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Comment: Migration of unmigrated content due to installation of a new plugin

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Actions Sidebar
Actions Sidebar
Similar to AdminCentral, in page editing, an Actions sidebar offers me a list of actions applicable to the currently selected content element. This could be either the page itself, a paragraph or an area.

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Actions Sidebar
Actions Sidebar
Version5
NameActions SidebarActions Sidebar

The sidebar is shown in a column on the right side of the screen (left side on RTL setups) and has three distinctive parts. The header at the top shows the Magnolia logo, but is mainly used to signal notifications for waiting or missed messages such as errors or warnings. Visually, it references the appearance of the header area in AdminCentral and thus seconds to flag the space dedicated to controls and settings.

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The Actions Sidebar can be collapsed so it takes up less space. When collapsed, only icons for the common actions as well as for copy&paste and undo/redo are visible. This toolbar-like sidebar also contains a simplified header just large enough to contain a message notification icon. A simplified badge without the name but featuring the same configured background color is remains available as well.

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Collapsing the sidebar
Collapsing the sidebar
Collapsing the sidebar
Version1
NameCollapsing the sidebar

Care must be taken to ensure that changing from the expanded view of the sidebar to the collapsed one does not disorient and confuse the user. Use the animations to smoothen the transitions as defined for the Actions Rack and slide the preview up and down instead of abruptly opening and closing it.

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