| What is the Workspace & Community Topbar? |
| The Topbar is the persistent navigation bar displayed across the Workspace Homepage and Community pages, providing access to core navigation and account options that adjust based on a member's assigned role. |
The Topbar appears on both the Workspace Homepage and Community pages, and the options it displays adjust based on a member's assigned role and the page being viewed. Its navigation elements are organized into three areas of scope — the Workspace Logo, Community Scope, and Community Pages and Campaign Pages Scope — each covering a progressively narrower level of the platform.
Role Permissions
- Member: Views the Workspace Logo, Communities Dropdown, Workspace Search Bar, Message Inbox, and Profile Dropdown on the Workspace Homepage, along with the Community Search Bar, Custom Pages, Activity Bell, and Submit Idea button on Community pages.
- All Administrators & Moderators: View every Topbar element available to a Member, plus the AI Assistant, available on both the Workspace Topbar and the Community Topbar.
Topbar Navigation Scope
The Topbar's navigation elements appear in the following order:
- Workspace Logo: A persistent logo that, by default, navigates a member back to the Workspace Homepage from any page within the Workspace or a Community. Help article on Workspace Logo
- Community Scope: Lists every community the logged-in member belongs to in a dropdown and allows those communities to be searched.
- Community Pages and Campaign Pages Scope: On Community and Campaign pages, this scope expands to show Home (Community Homepage), the Community Landing Page, Leaderboard, and every active campaign available to the member.
Member
For a Member, the Topbar on the Workspace Homepage consists of the Workspace Logo, Communities Dropdown, Workspace Search Bar, Message Inbox, and Profile Dropdown.
On Community pages, additional options appear, including the Community Search Bar, Custom Pages, Activity Bell, and Submit Idea button.
Workspace Logo
Selecting the Workspace Logo returns a member to the Workspace Homepage from any page within the Workspace or a Community.
Note: A Workspace Administrator may choose to redirect the Workspace Logo to a different page. See the Help Article for Workspace Logo for details.
Communities Dropdown
The Communities Dropdown appears as three dots with a scroller next to the Workspace Logo. Selecting it displays every community the member belongs to and allows those communities to be searched.
Workspace Search Bar
The Workspace Search Bar allows a member to search for Communities, Campaigns, or Members within the Workspace. See the Help Article for Workspace Search Tool for details.
Note: The Workspace Search Bar appears only on the Workspace Homepage and the Profile page.
Community Search Bar
The Community Search Bar allows a quick search for ideas, campaigns, and members using one or more filters, including time frame, labels, stages, tags, moderator tags, and custom fields.
Note: The Community Search Bar appears only on Community pages.
Custom Pages
Custom Pages displays every custom page created for the community that has been enabled for display.
Note: Custom Pages appears only on Community pages.
Activity Bell
The Activity Bell displays Notifications, Messages, and Alerts. See the Help Article for Activity Bell for details.
Note: The Activity Bell appears only on Community pages.
Submit Idea Button
Selecting the Submit Idea button opens a new idea submission form.
Note: The Submit Idea button appears only on Community pages.
Profile Dropdown
The Profile Dropdown consists of the following sections:
- Profile Navigation Section: Displays the member's avatar, display name, and username. Selecting this section navigates to the member's profile. Help Article for Profile Page
- Invite Members: Navigates to the invitation page, where members can invite non-members to join the Workspace. This option appears only when enabled by an Administrator. See the Help Article for Invite Members for details.
- Help: Navigates to the IdeaScale Support Center.
- New Features: Navigates to the New Features announcement page.
- Notification Settings: Navigates to the member's Notification Settings within their Profile.
- Dark Mode: A switch that changes between the Dark and Light interface for pages within the Workspace.
- Logout: Logs the member out of the Workspace.
Administrators & Moderator
All types of administrators and moderators have access to the AI Assistant, in addition to every feature available to a standard Member. The AI Assistant is available on both the Workspace Topbar and the Community Topbar.
Help article on AI Assistant (Chatbot)
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Topbar display the same options for every member?
No. The options shown on the Topbar adjust based on the member's assigned role and the type of page being viewed — the Workspace Homepage or a Community page.
Where does selecting the Workspace Logo navigate a member by default?
By default, selecting the Workspace Logo returns a member to the Workspace Homepage from any page within the Workspace or a Community. A Workspace Administrator may choose to redirect it to a different page.
Why doesn't the Community Search Bar appear on the Workspace Homepage?
The Community Search Bar appears only on Community pages. On the Workspace Homepage, the Workspace Search Bar is available instead.
What is available to Administrators and Moderators that isn't available to Members?
All types of administrators and moderators have access to the AI Assistant on both the Workspace Topbar and the Community Topbar, in addition to every feature available to a standard Member.
Where does the Communities Dropdown appear on the Topbar?
The Communities Dropdown appears as three dots with a scroller positioned next to the Workspace Logo.
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