How do I remove the sidebar when using Global Look and Feel

[Chris Kent]

I want to remove the sidebar from a space so that the entire screen real estate is used for content, and in removing the sidebar I will need to ad the "Browse" menu into the main menu to get to the Space Admin (similar to the Documentation Theme).

[Chris Kent · Accepted solution]

Resolved, using the Global Look and Feel Theme, where Style sheets can be edited...

In the Space Admin->Layout->Main Layout code, find the following statements

#elseif ($useNewSpaceIA && $sitemeshPage.getProperty("page.ia-sidebar"))

    	<div class="ia-splitter">
    		<div class="ia-splitter-left">
    			<div class="ia-fixed-sidebar">
    				$!sitemeshPage.getProperty("page.ia-sidebar")
    			</div>
    		</div>
    #end

and remove the 6 lines between the #elseif .. #end lines (leaving these)

and walla, the sidebar is no longer rendered.

The to get to the Space Admin for this space, just go

Confluence Admin->Space Permissions->Manage Permissions for the space and you are now in the spaces admin pages....

[William Zanchet [Atlassian]]

Hi Chris,

1. Each user can collapse the sidebar individually, and their preference will be remembered (via a cookie). If you're using Confluence 5 series, you'll see the option in the top right, the option to collapse.
   
2. Use the Documentation Theme instead, and collapse the page tree individually
3. Look into a third-party plugin eg Adaptavist's Builder Theme, which will allow you to customise your own theme layout. NB: Themes customised with Builder Theme are not supported by Atlassian.

I hope this helps.
Cheers,
WZ

[Chris Kent]

William,

I should have added a few more requirements.

1. This is needed for a single space that contains 1 page, our Confluence site Home page.

2. I need all the realestate for links and our customised navigation, so I don't even want the option for users to show the sidebar

3. I don't want to pay for this.

Cheers

Chris