Header, Footer, and Sidebars

Header, Footer, and Sidebars | Aveiro

In short

Layout slots are toggles and variants in the Layout tab: Header, Left sidebar, Right sidebar, Body, Footer, and Branding. Enable what your template needs and tune variants per breakpoint.

Slot reference

Slot	Typical use
Header	Top bar — logo, primary nav, CTAs, search on docs sites
Left sidebar	Section navigation, doc tree, persistent menu
Right sidebar	Table of contents, page outline, secondary promos
Body	Main column — width, padding, where MDX content renders
Footer	Legal links, secondary nav, copyright
Branding	Logo/wordmark treatment tied to layout chrome

Disable slots you do not need — a landing page often turns off both sidebars. Configure which header variant your template uses (style differs by template family). Common options include wordmark, nav links sourced from the site tree, and action buttons. Header nav usually follows published page structure and manual sort order.

Sidebars

Left sidebar — primary doc navigation built from collections and pages. Right sidebar — optional page table of contents or widgets; some templates show heading anchors when enabled. On mobile breakpoints, sidebars often collapse into drawers — check mobile preview after changes.

Body

Controls max width, horizontal alignment, and vertical spacing for content. Narrower max width improves readability for long docs; full width suits landing heroes. Page MDX renders inside the body slot when the slot is enabled. Enable for site-wide links (privacy, terms, social). Footer content may come from layout config or site settings depending on template.

Metadata block

Separate from slots but related — the metadata block shows page title, summary, tag, and cover above body content. Toggle in layout or page settings. The prev/next links at the bottom of an article are configured in Layout → Site navigation, alongside their width.

Format	Shows
Compact	Chevron and the sibling page title
Detailed	Adds the sibling page's cover thumbnail and summary

Site type	Suggested slots
Documentation	Header + left sidebar + body; optional right TOC
Blog	Header + body; sidebar optional for archives
Landing / spotlight	Header + body only; footer minimal
Portfolio	Header + body; full-bleed media in content

Header, Footer, and Sidebars

Slot reference

Header

Sidebars

Body

Footer

Metadata block

Page navigation

Slot reference

Header

Sidebars

Body

Footer

Metadata block

Page navigation

Per-page slot overrides

Common patterns

Header, Footer, and Sidebars

Slot reference

Header

Sidebars

Body

Footer

Metadata block

Page navigation

Slot reference

Header

Sidebars

Body

Footer

Metadata block

Page navigation

Per-page slot overrides

Common patterns

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