Your learning site includes a number of pages that come in handy for specific scenarios and user flows. These include a homepage, catalog, support page, etc. You can edit these built-in layouts using the page builder tool.
Tip
If editing a built-in layout still doesn't fit your use case, you can create a custom page.
Default Layouts
Homepage
The main landing page of your learning site, hosted on the domain of your choice.
Slug: Your Custom Domain
Video
This is the default layout for any content item built on the video content type, which includes a standalone video, utilities, related content, and discussions.
Slug: /learn/video/unique_content_name
Tip
If one piece of content needs to be different than the default, video layouts can also be customized for a specific video content item. Go to Content > Manage Content > Click Content Title > Design step > Display tab > Add Custom Layout.
Transcript
The learner's transcript related to awards. If you set up an award and choose to display it on the learner's transcript, this is what they'll see.
By default, the transcript layout has the Transcript Header and Transcript Body widgets. These widgets don't have any customization options in the page builder, however, you can use the page builder to add additional information to every transcript.
Article
This is the default layout for any content item built on the article content type, which includes standalone text, utilities, related content, and discussions.
Slug: /learn/article/unique_content_name
Tip
If one piece of content needs to be different than the default, article layouts can also be customized for a specific article content item. Go to Content > Manage Content > Click Content Title > Design step > Display tab > Add Custom Layout.
Support
The Thought Industries default Support/FAQ page, always hosted at www.yourcustomdomain.com/support. See our article on Managing Learner FAQs for more information.
Slug: /support
Registration
The Thought Industries registration page, always hosted at www.yourcustomdomain.com/register. This applies to sites using a free with registration model, where a learner registers for the site and then receives access to all content within the site. See our Offering Free Content on Your Site article for more information.
Slug: /register
Redemption
The Thought Industries redemption page, always hosted at www.yourcustomdomain.com/redeem. This applies to sites using the redemption code model where a learner receives a redemption or registration code, self-registers on the site, and then enter the code(s) to receive access to particular content. See our Managing Learners with Redemption Codes article or Managing Learners with Registration Codes article for more information.
Slug: /redeem
Product Sidebar
This layout is used to customize the right sidebar for all product detail pages. See our Setting Up a Product article for more information.
Tip
If one product sidebar needs to be different than the default, product sidebar layouts can also be customized for a specific ecommerce item. Go to Ecommerce > Ecommerce Items > Actions > Edit > Add Custom Layout.
A la carte collection
This layout is used to customize the right sidebar for all a la carte collection detail pages. See our Setting Up an A La Carte Course Collection article for more information.
Tip
If one a la carte collection sidebar needs to be different than the default, a la carte collection sidebar layouts can also be customized for a specific ecommerce item. Go to Ecommerce > Ecommerce Items > Actions > Edit > Add Custom Layout.
Learning Path Detail Sidebar
This layout is used to customize the right sidebar for all learning path detail pages, although individual learning path detail sidebars can also be customized at the content level. See our Setting Up Learning Paths article for more information.
Tip
If one learning path sidebar needs to be different than the default, learning path sidebar layouts can also be customized for a specific content item. Go to Content > Manage Content > Click Content Title > Design step > Edit Catalog Settings > Detail Page tab > Add Custom Layout.
Learning Path Learner View
This layout is used to customize the learning path overview page, which includes the various milestones and included content.
Tip
If one learning path learner view needs to be different than the default, learning path learner view layouts can also be customized for a specific content item. Go to Content > Manage Content > Click Content Title > Design step > Display tab > Add Custom Layout.
Course Collection
This layout is used to customize the right sidebar for all collections, although individual collection sidebars can also be customized at the item level. See our Setting Up a Course Collection article for more information.
Tip
If one course collection sidebar needs to be different than the default, course collection sidebar layouts can also be customized for a specific ecommerce item. Go to Ecommerce > Ecommerce Items > Actions > Edit > Add Custom Layout.
Dashboard
The default learner dashboard layout. This is what your learner sees after logging in.
Slug: /learn/dashboard
Tip
The learner dashboard can also be customized at the individual Panorama level in Panorama > Actions > Edit > Design.
Course Detail Sidebar
Each content item created on the site has a detail page. This layout is used to customize the right sidebar for all content detail pages, although individual content detail sidebars can also be customized at the course level. See our Building a Detail Page article for more information.
Tip
If one course detail sidebar needs to be different than the default, course detail sidebar layouts can also be customized for a specific content item. Go to Content > Manage Content > Click Content Title > Design step > Edit Catalog Settings > Detail Page tab > Add Custom Layout.
Catalog
The Thought Industries default catalog page, always hosted at www.yourcustomdomain.com/catalog. All released content will populate as image thumbnails by default. You can choose to customize what displays above or below the primary Catalog widget.
Slug: /catalog
Subscription
This layout is used to customize the right sidebar for all subscriptions, although individual subscription sidebars can also be customized at the item level. See our Setting Up a Subscription article for more information.
Tip
If one subscription sidebar needs to be different than the default, subscription sidebar layouts can also be customized for a specific ecommerce item. Go to Ecommerce > Ecommerce Items > Actions > Edit > Add Custom Layout.
Updating Default Layouts
Add or customize widgets to update a default layout. Default layouts may be a single page or apply as a global layout to multiple pages, like course detail pages for example. For a breakdown on widgets available, check out the Widgets section of the Help Center.
Warning
Changes are updated immediately on your live site so be cautious of excessive updates post-launch.
- From your homepage, select Design > Layouts.
- Find the page layout that you want to alter and click Actions > Edit.
- Use the available widgets on the left to edit/add layouts on your page.
- Populate the fields for each widget by entering titles, text, images, etc. Click Save.
- Use the up/down arrows to move a widget's position on the page.
- Click Custom HTML and Add Custom Scripts to add your own html and scripts to a page.
- For a quick preview as you work on layouts, click View Preview Mode in the top right of the page builder.
Tip
After making updates to your page design, we always recommend viewing the final product from a learner's perspective to get the full effect.
Note
All of the edits made in Layouts will apply to all relevant pages (e.g., all content, all products, etc.), unless a specific page has been customized individually.
Creating Custom Pages
Custom Pages are a great way to design a layout that fits your learner's needs. Once you've created a custom page, make sure to think through and implement how your learners will discover the page, whether that's through a navigation link, header link, or direct link.
- From your homepage, select Design > Pages.
- Click Add Page.
- Enter a Title for your page.
- The Path will mimic your title by default. Update the path as needed.
- (optional) Fill in Meta Title and Meta Description.
- (optional) Add a Prerequisite to require your learners to complete certain courses in order to gain access to this page.
- Enable Publish Page once you're ready for the page to be live.
Tip
Custom pages start off blank so we recommend saving without publishing the page, designing the layout, then coming back to publish the page when you're ready.
- Enable Limit access to only logged in users? to prevent users from being able to view this page unless they are logged in.
- Click Save.
- To design the layout of the page, click Actions > Design.
- Use the available widgets on the left to edit/add layouts on your page.
- Don't forget to Save each widget as you edit the layout.
- If you didn't enable Publish Page at the time of creation, go to Actions > Edit to enable the toggle and Save.