We are thrilled to announce that the new lab UI is now in open beta, allowing all of you to create custom layouts!

From August 1 to September 29, you can opt in to enable the new UI for any of your tracks using a toggle in the track dashboard. If you do not opt in, nothing will change with your tracks. However, after September 30, all tracks will automatically switch to the new lab UI, and the old UI will be deprecated. We encourage you to give the new UI a try and start to update any content or materials that needs to be updated before September 30th. Read more below about what this means for your existing tracks and how to prepare.

➡️ Start here with a short tutorial video.

What is the New Lab UI & How Does It Benefit Me?

Improved User Experience: The redesigned lab UI simplifies navigation, making it easier for users of all experience levels to explore and understand your content—they can quickly get started and navigate content more easily.

Use Case-Driven Layouts: Customize your tab arrangement to suit your goals. For example, you can display multiple interfaces simultaneously to see live outcomes of user actions or embed a lab with a row view to seamlessly integrate with your documentation.

Challenge by Challenge Layouts: Tailor the user experience to the specific needs of each task by creating custom layouts for each challenge. This flexibility ensures that the most relevant tools and information are always at the user’s fingertips, enhancing learning and engagement.

Updated Style & New Theme: The updated look and feel bring a modern aesthetic to the lab, making it more visually appealing and less cluttered. Additionally, a new theme option allows you to choose the appearance that best suits your team.

What Happens on September 30

On September 30, all tracks will automatically transition to the new UI. However, nothing will change with the layout of your existing tracks. They will still play as expected and users won’t experience any disruption. However, there will be small changes to overall design, so we suggest beginning the process of updating documentation and resources well in advance of September 30.

How to Enable the New UI

Via the UI:

1. Select the track for which you want to enable the new UI.
2. You will see a new widget on the right-hand side called “Layout & Theming.”
3. Turn on the “New Lab UI (Beta)” toggle to activate the new UI.
4. The new UI will now be used anywhere this lab is deployed.

Via the CLI:

To enable the new UI feature for a track, configure the lab_config root-level object and set the lab_v2 flag to true.

For more information about the new lab UI, read our docs or watch the video tutorial. If you have any questions or feedback, don’t hesitate to reach out via Slack, email [email protected], or contact your account executive.

We look forward to hearing your thoughts on the new lab UI. Don’t forget, the old lab UI will be removed by September 30, 2024.

All the best,

The Instruqt Team