Up next
The video did not load.
Lesson 8 of 13 · 0:28
The article page
From The Template Editor · Verified against the live product on Oct 20, 2026
This lesson
The regions around an article, and adding Was this helpful? so readers can tell you.
Prefer to read? Follow it step by step
Moments in this lesson
Length 1:32
Up next · 1:32
9. Your own component with HTML
Add a Custom HTML component, paste in a banner, and style it with CSS that follows your theme's colors.
Transcript
- 6:34Let's switch to the article page.
- 6:36This is what readers see when they open one of your articles.
- 6:41The main region holds the article itself... and the regions around it hold helpful extras, like the browse menu, and a table of contents.
- 6:49I'd like readers to tell us whether an article helped them.
- 6:52So in the main region, I'll add Was this helpful?
- 6:56And there it is, at the end of the article.
Captions and this transcript come from the narration, word for word. Click any line to play from there.
About the course
Make your help center look exactly the way you want: themes, colors, pages, components and your own HTML.
What you'll learn
- Where the Template Editor is, and how the preview, settings and drafts work
- How to try a theme, keep what you like, and go back with Reset draft
- Brand, colors, fonts, spacing and corner radius
- The six page types, their layouts and regions, and how components fit together
- Select to edit: change text right in the preview
- Custom HTML, plus custom CSS that follows your theme's colors
- Header links, mobile and dark mode checks, publishing and version history
- Who it's for
- Anyone who owns the look of a help center, from a first-day trial to a redesign.
- Format
- 13 lessons, 10:35 in all. English captions and a full transcript.
- Last verified
- Oct 20, 2026, on the live product with the Northwind demo help center
- Plans
- Everything in this course works on every plan.
Articles
Every lesson pairs with a help article, so you can read the steps at your own pace.
-
Get started with the template editor self.helpcenter.io/content/template-editorGoes with these lessons
-
Choose a theme self.helpcenter.io/content/choose-a-themeGoes with
-
Which theme is right for you? self.helpcenter.io/content/theme-galleryGoes with
-
Add your logo, favicon and brand name self.helpcenter.io/content/logo-and-brandGoes with
-
Change colors, fonts and spacing self.helpcenter.io/content/colors-and-fontsGoes with
-
Pages, regions and shared headers explained self.helpcenter.io/content/pages-and-regionsGoes with
-
Add, move and remove components self.helpcenter.io/content/componentsGoes with
-
Edit text right in the preview self.helpcenter.io/content/edit-in-previewGoes with
-
Customize the article page self.helpcenter.io/content/article-pageGoes with
-
Add custom CSS self.helpcenter.io/content/custom-cssGoes with
-
Custom CSS reference: selectors and examples self.helpcenter.io/content/custom-css-referenceGoes with
-
Add links to your header and footer self.helpcenter.io/content/navigation-linksGoes with
-
Customize the header and footer self.helpcenter.io/content/header-and-footerGoes with
-
Preview on phones, tablets and in dark mode self.helpcenter.io/content/preview-your-designGoes with
-
Light and dark mode self.helpcenter.io/content/dark-modeGoes with
-
Publish your design self.helpcenter.io/content/publish-your-designGoes with
-
Restore an earlier design self.helpcenter.io/content/restore-a-designGoes with