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Customizing the Sidebar

Go to the Site Elements screen

  1. At the bottom of the left sidebar is an Edit Sidebar link. Click it.
  2. You are now at Site Settings > Appearance > Site Elements.
  3. From here we will focus on the Sidebar section of the wire-frame view of your site.

Move the Sidebar to left or right of screen

  1. Go to the Site Elements screen (see above).
  2. Click the link for Sidebar on left sde or on right side.
  3. When done with all Sidebar changes, click Save Changes at top-right.
  4. To return to your site click Return to site at top-left.

Remove an item from the Sidebar

  1. Go to the Site Elements screen (see above).
  2. In the wire-frame view of your site locate the item to remove.
  3. Click the delete link on this item.
  4. When done with all Sidebar changes, click Save Changes at top-right.
  5. To return to your site click Return to site at top-left.

Add an item to the Sidebar

  1. Go to the Site Elements screen (see above).
  2. Click Add a sidebar item at the bottom of the wire-frame view of your sidebar.
  3. Click the Add button that corresponds to the item you want to add.
  4. When done with all Sidebar changes, click Save Changes at top-right.
  5. To return to your site click Return to site at top-left.

Re-order Sidebar Blocks

  1. Go to the Site Elements screen (see above).
  2. In the wire-frame view of your site, click and drag sidebar items to re-order them.
  3. When done with all Sidebar changes, click Save Changes at top-right.
  4. To return to your site click Return to site at top-left.

Items available for the Sidebar

  • Navigation: Don't remove this without a good reason. It is what visitors will use to navigate your site
  • Text: For any piece of text you want to appear on every page of your site. Can include links to pages outside of your site.
  • Recent site activity: lists recent changes to your site
  • My recent activity: lists recent activity by the currently signed-in user
  • Countdown: shows a countdown of days to a specific date. Useful for major project due dates, etc.