Knowledge Base

Here are some 1-2 page documents to help you quickly get started and refer back to as needed. 

• Getting Started: Before You Begin - A document overview of the user interface and basic operations of the new Sidebar.  You can also watch a video overview here.
  
• Building a Basic Page - This document has a quick start for building basic page content with a suggested workflow.
  
• Building a Homepage - This document has a quick start for building basic front page components.
  
• Styling Plain Content - Instructions and screenshots for styling basic content such as headings, page title, images, links, and tables.
  
• Integrating DesignPLUS Content into Existing Content - How can you immediately start integrating DesignPLUS content into existing pages?  See how the new Sidebar can insert content anywhere; you don't have to start with a blank page.
  
• Accessibility Cheat Sheet - This page is a quick introduction to the six accessibility checkers built into the new DesignPLUS Sidebar.
  

• DesignPLUS User Guide - general information, tool-specific guides, examples, screenshots, and instructions for using the tools.
  
• Upcoming Live Training Schedule - Live train-the-trainer sessions are offered on a regular and pre-scheduled basis, delivered via Zoom, and recorded for your reference later.  
  
• DesignPLUS Training Series - watch video sequence training
  
• Getting to Know the New DesignPLUS Sidebar - Recorded 1 hour Webinar
  

It depends. Legacy content will still function normally after the new Sidebar is installed, so existing content can be left alone. Legacy content will only need to be upgraded if users want to style it with the new Sidebar. 

No, the legacy sidebar can only edit legacy content and the new sidebar can only edit new content.  However, the new Sidebar can upgrade legacy content so that you can edit it with the new Sidebar.  The legacy sidebar cannot downgrade content.  If new content is detected on a page where you are attempting to use the legacy sidebar, it will prompt you to switch to the new sidebar.

No, the upgrade tool only works one page at a time.  Since legacy content will still render properly, you only need to upgrade pages that you intend to edit with the new Sidebar and leave the rest alone.

Yes, both old and new content can exist simultaneously in the same course.

Legacy DesignPLUS Sidebar has a projected sunset date of December 31, 2024.  At that point, the legacy sidebar and legacy code will no longer be maintained by Cidi Labs.

Existing legacy content will still function normally and retain its styling since the CSS will still be there. However, the legacy code will not be maintained.