# Sidebar — where everything is

> The rail down the left of every dashboard page: navigation, the theme switch, and the quick panels that float research tools over whatever page you are on. Every feature on the page, with the exact path to reach it. 38 features. The page itself is at https://eto.tools/dashboard/.

Part of [Where everything is](https://eto.tools/dev/docs/where-everything-is.md) in the [Eto API reference](https://eto.tools/dev/docs/).

## Sidebar

- URL: https://eto.tools/dashboard/
- Anchor: https://eto.tools/dev/docs/#where-sidebar
- Markdown: https://eto.tools/dev/docs/where/sidebar.md
- Features: 38

The rail down the left of every dashboard page: navigation, the theme switch, and the quick panels that float research tools over whatever page you are on.

### Sidebar navigation

| Feature | What it does | Where | API |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Structure mode | Shows the sidebar as sections: Finance, Listings, VA Management, Research, Developer, Settings and Admin. | `Sidebar > Structure` | - |
| Workflow mode | Shows the sidebar as numbered steps from Product Hunt through to Quick Upload, with a Unified Workflow link on top. | `Sidebar > Workflow` | - |
| Dashboard | Opens the main dashboard. | `Sidebar > Dashboard` | - |
| [Analytics](https://eto.tools/dashboard/analytics/) | Opens the analytics page. | `Sidebar > Analytics` | - |
| [Orders](https://eto.tools/dashboard/orders/) | Opens the orders page. | `Sidebar > Finance > Orders` | - |
| [Finance](https://eto.tools/dashboard/finances/) | Opens the finance page. | `Sidebar > Finance > Finance` | - |
| [Stores](https://eto.tools/dashboard/stores/) | Opens the connected stores page. | `Sidebar > Listings > Stores` (needs connect_stores feature) | - |
| [Listing Manager](https://eto.tools/dashboard/listings/) | Opens the listing manager. | `Sidebar > Listings > Listing Manager` (needs listing_manager feature) | - |
| [Quick upload](https://eto.tools/dashboard/single-research/) | Opens the quick upload workspace. | `Sidebar > Listings > Quick upload` (needs quick_upload feature) | - |
| [VA Admin](https://eto.tools/dashboard/va-admin/) | Opens virtual assistant management. | `Sidebar > VA Management > VA Admin` (needs va_management feature) | - |
| [Product Hunt](https://eto.tools/dashboard/etsy-search/) | Opens the Etsy product research page. | `Sidebar > Research > Product Hunt` (needs product_hunt feature) | - |
| [Keywords](https://eto.tools/dashboard/keywords/) | Opens keyword analysis. | `Sidebar > Research > Keywords` (needs staff) | - |
| [Shop Spy](https://eto.tools/dashboard/shop-spy/) | Opens the shop lookup tool. | `Sidebar > Research > Shop Spy` (needs shop_spy feature) | - |
| [Gallery](https://eto.tools/dashboard/gallery/) | Opens the AI image gallery. | `Sidebar > Research > Gallery` (needs ai_studio feature) | - |
| [API](https://eto.tools/dashboard/api/) | Opens the developer API console. | `Sidebar > Developer > API` (needs Enterprise plan) | - |
| [Settings](https://eto.tools/settings/) | Opens the settings page. | `Sidebar > Settings` | - |
| [Taxonomy Browser](https://eto.tools/dashboard/taxonomy/) | Opens the Etsy category browser. | `Sidebar > Admin > Taxonomy` (needs staff) | - |
| [Sign out](https://eto.tools/auth/logout/) | Signs you out and returns to the public site. | `Sidebar > Sign out` | - |
| [Locked nav item](https://eto.tools/onboarding/) | A feature outside the current plan shows in place but opens the upgrade flow instead of the page. | `Sidebar` | - |

### Sidebar controls

| Feature | What it does | Where | API |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Collapse sidebar | Shrinks the sidebar to an icon rail and remembers the choice; it starts collapsed on narrow screens. | `Sidebar > Collapse sidebar` | - |
| Icon rail | The collapsed sidebar keeps every destination plus search, the three quick panels, theme and sign out as tooltipped icons. | `Sidebar > collapsed rail` | - |
| Theme | Switches between the light and dark theme and stores the choice in the browser. | `Sidebar > Theme` | - |
| Usage limits box | Shows the plan name and the remaining daily allowance for searches, bulk research, keyword analysis, stores, assistants and Shop Spy. | `Sidebar` | - |
| [Limit reached modal](https://eto.tools/onboarding/) | Blocks a capped feature, states the usage against the cap and offers Upgrade Plan. | `Sidebar` | - |
| New order toast | Shows a popup and plays the sale sound when a new order event arrives, deduplicated across tabs. | `Sidebar > new order toast` | - |

### Quick panels

| Feature | What it does | Where | API |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quick Thoughts | Opens a floating panel with Favourites, Thoughts and History tabs. | `Sidebar > Quick Thoughts` | - |
| Favourites | Lists saved listings with a search box, a refresh button and a sort menu covering demand, price and age in both directions. | `Sidebar > Quick Thoughts > Favourites` | - |
| Remove favourite | Drops one listing from the favourites list. | `Sidebar > Quick Thoughts > Favourites > Remove` | - |
| Thoughts | A free text notepad that saves itself as you type. | `Sidebar > Quick Thoughts > Thoughts` | - |
| History | Lists your recent searches so one can be reopened. | `Sidebar > Quick Thoughts > History` | - |
| Quick Keyword Search | Checks a keyword demand and competition in a floating panel, with mini metrics and a trend chart. | `Sidebar > Keyword Search` (needs plan tier 3+) | - |
| Quick Product Search | Looks up any Etsy listing by ID or pasted URL without leaving the page. | `Sidebar > Product Search` | - |
| Pretty / JSON | Switches the product lookup result between a readable card and the raw JSON. | `Sidebar > Product Search > Pretty` | - |
| Copy all tags | Copies every tag on the looked-up listing to the clipboard. | `Sidebar > Product Search > Copy all tags` | - |
| Drag to move | The title bar grip drags a quick panel anywhere on screen, clamped to the viewport. | `Sidebar > Quick Thoughts > drag handle` | - |
| Drag to resize | Every edge and corner of a quick panel is a resize grip. | `Sidebar > Quick Thoughts > corner grip` | - |
| Keyboard nudge | With a panel focused, arrow keys move it and Shift plus arrows resize it. | `Sidebar > Quick Thoughts` | - |
| Reset size and position | Puts a quick panel back to its default box. | `Sidebar > Quick Thoughts > Reset size and position` | - |