The app shell — Build an Admin Dashboard

Tutorials · Build an Admin DashboardNakshora 1.0Updated 2026-09-152 tags

Sidebar + topbar + content grid. Chapter 1 of 4 in the Nakshora 1.0 "Build an Admin Dashboard" tutorial series.

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*Build an Admin Dashboard — chapter 1 of 4.* Sidebar + topbar + content grid.

What you will build#

The dashboard skeleton.

Step by step#

example

html

<body class="flex min-h-screen">
  <aside class="w-64 border-r hidden lg:block">Sidebar</aside>
  <div class="flex-1 flex flex-col">
    <header class="h-14 border-b flex items-center px-4">Topbar</header>
    <main class="flex-1 p-6 grid gap-6">Content</main>
  </div>
</body>

Why it works#

Flex shell + grid content — the whole pattern in 12 lines.

Try it yourself#

Collapse sidebar below lg:
Add topbar search
Add breadcrumbs

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