Reading, Navigation & Full-Text Search

Standalone Qwiki is built so readers can find answers fast, move effortlessly through multi-chapter manuals, and customize their reading layout without leaving the page.

Navigating Categories & Sub-Wikis

• Expandable Category Tree: Click any top-level category (📂) or nested folder (📁) in the left sidebar to expand or collapse its chapters. Your expanded folders and vertical scroll position are automatically remembered across page reloads.
• Sub-Wiki Switcher: When a portal hosts companion sub-wikis (such as /docs or /manual), an optional sub-wiki accordion appears in the sidebar showing each sub-wiki and its chapter count, while the top-left brand breadcrumb links directly back to the parent wiki.
• External & Internal Links (🔗): Navigation trees can also include direct links—external links open safely in a new tab, while same-domain links stay in the current tab.

Customizing Your Reading Canvas

• Resize the Sidebar: Drag the vertical border on the right edge of the left sidebar (200px to 550px) to give long chapter titles breathing room. Your chosen width is saved in your browser.
• Collapse Sidebars for Wide Reading:
  • Click Toggle Navigation Sidebar in the document toolbar—or press [ on your keyboard—to hide or restore the left sidebar.
  • Click Toggle Table of Contents—or press ]—to hide or restore the right Table of Contents.
  • When either panel collapses, the reading canvas widens and centers automatically (1180px with one collapsed, 1360px with both collapsed).
• Zero-Flicker Dark & Light Mode: Click 🌙 Theme in the header anytime. Your preference is stored in a cookie so subsequent pages load directly in your selected theme without flashing.

Sequential Chapter Pagers & Printing

• Quick-Flip Header Arrows (< >): Jump straight to the previous or next visible chapter without touching the sidebar.
• Bottom Chapter Cards: At the foot of every page, Previous Chapter and Next Chapter cards preview the adjacent titles in reading order.
• Print or Download as PDF: Click the 🖨️ Print icon in the document toolbar to open a print-ready layout (with sidebars and toolbars automatically hidden).

Full-Text Search & RSS Feeds

• Live Search: Type into Search documentation... at the top of the sidebar. Standalone Qwiki searches server-side across titles, descriptions, Markdown bodies, HTML pages, and even registered form schemas—automatically omitting any restricted or unpublished draft pages you do not have permission to view.
• RSS Category Feeds: If you want to follow updates to a specific section in a feed reader, copy the category's RSS link (e.g., /api/feed.php?category=<id>) when feeds are enabled by your administrator.