Roman Chernov.Panels custom layouts.DrupalCampKyiv 2011

How To Create How To Create Custom Layouts For Custom Layouts For

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Step by step

Panel overview. Panel structure. Creation of custom layout. Use of custom layout. Custom layouts problem.

Panels overview

1. Drag and drop content manager.

2. Customizable templates.

3. Layout visual design .

4. Place content within that layout:

a. Custom blocks

b. Existing node (by title, nid)

c. Miscellaneous (execute php, views)

d. Node (fields, node attributes)

e. Page elements (breadcrumbs, site logo, site name)

Panel structure

1. Layouts.

Administration → structure → panels → settings → panels pages

Panel structure

2. Layouts elements.

Administration → structure → panels → layouts

→ add flexible layout

Panel structure

2. Layouts elements.

Panel structure

2. Layouts elements.

Administration → structure → pages → edit sites tempates → variants → content

Panel structure

3. What we have at html.

The result is a seven nested blocks with The result is a seven nested blocks with standard classes.standard classes.

Create custom layout

1. How to?

layout-name.tpl.phplayout-name.inc

Theme

Layouts

theme.info

Create custom layout

2. theme.info

plugins[panels][layouts] = layoutsplugins[panels][layouts] = layouts

Create custom layout

3. layout-name.inc

Create custom layout

4. layout-name.tpl.php

Use custom layout

Administration → structure → pages → edit site template → variants → template name → layout →

miscellaneous (drop down)

Use of custom layout

1. Drag and drop content manager.

2. Customizable templates.

3. Layout visual design .

4. Place content within that layout:

a. Custom blocks

b. Existing node (by title, nid)

c. Miscellaneous (execute php, views)

d. Node (fields, node attributes)

e. Page elements (breadcrumbs, site logo, site name)

Custom layout problem

1. Functions call (no preprocess_page) Functions call (no preprocess_page)

3. Can not create regions dynamicallyCan not create regions dynamically

4. One *.inc file per layoutOne *.inc file per layout

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