diff --git a/tests/test_integration/conftest.py b/tests/test_integration/conftest.py
index b155c77..2328194 100644
--- a/tests/test_integration/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/test_integration/conftest.py
@@ -51,3 +51,41 @@ def pytest_setup_options():
     options.add_argument("--headless")
     options.add_argument("--disable-gpu")
     return options
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def home_page_name_and_title():
+    return ("Home", "Home")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def metadata_page_name_and_title():
+    return ("01 metadata", "Metadata")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def roi_page_name_and_title():
+    return ("02 roi", "ROI definition")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def pose_estimation_page_name_and_title():
+    return ("03 pose estimation", "Pose estimation inference")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def dashboard_page_name_and_title():
+    return ("04 dashboard", "Dashboard & data export")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def timeout() -> float:
+    """Maximum time to wait for a component
+    to be located in layout
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    timeout : float
+        maximum time to wait in seconds
+    """
+    return 4
diff --git a/tests/test_integration/test_common_layout.py b/tests/test_integration/test_common_layout.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b1e9d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_integration/test_common_layout.py
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+import pytest
+import selenium
+from dash.testing.composite import DashComposite
+
+from wazp.app import app
+
+
+def test_components_created(
+    dash_duo: DashComposite,
+    timeout: float,
+) -> None:
+    """Check that the components that are common to all pages are created.
+
+    The components common to all pages are:
+    - the page content container, and
+    - the sidebar.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    dash_duo : DashComposite
+        Default fixture for Dash Python integration tests.
+    timeout : float
+        maximum time to wait in seconds for a component
+    """
+
+    # start server
+    dash_duo.start_server(app)
+
+    # wait for main content container to be rendered
+    try:
+        dash_duo.wait_for_element("#page-content", timeout=timeout)
+    except selenium.common.exceptions.TimeoutException:
+        pytest.fail("Main content component not generated")
+
+    # wait for sidebar to be rendered
+    try:
+        dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal(
+            "#sidebar h2", "WAZP 🐝", timeout=timeout
+        )
+    except selenium.common.exceptions.TimeoutException:
+        pytest.fail("Sidebar component not generated")
+
+    # check there are no errors in browser console
+    assert (
+        dash_duo.get_logs() == []
+    ), f"There are {len(dash_duo.get_logs())} errors"
+    " in the browser console!"
+
+
+unloaded_config_xfail = pytest.mark.xfail(
+    raises=AssertionError,
+    reason=(
+        "Feature not yet implemented:"
+        "When config has not been loaded, "
+        "warnings should show in pages that are not Home"
+    ),
+    strict=False,
+    # with strict=True
+    # if the test passes unexpectedly,
+    # it will fail the test suite
+)
+
+
+# Q for review: is there a way to have this with
+# one fixture only?
+# https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/how-to/skipping.html#skip-xfail-with-parametrize
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("page_name_and_title"),
+    [
+        pytest.param(fx, marks=mark)
+        for fx, mark in [
+            ("home_page_name_and_title", []),
+            ("metadata_page_name_and_title", unloaded_config_xfail),
+            ("roi_page_name_and_title", unloaded_config_xfail),
+            ("pose_estimation_page_name_and_title", []),
+            ("dashboard_page_name_and_title", unloaded_config_xfail),
+        ]
+    ],
+)
+def test_sidebar_links(
+    dash_duo: DashComposite,
+    page_name_and_title: tuple[str],
+    timeout: float,
+    request: pytest.FixtureRequest,
+) -> None:
+    """Check the sidebar links take to the corresponding pages
+    and that no errors occur in the browser console
+
+    The pages are checked via their title.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    dash_duo : DashComposite
+        Default fixture for Dash Python integration tests.
+    page_name_and_title : tuple[str]
+        name of the page in the dash registry and the main title shown on
+        the page
+    timeout : float
+        maximum time to wait in seconds for a component
+    request : pytest.FixtureRequest
+        a special fixture providing information of the requesting test
+        function. See [1]_
+
+    References
+    ----------
+    .. [1] https://docs.pytest.org/en/6.2.x/reference.html#std-fixture-request
+    """
+
+    # get fixture value
+    (page_name, page_title) = request.getfixturevalue(page_name_and_title)
+
+    # start server
+    dash_duo.start_server(app)
+
+    # click sidebar link
+    dash_duo.find_element(
+        "#sidebar #link-" + page_name.replace(" ", "-"),
+    ).click()
+
+    # check page title is expected
+    try:
+        dash_duo.wait_for_text_to_equal("h1", page_title, timeout=timeout)
+
+    except selenium.common.exceptions.TimeoutException:
+        pytest.fail(
+            f"Timeout waiting for page {page_name} "
+            "to show a title with the text: "
+            f"{page_title}"
+        )
+
+    dash_duo.find_element("#sidebar #link-Home").click()
+    # TODO: if no config file has been loaded, check a warning is shown?
+    # ...
+
+    # NOTE: this is expected to fail for a few pages (hence the marked xfails)
+    assert (
+        dash_duo.get_logs() == []
+    ), "There are errors in the browser console!"
diff --git a/wazp/app.py b/wazp/app.py
index e1b6156..29396f7 100644
--- a/wazp/app.py
+++ b/wazp/app.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
         dbc.Nav(
             children=[
                 dcc.Link(
+                    id="link-" + page["name"].replace(" ", "-"),
                     children=f"{page['name']}",
                     href=page["relative_path"],  # url of each page
                 )
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
         ),
     ],
     style=SIDEBAR_STYLE,
+    id="sidebar",
 )
 
 # Main content style