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KB Layouts

This article describes how you can switch between layouts for a KB Main Page. Available layouts:

Basic Layout

A great traditional layout for regular sized knowledge bases. 

We use this layout on our other product Help Dialog, which by the way is a great compliment to the knowledge base.  You can see the live example here of the Knowledge base. 

Here are our demo's.

  1. Demo 1
  2. Demo 2

 

Note:  In the screenshot the search box is our Pro add-on the Advanced Search.

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Tabs Layout

A great layout for larger sized knowledge bases, that require tabs to separate other products. 

We use this layout on our other documentation page to separate between our add-ons and the core free plugin.  You can see the live example here of the Knowledge base. 

Here are our demo's.

  1. Demo 3
  2. Demo 4

 

Note:  In the screenshot the search box is our Pro add-on the Advanced Search.

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Category Focused Layout

A great layout for layouts that are more category focused. This provides a article counter beside the category title and a category focused sidebar. 

Here are our demo.

  1. Demo 5
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Grid Layout ( PRO )

A clean layout that showcases the top categories. Users then can choose their initial topic and start reading the documentation.

Here are our demo's.

  1. Demo 6
  2. Demo 7

 

Requires the Elegant Layouts Add-on.

Note:  In the screenshot the search box is our Pro add-on the Advanced Search.

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Sidebar Layout ( PRO )

A layout that is geared toward the sidebar, the main page has an intro text and immediately shows all the articles in the sidebar.

Here are our demo's.

  1. Demo 8
  2. Demo 9

Requires the Elegant Layouts Add-on.

Note:  In the screenshot the search box is our Pro add-on the Advanced Search.

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There are two ways to configure the KB:

  • Method 1: the Settings admin page has basic settings in a simple list format. It is a quick and easy way to configure the KB.
  • Method 2: for advanced users, the Visual Editor to select sections of the page to modify using both basic and advanced settings.
  • Go to the KB configurations
  • Open Settings tab
  • Open Main Page tab
 

For more instructions click here.

Main Page Settings
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