---
title: Navigating the App
collection: Hub User Guide
path: Hub User Guide/Navigating the App
parentDocument: null
outlineId: 42cdfea8-3953-4077-9ba3-46ed753326ba
updatedAt: '2026-03-16T10:36:56.737Z'
createdBy: Jennie R.F.
---
This page explains the top navigation bar, what each section contains, and how navigation differs by role.

## The Navigation Bar

The top navigation bar is a black bar across the top of every page. From left to right, it contains:


1. **Organization name** (or org switcher)
2. **My Reviews** link
3. **Cohorts** dropdown (admins only)
4. **Manage** dropdown (admins only)
5. **User area** (your name, avatar, theme toggle, logout)

### Organization Name and Switcher

The far-left of the navigation bar shows your current organization name. If you belong to multiple organizations, this becomes a dropdown. Click it to see all your organizations, with a checkmark next to the active one. Select a different organization to switch context -- the page reloads with data from the selected org.


:::info
If you only belong to one organization, the org name displays as static text with no dropdown.

:::

### My Reviews

The **My Reviews** link appears for all roles. It takes you to your reviewer dashboard at `/reviews`, which shows all applications assigned to you for scoring. If you have incomplete reviews, a count appears in parentheses next to the link.

This is also where you land after logging in.

### Cohorts Dropdown

The **Cohorts** dropdown is visible to cohort admins and org admins -- reviewers do not see it. It lists all cohorts in your current organization. Clicking a cohort name takes you to that cohort's management page, where you can access tabs for **Applications**, **Reviewers**, **Assignments**, **Decisions**, **Email Tasks**, **Form**, and more.

If no cohorts exist yet, **Cohorts** appears as a plain link to the cohorts index page.

### Manage Dropdown

The **Manage** dropdown is visible to org admins (and above). It provides access to administrative tools:

* **Team Members** -- Invite users, assign roles, manage access to specific cohorts. Found at `/manage/users`.
* **Configure Stages** -- Set up review stages for your cohorts, including reviewer minimums/maximums and blind review settings. Found at `/admin/stages`.
* **Activity Log** -- A feed of all actions across your organization: logins, review submissions, status changes, decisions, and more. Found at `/manage/activity`.


:::tip
Superadmins see two additional items in the **Manage** dropdown: **Users** (system-wide user management) and **Organizations** (org-level administration). These are system-level tools not covered in this guide.

:::

### User Area

The right side of the navigation bar shows:

* **Your name and ghostie avatar** -- Click to go to **Settings**, where you can edit your profile, change your password, and pick a new avatar.
* **Theme toggle** -- A small button to switch between light and dark mode.
* **\[LOGOUT\]** -- Signs you out and returns you to the login page.

## What Each Role Sees

| Navigation element | Reviewer | Cohort Admin | Org Admin |
|--------------------|----------|--------------|-----------|
| My Reviews         | Yes      | Yes          | Yes       |
| Cohorts dropdown   | No       | Yes          | Yes       |
| Manage dropdown    | No       | No           | Yes       |
| Settings (via user area) | Yes      | Yes          | Yes       |

Cohort admins see the **Cohorts** dropdown but not the **Manage** dropdown. Org admins see both. Reviewers see only **My Reviews** and their user area.