# Menu left closes when popover show

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/menu-left-closes-when-popover-show/21476>\
**Category:** ionic-v1\
**Created:** [April 22, 2015, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/menu-left-closes-when-popover-show/21476 "2015-04-22T12:05:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sgonzalez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@sgonzalez](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/sgonzalez)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2015, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/menu-left-closes-when-popover-show/21476/1 "2015-04-22T12:05:31Z")

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I have expose-aside-when on the left menu and it works great. But when it’s on portrait mode, if I click on the side left popover, the menu content will be shown without expect it. I have done a codepen to show it. To check, it:

Put it on portrait mode.  
Click the button who shows the left menu.  
Click the popover which is on the footer.  
(the left menu will be closed)

How can I solve it? I want my menu opened when I see the popover.

> **[bdGgwV](https://codepen.io/sgg90/pen/bdGgwV)**
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Thank you so much!!

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**Author:** ![msalcala11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/msalcala11/32/90705_2.png) [@msalcala11](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/msalcala11)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/menu-left-closes-when-popover-show/21476/2 "2015-07-29T19:46:15Z")

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use the following replacement directive: [Popover in side menu - how to stop side menu close](http://forum.ionicframework.com/t/popover-in-side-menu-how-to-stop-side-menu-close/12277/4?u=msalcala11)