Hi there,
With the introduction of EasySocial 3.0, we have redesign the dashboard to be as minimalistic as possible, hence the decision was made to convert the sidebar filter to be located at the top section of the dashboard. Refer my screenshot here,
http://take.ms/8WxGU . With this approach we can put as many filters as we want without interfering the initial appearance of the dashboard. This can also gave us more spaces in the newsfeed area to open up more design opportunity in the future.
However, worry not as we did not really close the chance for site admin to place a module on the left section of the dashboard area. You can choose which module that you want to display under position
es-dashboard-aside .
Hope these help.