diff --git a/dashboard/menu/menu.component.html b/dashboard/menu/menu.component.html
index 2a1f847c..7b966ee4 100644
--- a/dashboard/menu/menu.component.html
+++ b/dashboard/menu/menu.component.html
@@ -159,19 +159,41 @@
 						</div>
 					</div>
 					<div *ngIf="displayMenuItems && displayMenuItems.length > 0" class="uk-width-1-4@m">
-						<h6>Menu settings</h6>
+						<h6>Menu visibility</h6>
 						<div class="uk-margin-small-bottom">
 							<label (click)="toggleMenu(true, selectedMenuType == 'normalMenu'? false : true )">
 								<input class="uk-radio" type="radio" name="menu" [checked]="(selectedMenuType == 'normalMenu' && showNormalMenu) || (selectedMenuType == 'customMenu' && showFeaturedMenu)">
-								<span class="uk-margin-small-left">Show menu</span>
+								<span class="uk-margin-small-left">Visible</span>
 							</label>
 						</div>
 						<div>
 							<label (click)="toggleMenu(false, selectedMenuType == 'normalMenu'? false : true )">
 								<input class="uk-radio" type="radio" name="menu" [checked]="(selectedMenuType == 'normalMenu' && !showNormalMenu) || (selectedMenuType == 'customMenu' && !showFeaturedMenu)">
-								<span class="uk-margin-small-left">Hide menu</span>
+								<span class="uk-margin-small-left">Hidden</span>
 							</label>
 						</div>
+
+            <h6 class="uk-margin-medium-top">Menu alignment</h6>
+            <div *ngIf="selectedMenuType == 'customMenu'">
+              <div>
+                <label (click)="alignMenu('LEFT')">
+                  <input class="uk-radio" type="radio" name="menuAlign" [checked]="(featuredAlignment == 'LEFT')">
+                  <span class="uk-margin-small-left">Left</span>
+                </label>
+              </div>
+              <div>
+                <label (click)="alignMenu('CENTER')">
+                  <input class="uk-radio" type="radio" name="menuAlign" [checked]="(featuredAlignment == 'CENTER')">
+                  <span class="uk-margin-small-left">Center</span>
+                </label>
+              </div>
+              <div>
+                <label (click)="alignMenu('RIGHT')">
+                  <input class="uk-radio" type="radio" name="menuAlign" [checked]="(featuredAlignment == 'RIGHT')">
+                  <span class="uk-margin-small-left">Right</span>
+                </label>
+              </div>
+            </div>
 					</div>
 				</div>
 				<div *ngIf="displayMenuItems && displayMenuItems.length == 0"
diff --git a/dashboard/menu/menu.component.ts b/dashboard/menu/menu.component.ts
index 1079fc65..d756a77f 100644
--- a/dashboard/menu/menu.component.ts
+++ b/dashboard/menu/menu.component.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {properties} from "../../../../environments/environment";
 import {StringUtils} from "../../utils/string-utils.class";
 import {Title} from "@angular/platform-browser";
 import {AlertModal} from '../../utils/modal/alert';
-import {MenuItemExtended} from '../../sharedComponents/menu';
+import {MenuAlignment, MenuItemExtended} from '../../sharedComponents/menu';
 import {SearchInputComponent} from '../../sharedComponents/search-input/search-input.component';
 import {Option} from '../../sharedComponents/input/input.component';
 import {CommunityInfo} from '../../connect/community/communityInfo';
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import {HelperFunctions} from '../../utils/HelperFunctions.class';
 import {NotificationHandler} from '../../utils/notification-handler';
 // import {Page} from "../../utils/entities/adminTool/page";
 
-// declare var UIkit;
+declare var UIkit;
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'menuSelector',
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
 
 	public showNormalMenu: boolean = false;
 	public showFeaturedMenu: boolean = false;
-  
+	public featuredAlignment: string = MenuAlignment.CENTER.valueOf();
+
   public communities: Portal[] = [];
   public portal: string;
 	public name: string;
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
 					this.normalMenuItems = data.menuItems;
 					this.showFeaturedMenu = data.isFeaturedMenuEnabled;
 					this.showNormalMenu = data.isMenuEnabled;
+          this.featuredAlignment = data.featuredAlignment.valueOf();
 					this.getPages();
 					this.getParentOptions();
 					this.showLoading = false;
@@ -421,12 +423,26 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
 				}
 				this._clearCacheService.clearCache("Menu toggled");
 				this._clearCacheService.purgeBrowserCache("Menu toggled", this.portal);
-			}, error => {
+        NotificationHandler.rise("Menu has been <b>successfully toggled to be "+(status?"visible":"hidden")+"</b>");
+      }, error => {
 				this.handleError("System error toggling menu", error);
 			})
 		);
 	}
 
