Elegant Layouts
Overview
Elegant Layouts add-on contains two new layouts: Sidebar Layout and Grid Layout. The new layouts can be combined with core layouts in the following ways:
- Basic Layout + Sidebar Layout
- Tabs Layout + Sidebar Layout
- Grid Layout + Sidebar Layout
- Sidebar Layout
Grid Layout
Used for KB Main Page, this layout displays top-level categories in rows and columns. Each category has an optional icon and a link to corresponding articles.
Benefits
Category icons help explain the meaning of each category.
Users can easily find the right category based on a simple view of the top KB categories.
After selecting a category, the user is then transferred to Article Page displaying Sidebar Layout.
Examples
Sidebar Layout
Used either alone for KB Main Page or in combination with Basic or Tabs Layout on Article Page as a left-side navigation sidebar.
Benefits
Users can switch between categories and articles while on the same page.
Arrange categories according to importance, with the most important topics at the top and those needed less often below.
Arrange categories according to complexity with simple or initial topics first and more complex or detailed topics below
Examples
