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  • Created by Unknown User (ahornby), last modified on Aug 20, 2009

Hi,

I just want to add a right hand menu to the default menu in confluence so I get something like this (the idea is that this menu would have a bubbles widget embedded in it that I could use to simply change the navigation content).

(Note this is early days I haven't refined the layout at all yet - just getting users to try different navigation elements etc so far - been using confluence 2 days now <grin>)

Now I want to keep the default layout elements as other areas at CDU intend to use the wiki and it is likely many will just go with the default. So I want to keep the main tools menus/ iconography etc the same to make it intuitive for users across multiple wikis.

To add a right hand side navigation bar to the default theme do I (1) really need theme builder or (2) is this complete overkill and I could get what I need via some simple edit of the default theme?

If (1) can anyone tell me how? If not i'll take this discussion over to the atlassian site as in depth discussion of that would be more appropriate there.

Thanks a lot for all your help.

Anthony

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  1. Unknown User (ahornby)

    Well obviously it is option (2) I need to know more about - editing the default theme .... I seriously need a coffee.

    Anthony

    1. Unknown User (gfraser)

      You can edit the default theme, but you'll need to repeat the process every time you upgrade Confluence.

      1. Unknown User (ahornby)

        Thanks Guy,
        I think for now (short term) I'll do the local edit as I only have a couple of spaces to worry about - of course documenting what I did <grin>.

        This gets us up and running quickly while I work out what we really want in a theme (need some further end-user & designer consultation on this one - I am not a web designer !)

        One we have had that discussion we'll probably prototype some CDU "look n' feel theme builder layouts to make maintenance going forwards simple.

        Thanks for the advice ....and for the plugins - they rock !!

        Anthony

  2. Unknown User (ahornby)

    http://confluence.atlassian.com/display/CONF29/Adding+a+Navigation+Sidebar

    I think I have found my answer - thanks anyway (smile)