Resource-centred layout 2017

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Introduction

In 2010, we created the concept of the navigational structure for YourPlatform. The software has been built to replace existing navigational structures the users were already familiar with. Thus, the navigational structure centres around the existing graph structure.

This means: First you decide where to do something (e.g. in which group), then you decide what to do (e.g. writing a group post, uploading a document, exporting a member list, etc.).

New users who do not know the adopted structure, however, are more familiar to resource-centered navigational systems: First you decide what to do (export a member list), then you decide where (of which group).

Here, we experiment with a layout that shifts the user experience to the latter approach.

How can I try it?

Append the url parameter ?layout=resource_2017. This will switch to the new layout. To go back to the default layout, append ?layout=bootstrap.

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