diff --git a/app/Helpers/Helper.php b/app/Helpers/Helper.php
index 755c771..930185c 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Helper.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Helper.php
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ function showCatNested($cats, $parent = null)
 {
     $ret = "";
     foreach ($cats as $cat) {
-        if ($cat->parent_id == $parent) {
+        if ($cat->parent_id == $parent & !$cat->hide) {
             $ret .= "<li>";
             $ret .= "<a href='" . $cat->webUrl() . "'>";
             $ret .= $cat->name . '</a>';
diff --git a/database/migrations/2024_05_07_123332_create_groups_table.php b/database/migrations/2024_05_07_123332_create_groups_table.php
index 4248a01..392a768 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2024_05_07_123332_create_groups_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2024_05_07_123332_create_groups_table.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ return new class extends Migration
             $table->unsignedInteger('parent_id')->nullable()->default(null)->index();
             $table->json('theme')->nullable();
             $table->text('canonical')->nullable();
-            $table->boolean('hide')->default(true)->comment('hide in menu as sub group');
+            $table->boolean('hide')->default(false)->comment('hide in menu as sub group');
             $table->softDeletes();
             $table->timestamps();
         });
diff --git a/database/migrations/2024_05_07_125838_create_categories_table.php b/database/migrations/2024_05_07_125838_create_categories_table.php
index c12cddf..90e3985 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2024_05_07_125838_create_categories_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2024_05_07_125838_create_categories_table.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ return new class extends Migration
             $table->unsignedInteger('parent_id')->nullable()->default(null)->index();
             $table->json('theme')->nullable();
             $table->text('canonical')->nullable();
-            $table->boolean('hide')->default(true)->comment('hide in menu as sub category');
+            $table->boolean('hide')->default(false)->comment('hide in menu as sub category');
             $table->softDeletes();
             $table->timestamps();
         });
diff --git a/resources/views/segments/products_page/ProductGridSidebar/inc/product-sidebar.blade.php b/resources/views/segments/products_page/ProductGridSidebar/inc/product-sidebar.blade.php
index 59a2df9..62187e5 100644
--- a/resources/views/segments/products_page/ProductGridSidebar/inc/product-sidebar.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/segments/products_page/ProductGridSidebar/inc/product-sidebar.blade.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         </h4>
         <div class="side-data side-list">
             <ul class="ps-3">
-                {!! showCatNested(\App\Models\Category::all(['id','name','parent_id','slug'])) !!}
+                {!! showCatNested(\App\Models\Category::where('hide',0) ->get(['id','name','parent_id','slug'])) !!}
             </ul>
         </div>
     </div>