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Stylable Sidebar

A new style for sidebars!? Sidebars is used for drawing attention to important announcements and events, as well as enhancing existing content with an image, graphic, or other related text. Take a peak of how you can create a custom Stylable Sidebar in Cascade.

How to Create a Custom HTML, Stylable Sidebar in Cascade CMS

 

  1. In Cascade, navigate to "New" > Sidebar Items > Basic Content"
    Selecting Sidebar Basic Content

  2. To insert basic text, simply type into the "WYSIWYG" editor and format the text.

    If you have the HTML button, you may insert custom HTML. 
    Entering HTML codes or contents

  3. To style your new Sidebar item, there are new options to select under the "Styling" section.
    Sidebar Styling options

    You can now select the background color, and general appearance of the Sidebar items.
    Style, Gray Sidebar     Plain White Sidebar
  • Styled - A "styled" sidebar has a gray boarder around the sidebar body and a blue heading background color.
  • Plain - A "plain" sidebar item has a white background behind the main body content and no header. Note: "Plain" sidebars can only have a white background.
  • White - A "white" sidebar item has a white background behind the main body content of the sidebar.
  • Gray - A "gray" sidebar item has a gray background behind the main body content of the sidebar.

Now, that you have created and styled your sidebar, you can now include it on your webpage.

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