Your Opinion Matters! Help Choose the New Catalog Homepage

[matekiss]

Imagine a storefront that instantly draws in learners, making it easy to explore and enroll. That’s what we’re building for you—and we need your help to make it perfect.

Your feedback has been crucial in shaping Catalog’s new storefront, and now, we’re giving you the power to vote on the default Homepage template for the first release!

Why This Matters

The Homepage is the first thing users see when they visit your Catalog storefront. It should be:

• Intuitive – Easy to navigate and find what’s needed quickly.
• Visually appealing – Modern and professional for an engaging experience.
• Optimized for ease of use – Seamless from discovery to enrollment.

Your vote will directly shape this first version! In the future, we’ll introduce multiple Homepage templates, but for now, we need your input to choose the best starting point.

How You Can Help

• Review the design options: View them here
• Vote for your favorite: Take the survey
• Tell us what you think: Share your feedback on what works, what could be better, and any ideas you have.

Key Questions to Consider

• Is the navigation clear and user-friendly?
• Does the layout highlight the most important information?
• Would customization options (e.g., colors, content sections) be valuable?
• Are there any elements that feel unnecessary or distracting?

Voting closes March 20! Don’t miss out!

Your Voice Matters—Vote Now!

Your opinion will shape the future of Catalog and make the storefront more user-friendly, visually appealing, and effective.

We believe in designing with you, not just for you—so let’s build something amazing together!

Click here to vote!

Thank you for being part of this journey!

[chriscas]

Hi @matekiss,

Thanks for the opportunity to vote / provide feedback!  Would it be possible for you to describe in text the main differences between the options provided?  Some seem to have different content arrangements, while others may be changing the header design.  It's also not clear what we could customize/theme and what would be basically untouchable, making it difficult for me to choose one.

If a redesign is coming, I'd rather have all of the options come out at once rather than have a single option come out (that we'd need to make sure fits our liking), then have more options again in a few months.  Things that seem to be just minor visual changes tend to have consequential unforeseen issues, so I'd rather minimize the number of times things are changing.

-Chris

[emc2]

Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on the homepage templates! I'm a little hesitant to add my feedback to this because, from my understanding, the new storefront does not support custom CSS and JS. We use quite a bit of custom scripting because of the limitations for listing management in sub-catalogs (e.g. removing drop course button, customizing closed listing messages, removing "self-paced" from listings that don't have specific start and end dates, etc.). We also have sub-catalogs that use different branding based on their own department branding standards.

Will the new store front eventually support this?

Thanks!

- Emily

[matekiss]

Hello @chriscas 

Really appreciate you taking a moment to share your thoughts! I totally get where you're coming from, and yes, making sure this whole transition feels as smooth as possible is definitely something we're thinking about. Each Homepage version starts with a "Key Highlights" section—it’s basically a quick breakdown of what’s different between the options. The idea is to make it super easy to spot what’s unique about each one without having to dig through every little detail. Everything mentioned in the Key Highlights section can be customized by the admins.

We know that switching things up too often can get pretty frustrating, so instead of making frequent changes, we’re rolling out one default option first—something that, in a way, reflects what the community has been asking for. That said, I totally hear your point about keeping things stable, and yes, the goal is to introduce new templates in a way that doesn’t disrupt everything.

If there’s anything that doesn’t sit right with you or if you have any suggestions that would make this work better, definitely let me know! This first version is just the start, and your input could really shape what’s coming next.

Best,
Máté

[matekiss]

Hi Emily @emc2,

I really appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback! I totally get why you'd be hesitant if your team relies on custom CSS and JS to manage Catalog the way you need it. One of our main goals with the new storefront is to reduce the need for custom scripts by making key improvements directly in Catalog. A couple of things that might already help:

• Removing the "Self-Paced" label – This was recently addressed, so you no longer need a workaround for it! You can check out the details here.
• Hiding the drop course button – There’s now a built-in setting for this, so you don’t have to rely on custom JS. More info on how to configure it here.

For branding across different sub-catalogs, I hear you. We know how important it is for departments to maintain their own unique look and feel. The good news is that we’re actively working on enabling the new storefront per sub-catalog this quarter. This will give you more flexibility in managing branding at a more granular level, so you won’t have to rely on custom CSS for department-specific themes.

If there are specific branding or listing management needs that are a must for your team, I’d love to hear more so we can factor them into our plans. Let me know what would make the biggest impact for you!

Thanks again for sharing your thoughts—it really helps shape where we go next.

Best,
Máté

[emc2]

@matekiss Thank you! It looks like the 'Hide drop course button' feature is only available at the root catalog level. Will there be an option in the future that would add this feature at a sub-catalog level? We have one sub-catalog that would like to have this feature turned on while most want it disabled. 

Thanks!

[matekiss]

@emc2 Yes, that is something that is among our Q2 plans. I will keep you posted on this.