Community Platform Update: Nav updates, full-width UI

[CarolineS]

Greetings, Community!

We have just launched some additional changes to the Community platform, continuing the redesign that we launched on April 1:

• Collapsed left navigation is icon-only
• UI expands the full width of the browser window

Collapsed left navigation is icon-only

Those of you who take the time to collapse the left navigation likely want to maximize the content area as much as possible.

So, when collapsed, the left navigation now displays only icons, taking up a minimum of screen real estate.

PREVIOUSLY: Collapsed navigation displayed icons and text

NOW: Collapsed navigation displays icons only (tooltip appears on hover)

If you’d like to see this for yourself, click the three-line “hamburger” menu in the top left corner to collapse / expand the menu display.

UI expands the full width of the browser window

As in the Meraki dashboard, the Community UI now extends the full width of your browser window to make maximum use of browser real estate, and the content stays aligned to the left when the screen expands. Previously, the content centered itself in the middle of the screen. 

PREVIOUSLY: Community UI did not fill the whole screen

NOW: Community UI expands across your entire window

Note that, in order to keep content readable when the window is very wide, the width of text inside posts is constrained.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on these changes. Please post any feedback in the comments below.