How Side Menu Works

How Side Menu Works

Overview

    The Side Menu gives you the flexibility to include additional navigation to your app — or keep things streamlined by turning it off entirely. With the App Studio – Side Menu tool, you can add helpful links like Policies, Contact Info, About Us, and more — or disable the side menu if you'd prefer to focus attention on the Home Screen and Footer Menu.

    When & Why to Use Side Menu

    1. Share extra information that doesn't belong front and center on your home screen
    2. Keep your app layout clean while still offering quick access to key information and content
    3. Provide a minimalist experience by hiding the menu entirely (just toggle all items off)

    Tutorial Video

    This short walkthrough will show you how to craft your side menu.  

    Video Timestamp:

    Intro -- 0:13
    Prebuilt Side Items -- 0:55
    Edit Prebuilt Items -- 1:20
    Importance of Label Names -- 1:33
    Create Custom Side Items -- 2:04
    Add Emojis -- 2:25
    Action Type -- 2:44
    Drag/Drop Reorder -- 3:17
    Visibility Capabilities -- 3:27
      - Date - End/Start Dates -- 3:42
      - Audience -- 5:13
        - All Users -- 5:35
        - Logged Out Users -- 5:40
        - Logged In Users -- 6:00
        - Has Active Memberships -- 6:22
        - No Active Memberships -- 6:41
        - Specific Memberships -- 7:05
    Using Audience & Time Together -- 7:55
    No Side Menu -- 8:46

    What to Expect

    With the Side Menu builder, you'll be able to: 
    1. Design your side menu layout using Items 
    2. Create, edit, delete or reorder Items
    3. Enable Prebuilt Items that connect to app specific features
    4. Preview your app layout as you build

    Step-by-Step: Designing Your Side Menu

    🔔 Before You Start

    Alert
    Heads Up: Some apps launch without a Side Menu — and that’s perfectly fine! But if you'd like to include extra details that don’t quite fit on your Home Screen (like course policies or FAQs), you can easily build out your Side Menu using the layout builder.

    🌐 Step 1: Log in to Gallus Manager

    1. Log in to your Gallus Manager Dashboard 

    1. From the Quick Start page, click App Studio 
      OR       under Customize App, click Side Menu
    This will open the App Studio - Side Menu in a new tab window. 

    🧠 Step 2: Understanding Items

    Items are the building "blocks" of your side menu and link to single pieces of content. You can add your own Items, and take advantage of Prebuilt Items to save some time. 


    What are Prebuilt Items?

    Look for the ⭐️ star icon — these prebuilt items are tied to specific app features. You can still customize their labels and visibility giving you some control. Learn more about how Prebuilt Items work! 

    What are Items?

    Items are single pieces of content in your Side Menu. They can link to an App Page, Website, Phone Number, or Email Address.

    Let's break down an Item: 


    Field Name
    What You Can Do
    Label
    This is what your customers will see in your Side Menu. Required. 
    Action Type
    What happens when someone taps the item: 
    1. Link to App Page
    2. Link to URL
    3. Link to Tel
    4. Link to Email
    Required. 
    Start Date / End Date
    Set when the item appears (and when it disappears). Optional. 
    Audience
    Choose who sees the item:
    1. All users
    2. Logged-in users
    3. Custom segments created in CRM
    Learn more about Visibility. 

    ✏️ Step 3: Create Your Items

    1. Add a Label
    2. Choose the Action Type
    3. Set Visibility options, if applicable 
    Alert
    Note: As soon as you create a Side Menu item, it will be toggled on. If you're not ready to display it in your live app, simply toggle it off.

    🎨 Step 4: Design & Order

    1. Drag and drop items to reorder 
    2. Toggle items on/off at any time
    3. Toggle all items off to hide the Side Menu 
    Warning
    Reminder: If all items are toggled off, the Side Menu will not appear in your app. 



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