> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.solya.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Navigation templates

> Tailor the sidebar per role with reusable navigation templates.

**Navigation templates** let admins customize the sidebar — which items appear, in what
order, and how sections are labeled — without any code change. See also
[Navigation & roles](/en/getting-started/navigation-and-roles).

## How templates work

* A template is an ordered tree of **sections → items** (sections can hold items and one
  level of subsections).
* Templates are either **global** (Solya-curated personas like Buyer, Analyst,
  Operations — read-only) or **organization** templates (fully editable by your admins).
* Each scope can set a **default for admins** and a **default for regular users**, so the
  right menu loads automatically by role.
* You can **fork** a global template into your organization to start from a curated base.

## Working with templates

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open navigation templates">
    Go to **Settings → Navigation templates**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create or fork">
    Create a new template, or fork a global persona template.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Build the tree">
    Add sections and items (from the canonical menu), reorder them, and rename labels in
    the full-screen editor.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set defaults">
    Mark the admin and user defaults so they apply automatically on login.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Items still respect permissions: a menu entry is hidden if the user lacks access, even
  if the template includes it.
</Note>