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/change 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.
Built-in layouts include:
Homepage
The main landing page of your learning site, hosted on the domain of your choice.
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.
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 > Actions > Settings > Design & Display > General > 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.
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.
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 > Actions > Settings > Design & Display > General > 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.
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.
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 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 for more information.
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 in Content > Actions > Settings > Add Custom Layout. 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 > Actions > Settings > Catalog > General > 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 > Actions > Settings > Design & Display > General > 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 in eCommerce > Edit > Add Custom Layout. 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.
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 in Content > Actions > Settings > Custom Layout. 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 > Actions > Settings > Catalog > General > 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.
Subscription
This layout is used to customize the right sidebar for all subscriptions, although individual subscription sidebars can also be customized in eCommerce > Actions > Edit > Add Custom Layout. 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.
Where do I find this?
To change existing pages:
Design > Layouts
To create a new page:
Design > Pages
How do I do this?
To change layouts for existing pages:
Warning
Changes are updated immediately on your live site so be cautious of excessive updates post-launch.
- From your homepage, select Design.
- From the left menu, select 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.
- To preview your layout, go back to step 2 and click Actions > View.
To create a custom page:
- From your homepage, select Design.
- From the left menu, select Pages.
- Click Add Page.
- Enter a title for your page and complete all relevant fields.
- You can optionally require your learners to complete certain courses in order to gain access to this page. You will need to add any prerequisites on this page.
- Be sure to toggle "Publish Page" to "Yes" once you're ready.
- Click Save.
- Next, click Design to begin building out and designing your new page.
- See steps 4-8 in the section above to finish your layout.
What else do I need to know?
- 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.
What does this look like?
Learner View (Dashboard Layout):
Admin View (Change an Existing Dashboard Layout):
Admin View (Create a New Page):
