UX 3.5 (optional beta shell)
UX 3.5 is an optional console chrome. The default remains the classic icon rail + flyout.
Switch
| Want |
Do |
| Try UX 3.5 |
Navbar shell button, or ?ui=ux35 |
| Back to classic |
Topbar switch, or ?ui=classic |
| Remember choice |
Cookie bd_ui_shell=classic or ux35 (1 year) |
While UX 3.5 is on, a small BETA chip shows in the topbar. Surfaces are solid (not glass/blur). Classic may still use glass accents.
What changes for you
- Full-height sidebar list + topbar instead of icon rail
- Same pages and permissions underneath
- Help panel still opens from Help (supporters + links)
If something looks wrong on a phone, update the panel — several 3.5.x fixes targeted mobile topbar/tabs.
Developers
Layout and CSS live under web-nodejs/views/partials/ux35-*.ejs, public/css/ux35*.css, public/js/ui-shell.js. Acceptance checklists belong in PRs, not in this operator page.
See also
