diff --git a/doc/_templates/layout.html b/doc/_templates/layout.html
index 17aa3c5f..8c17ae90 100644
--- a/doc/_templates/layout.html
+++ b/doc/_templates/layout.html
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@
 {# Custom CSS overrides #}
 {% set bootswatch_css_custom = ['_static/cppformat.css'] %}
 
+{%- block content %}
+{{ navBar() }}
+<div class="container">
+  <div class="row">
+    {%- block sidebar1 %}{{ bsidebar() }}{% endblock %}
+    <div class="col-md-8 col-md-offset-2">
+      {% block body %}{% endblock %}
+    </div>
+    {% block sidebar2 %} {# possible location for sidebar #} {% endblock %}
+  </div>
+</div>
+{%- endblock %}
+
 {% block footer %}
 {{ super() }}
 <!-- Google Analytics -->
@@ -14,4 +27,4 @@
   ga('create', 'UA-20116650-4', 'cppformat.github.io');
   ga('send', 'pageview');
 </script>
-{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endblock %}