It is possible to put things there, as in this link which is both documentation and example: https://pydata-sphinx-theme.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/sections.html#the-left-sidebar
Other projects using this theme have the mostly-empty left sidebar: https://numpy.org/doc/stable/ <https://numpy.org/doc/stable/> https://jupyter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ <https://jupyter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/> (They also have fancier landing pages, though, which we have been discussing). It goes away on mobile devices or small windows, at least. > Am 23.04.2021 um 19:21 schrieb Barry Smith <bsm...@petsc.dev>: > > > There is a lot of empty space on the left side of the website pages; under > the Search slot. Does this empty left side need to be so large, seems to > waste a lot of the screen? > > Barry >