Summary
This change involves the removal of the prerequisites and ocw_links sections from the sidebar within the legacy course_about.html template. These sections are currently not supported by any backend logic and thus remain unused and empty on the frontend.
For the new Micro-Frontend (MFE) Catalog, these specific legacy sections will not be directly replaced. Instead, the MFE architecture for the course sidebar is being designed with frontend plugin slots. This strategic approach will allow consumers to extend the sidebar with custom and relevant content as needed, offering a more flexible and modern solution for displaying additional information.
Operators will not need to perform any specific transition steps related to these removed sections, as they are non-functional in the current legacy template. The new MFE Catalog’s plugin architecture will provide the mechanism for adding new sidebar content when the MFE is implemented.