BlueSpice layout
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BlueSpice Layout
Your wiki is divided into several unique areas that group the features of the wiki in a meaningful way. Here we give you an overview so that you can easily find the functionality that you are looking for.
Note: Some features are disabled by default in your wiki or only visible to specific user groups such as administrators.
| Layout area | Description |
|---|---|
| 1-Custom menu | A wiki administrator can create custom navigation to pages inside and outside the wiki. |
| 2-Main toolbar | Contains important elements such as the logo area, the search field and access to the user profile. |
| 3-Navigation | The "heart" of the page organization. From here, users can access all pages,
depending on their permissions. Many navigation elements can be customized. |
| 4-Content area | Here you create and edit all wiki content. Discussions are also located in this space. |
| 5-Page tools | Powerful page management features. This includes important tools for the
quality management of a page. |
| Layout area | Description |
|---|---|
| 1-Custom menu | With the extension BlueSpiceCustomMenu, a wiki administrator can create individual navigation to pages inside and outside the wiki. |
Main toolbar
| Layout area | Description |
|---|---|
| 1-Logo area | The BlueSpice logo can be exchanged via the Config Manager with a company logo. |
| 2-Search field | You will search pages and files with a full-text and title search, as well as a fuzzy search. With search filter and search in the metadata. |
| 3-Edit page | A button that switches a page into edit mode. Only active for users with write access. |
| 4-Create page | A button for creating a new page or uploading a file. Only active for users with write access. |
| 5-User menu | Users manage their own settings and notifications here.
The avatar icon indicates when unread notifications are waiting for the user. |
| 6-Language selector | In multilingual wikis, you can switch between the language versions of a page. |
| 7-Fullscreen toggle | Hides the navigation and page tools at the same time. |
| 8-Custom menu toggle | Here you can hide and show the top menu. |
| Layout area | Description |
|---|---|
| 1-Main navigation | This is the general navigation. It can be customized by the administrator for the whole wiki. |
| 2-Books | (optional): If you use the bookshelf extension, users can go to all general and individual books to which they have access. |
| 3-My pages | This is your custom navigation bar. They can be adapted to your needs. |
| 4-Global actions | Direct links to many special pages and administration pages (for administrators). |
| 5-Navgation toggle | Shows and hides the navigation. |
Content
| Layout area | Description |
|---|---|
| 1-Title section | In the title section of a page, the most important page information and page functions are put together in a
user-friendly way. |
| 2-Work area | In the workspace, users create and edit all page content. VisualEditor simplifies the editing process. |
| 3-Footer | The footer contains links to legal information as well as to external MediaWiki websites. |
Page tools
| Layout area | Description |
|---|---|
| 1-Page tools
(a) Menu (i) Menu header (ii) Menu link |
Lots of page actions and information related to this page can be found here. |
| 2-QM tools | Lists all the important tools to manage the life cycle of a page, such as reminders and page reviews. |
| 3-Tools toggle | A switch to hide and show the page tools. |