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Choosing a Template

HelpDocs ships with a bunch of different layouts so you're bound to find something you love. 💖

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HelpDocs ships with a bunch of different templates so you're bound to find something you love. If you're looking to create your very own layout check out our article about creating a custom HTML template.

Selecting a Template

  1. Head to SettingsBrand
  2. Head to the Customizations section
  3. Under Template select the layout you'd like
  4. Hit Save Changes

Our Templates

Template Version

Template Name

Image

v5 [Beta]

Startup

v5 [Beta]

ECommerce

v5 [Beta]

Detailed

v4

Bars

v3next

Curve

v3next

Boxed

v3next

Bars

v3next

eCommerce

You can change 👋 Hey! How can we help? in the eCommerce v3next template by editing the string Welcome in Settings > i18n.
You may have legacy templates in your account that aren't mentioned, depending on when you signed up.

Feature Matrix

When we add features to HelpDocs, they're not always available in older templates. We tend to segment features to generations of themes. The current generation is v5. Here's a rundown of which features are compatible with each theme generation.

Feature

Minimum Generation

Callouts, List Styles, and Syntax Highlighting

v1

Internationalization

v1

Integrations

v1

Admin Bar

v1

Contact Form Analytics

v2

Structured Data

v2

Custom Templates

v3

Multilingual

v3

Subcategories

v3next

Instant Search

v3next

Subfolder Hosting

v3next

Previous & next cards

v4

RTL support

v5 (partial support in v4)

Dark mode

v5

Article icons

v5

Limit search results to current category

v5

Show full category path in search results

v5

All features are available on custom HTML templates

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