard:

```python
        this.context.getWebResourceManager().getNavigationModel().getConnections()
                .addCategory("seeq", cat -> cat
                        .position(5)
                        .label("Seeq")
                        .addPage("Settings", page -> page
                                .position(0)
                                // Note the second parameter is the name of the JS component that was exported
                                .mount("/seeq/settings", "SeeqSettings", jsModule)
                        )
                );

```

See `position(5)` for the `addCategory()` call.

The entry ends up at the top:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/8/a84474c606d10918ac6a54c63a96818b8b14a265.png)

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-controlling-placement-of-nav-entries/113736/2 "2026-02-03T19:38:42Z")

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The numbering starts at 100 in the platform (to make room for devices, apparently) and has inconsistent gaps; try setting your position to 120.

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**Author:** ![mpderbec](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@mpderbec](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mpderbec)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-3-controlling-placement-of-nav-entries/113736/3 "2026-02-03T20:14:55Z")

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> [@paul-griffith](#):
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> 120

Bingo. Thanks Paul