I love these ideas! Rise is an ever-evolving tool, and we love hearing how we can improve it to work smarter for you. Thanks for sharing what you'd like to see in future releases!
Agreed. Seems like a very useful function, that should relatively simple to implement in an upcoming upgrade? Kind of strange this wasnt part of the functional design of Rise in the first place, actually.
Can you tell me more about what you're looking to do? There are a few different features mentioned here, so I'd like to get some more details from you.
Are you looking for the option to close the course sidebar and remove course outline from the cover page?
This is an often requested feature by our team and learners for being able to cull through lengthy courses (20+ 'chapters', 5 - 6+ 'modules' in each chapter) when navigating the TOC.
Albeit, the ability to collapse sections and content listing within the sidebar pop-out TOC menu AND also while in the main course navigation/description page. Would be nice while editing, reviewing, and being used by learners.
Thanks Cass for the additional insights! I’ll be happy to pass your thoughts on to our product team, but you can also feel free to detail them more through a feature request!
Nice to see you again + thanks for sharing your insight, Cass!
Our product team is always keen to hear about our customers' needs, so we really appreciate you submitting a feature request for the ability to expand/collapse sections.
Feel free to share any other thoughts you have through Ashley's link – and if you're curious, here’s how we manage feature requests!
If it took a Patreon or GoFundMe effort to crowd-source and raise priority on particular issues (as noted by our learners and instructors over & over); I wouldn't even mind digging into my own pocket at this point to entertain the far-fetched idea.
Learners can now collapse sections of the course outline in the sidebar to see the overall structure of a course. Take a look at this quick Peek for how that'll behave, and note this is automatically included if you're using Sections within your course.
Are there any plans to have a course/navigation setting for being able to configure whether the sections are collapsed or expanded by default when the course is first viewed?
Or should I request the enhancement? Eeeek, I sound ungrateful for this feature-- not my intent. :D
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That is a great idea, I would prefer that functionality as well. Perhaps a collapsible side menu could also work as an add-on to this.
I love these ideas! Rise is an ever-evolving tool, and we love hearing how we can improve it to work smarter for you. Thanks for sharing what you'd like to see in future releases!
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A collapsible/retractable side navigation menu (sections) would be extremely beneficial as I too develop courses with a ton of sections.
It can be frightening to learners to launch a course that lists endless amounts of menu lines...
Thanks for adding your voice, Ronny! I totally understand where you're coming from. I'd be glad to pass your thoughts along to my team for you!
Agreed. Seems like a very useful function, that should relatively simple to implement in an upcoming upgrade? Kind of strange this wasnt part of the functional design of Rise in the first place, actually.
Thanks for your feedback, Paul. We're tracking requests for this feature, and we'll keep you posted if it makes our product roadmap!
Hi Alyssa, has Articulate made any progress on this functionality? If not, does anyone know of a post-output hack to make this happen?
Thanks for checking in, Jennifer!
Can you tell me more about what you're looking to do? There are a few different features mentioned here, so I'd like to get some more details from you.
Are you looking for the option to close the course sidebar and remove course outline from the cover page?
No, I just want to expand/collapse sections (not lessons) in Rise.
Ok, Jennifer! Thanks for letting us know that feature would be useful for you.
While there isn't a built-in method for expanding/collapsing sections at this time, other folks in the community may have ideas for you.
This is an often requested feature by our team and learners for being able to cull through lengthy courses (20+ 'chapters', 5 - 6+ 'modules' in each chapter) when navigating the TOC.
Albeit, the ability to collapse sections and content listing within the sidebar pop-out TOC menu AND also while in the main course navigation/description page. Would be nice while editing, reviewing, and being used by learners.
Thanks Cass for the additional insights! I’ll be happy to pass your thoughts on to our product team, but you can also feel free to detail them more through a feature request!
Nice to see you again + thanks for sharing your insight, Cass!
Our product team is always keen to hear about our customers' needs, so we really appreciate you submitting a feature request for the ability to expand/collapse sections.
Feel free to share any other thoughts you have through Ashley's link – and if you're curious, here’s how we manage feature requests!
Agreed - A collapsible TOC would be a great addition - Thanks!
Thanks for chiming in! It's always helpful to know how many folks are interested in a feature. 😁
Any update on when this feature will be available?
Thanks
Hi Nichola,
No update yet, as it's not on our roadmap just yet. We'll keep you posted here if this is something that makes the list!
11 explicit requests in 9 months - shouldn't that be enough of an indication to make this an update priority?
If it took a Patreon or GoFundMe effort to crowd-source and raise priority on particular issues (as noted by our learners and instructors over & over); I wouldn't even mind digging into my own pocket at this point to entertain the far-fetched idea.
Hi all,
Learners can now collapse sections of the course outline in the sidebar to see the overall structure of a course. Take a look at this quick Peek for how that'll behave, and note this is automatically included if you're using Sections within your course.
The awesome news just keeps on coming! Thanks, Articulate team!
Our learners and instructors will enjoy this feature.
Thank you!!!
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Are there any plans to have a course/navigation setting for being able to configure whether the sections are collapsed or expanded by default when the course is first viewed?
Or should I request the enhancement? Eeeek, I sound ungrateful for this feature-- not my intent. :D