The Side Panel is one of FleekDash’s most praised UX surfaces: it behaves like a secondary workspace that stays useful while you move through the product, not a one-off modal you close after every click.
Persistence across navigation means the panel’s role survives route changes. Example: open theme tooling in the Side Panel and adjust the color palette while you browse other FleekDash screens. The main shell updates live so you see the real result on real pages without closing settings first. The same idea applies to other tools you park in the panel: keep the task open, keep moving.
What's New
Floating and Docked modes: Floating keeps the panel as an overlay-style surface with rounded chrome so it feels separate from the canvas. Docked anchors it as part of the layout column so content reflows predictably on large displays. Use the pin control (when your viewport is wide enough) to switch; if the window gets too narrow, FleekDash falls back from docked to floating-friendly behavior so nothing fights the breakpoint.
Auto-hide in floating bubble layout: when the Side Panel runs in the bubble layout and not docked, it can tuck away until you need it. Moving the pointer near the right edge reveals it again; moving away after a short delay hides it so the canvas stays clean while heavy panels stay one gesture away. Docked mode skips this pattern so the strip stays visible for steady editing.
Persistent preferences: open/docked state and related choices carry across sessions on the device (stored locally), so your Side Panel habit sticks between visits.
Width presets: pick the footprint that matches the job (normal, wide, or full) so dense builders get space without forcing every screen into one size.
What's Improved
Live workflows that span routes: less “open settings, jump away, lose context” and more continuous iteration (palette tuning, integrations, long forms) alongside the real UI.
Clearer separation of modes: users who want a fixed assistant strip use docked; users who want maximum canvas use floating + auto-hide without learning two different products.
