diff --git a/plinth/templates/base.html b/plinth/templates/base.html
index 721d8fdca..7ac159078 100644
--- a/plinth/templates/base.html
+++ b/plinth/templates/base.html
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
   <div class="container">
     <div class="row">
       {% block content_row %}
-        <div class="col-md-3">
+        <div class="col-md-4 ">
           {% block submenu %}
             {% if submenu %}
               <div class="sidebar">
@@ -187,8 +187,21 @@
             {# main content goes here #}
           {% endblock %}
         </div><!--/col-->
-      {% endblock %}
+        <div class="col-md-12">
+        {% block icons %}
+          {# icons go here #}
+        {% endblock %}
+      </div>
     </div><!--/row-->
+    {% endblock %}
+
+      <div class="text-center">
+          {% block center-header %}
+            {# this center-header should contain help texts but no menus#}
+          {% endblock %}
+      </div>
+
+
 
     <hr>
 
diff --git a/plinth/templates/index.html b/plinth/templates/index.html
index 4e6ecb4e1..162532322 100644
--- a/plinth/templates/index.html
+++ b/plinth/templates/index.html
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
 
 {% load i18n %}
 
-{% block content %}
+{% block icons %}
 
   <div class="row">
     {% if shortcuts %}
 
       {% for shortcut in shortcuts %}
         {% if user.is_authenticated or shortcut.login_required is False %}
-          <div class="col-sm-4">
+          <div class="col-sm-3">
             <ul class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked">
               {% if selected_id == shortcut.id %}
                 <li class="active">
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
               {% endif %}
                     <center>
                       <span class="{{ shortcut.icon }} glyphicon"
-                          style="font-size: 400%"></span>
+                          style="font-size: 450%"></span>
                           <br>
                     {{ shortcut.label }}
                   </center>
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 
-{% block sidebar %}
+{% block center-header %}
 
   <h4>
     {% blocktrans trimmed %}