We’ve rolled out a major redesign of the sidebar to support Checkly’s growth and make navigation faster, smarter, and more intuitive.

Checkly has grown a lot since our first sidebar design, and we keep growing faster and faster. With this growth came increased complexity that made the previous sidebar difficult to work with - navigation was not as intuitive as it could be, the component took up too much space when expanded, and it was difficult to use when collapsed.

To accommodate these challenges, we needed a navigation system that could scale, without overwhelming you.

This new version:

• Introduces structure by grouping features into Detect, Communicate, and Resolve, making them easier to discover and remember.

• Reduces cognitive load with a cleaner layout and shows the entire menu on hover when collapsed. This minimizes distractions when you’re in focus mode, while making navigation easy when you need it.

• Streamlines resource creation with direct access to ‘Create’ actions per category.

We hope this redesign will make your work more efficient and fun!

Happy monitoring!

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