+  public alignMenu(alignment: string) {
+    this.subscriptions.push(
+      this._helpContentService.alignMenu(MenuAlignment[alignment], this.portal).subscribe(() => {
+        this.featuredAlignment = alignment;
+        this._clearCacheService.clearCache("Menu aligned");
+        this._clearCacheService.purgeBrowserCache("Menu aligned", this.portal);
+        NotificationHandler.rise("Menu has been <b>successfully "+alignment.toLowerCase()+" aligned</b>");
+      }, error => {
+        this.handleError("System error aligning menu to the "+alignment.toLowerCase(), error);
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
   // public newPageWindow() {
   //   this.newPageWindowOpen = !this.newPageWindowOpen;
   //   this.pageForm = this._fb.group({
@@ -465,11 +481,7 @@ export class MenuComponent implements OnInit {
   //     this._helpContentService.savePage(<Page>this.pageForm.value, this.properties.adminToolsAPIURL).subscribe(
   //       page => {
   //         this.allPages.push({value: page.route, label: page.name});
-  //         UIkit.notification('Page <b>' + page.name + '</b> has been <b>successfully created</b>', {
-  //           status: 'success',
-  //           timeout: 6000,
-  //           pos: 'bottom-right'
-  //         });
+  //         NotificationHandler.rise('Page <b>' + page.name + '</b> has been <b>successfully created</b>');
   //         this.newPageWindowOpen = !this.newPageWindowOpen;
   //         this.menuItemForm.get('route').setValue(page.route);
   //         this.menuItemForm.get('route').markAsDirty();
diff --git a/services/help-content.service.ts b/services/help-content.service.ts
index b952a9ec..27865e6d 100644
--- a/services/help-content.service.ts
+++ b/services/help-content.service.ts
@@ -349,6 +349,11 @@ export class HelpContentService {
 		return this.http.post<Menu>(properties.adminToolsAPIURL + properties.adminToolsPortalType + "/" + portalPid + "/menu/toggle?status=" + status + "&featured=" + isFeatured, {}, CustomOptions.getAuthOptionsWithBody())
 			.pipe(catchError(this.handleError));
 	}
+
+  alignMenu(alignment: string, portalPid: string) {
+		return this.http.post<Menu>(properties.adminToolsAPIURL + properties.adminToolsPortalType + "/" + portalPid + "/menu/align?alignment=" + alignment, {}, CustomOptions.getAuthOptionsWithBody())
+			.pipe(catchError(this.handleError));
+	}
 	
 
   // unused
diff --git a/sharedComponents/menu.ts b/sharedComponents/menu.ts
index 000f05a5..fc186356 100644
--- a/sharedComponents/menu.ts
+++ b/sharedComponents/menu.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ export class Menu {
 	portalPid: string;
 	isFeaturedMenuEnabled: boolean;
 	isMenuEnabled: boolean;
+  featuredAlignment: MenuAlignment;
 	featuredMenuItems: MenuItemExtended[] = [];
 	menuItems: MenuItemExtended[] = [];
 }
@@ -83,3 +84,5 @@ export class Menu {
 export class SideMenuItem extends MenuItem {
   ukIcon: string = '';
 }
+
+export enum MenuAlignment {LEFT="LEFT", CENTER="CENTER", RIGHT="RIGHT"}
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diff --git a/utils/entities/CuratorInfo.ts b/utils/entities/CuratorInfo.ts
index bffc50db..06e8af39 100644
--- a/utils/entities/CuratorInfo.ts
+++ b/utils/entities/CuratorInfo.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export class Curator {
   affiliations: Affiliation[];
   photo: string;
   bio: string;
+  visible: boolean = true;
 }
 
 export class Affiliation {