It allows a site administrator to create customized layouts for multiple uses.
WHY IS PANELS AWESOME?
It allows a site administrator to create customized layouts for multiple uses.
The layout builder! (but don't use the flexible layout)
GROSS.
WHY IS PANELS AWESOME?
It allows a site administrator to create customized layouts for multiple uses.
The layout builder!
It supports the styles plugin
WHY IS PANELS AWESOME?
It allows a site administrator to create customized layouts for multiple uses.
The layout builder!
It supports the styles plugin
It includes a pluggable caching mechanism
WHY IS PANELS AWESOME?
It allows a site administrator to create customized layouts for multiple uses.
The layout builder!
It supports the styles plugin
It includes a pluggable caching mechanism
It can be integrated with Organic Groups
WHY IS PANELS AWESOME?
It allows a site administrator to create customized layouts for multiple uses.
The layout builder!
It supports the styles plugin
It includes a pluggable caching mechanism.
It can be integrated with Organic Groups
It integrates with Views
WHY IS PANELS AWESOME?
It allows a site administrator to create customized layouts for multiple uses.
The layout builder!
It supports the styles plugin
It includes a pluggable caching mechanism.
It can be integrated with Organic Groups
It integrates with Views
It allows a site administrator to create customized layouts for multiple uses
Ok, I want to use Panels!
how do I know where to start?
Panel nodes
A new content type in which you can create nodes.
These new nodes are viewable in the /admin/content list
They are searchable like regular nodes.
The main difference is that you may add custom text or images to each panel node (beyond the defined fields, which you may add to this content type).
There are no options related to variants, access control, or selection rules (we'll cover this later).
Examples
Panel Pages (with variants)
They are completely separate from the idea of traditional nodes.
Instead, you'll use the Page Manager which provides a UI and API to manage pages within the site.
They do not show up in the Drupal admin/content view
Panel pages can have a custom URL path
They can accept and pass through arguments
They can be added to the Drupal menu system just like nodes
PANEL PAGES (WITH VARIANTS)
They offer more complexity:
Variants - Different versions of the same “page,” depending on selection criteria.
Selection rules - Control the criteria used to decide whether or not a variant is used.
Context - Add additional context objects to this variant that can be used by the content.
Access control - This is a nice advantage over nodes because you don’t have to worry about Taxonomy Access Control - you can just enable / disable access per user role for an individual panel page.
Examples
used for standardized pages
Panelize (existing) content types
with the option to panelize individual nodes
The best of both worlds!
Use your existing content types and their defined fields (which are easier for your basic content editor to continue creating content)
Use the panels interface to determine where the fields are placed on the page
When necessary, you may “panelize” an individual node when it needs to break away from the style or layout that the other nodes use (of the same content type)
PANELIZE (EXISTING) CONTENT TYPES
Utilize variants to create standardized variations of layouts or style for a particular content type. Consistency is good!
Set Relationships ...
Panelizer also offers the ability to use panels for other view modes:
Teasers
How it appears in search results
Views results
Any other custom display mode you might need
More goodies!
(for Panels)
PANELS IN-PLACE EDITOR
Provides a UI for managing some Panels directly on the frontend, instead of having to use the backend.
This is especially useful when Panelizing nodes, where you may want the flexibility to freely move panes around the page and play with the layout.
Works with workbench moderation (jk!)
Mini-Panels
Mini panels can be used as blocks by traditional Drupal pages or as panes by other panel pages.
Useful for moving around groups of sidebar content to reuse across various content types.
Essentially they are small panelized content areas for when you need to have complex block layouts, or layouts within your layouts...
Panels Everywhere
A complete replacement for your theme page templates (page.tpl.php) in the same way that Panels can be a complete replacement for your site's node templates (node.tpl.php).
The difference between Panels and Panels Everywhere is that PE is "aware" of page elements (like menus) that are not visible to Panels or node templates
Panels Theme Override
Is this worth a mention? We may want to just throw a link to it on a final resources page.
Fieldable Panels Panes (and bundles)
And last but not least...
Classy Panel Styles module!
It allows editors to apply ready-made styles
the themer has whipped up for them —
to Panel Panes AND Regions!
How it works
Content editors can apply styles to
panel panes or regions to add background
colors, widths, layouts and more.
Classy Panel Styles Module
Beyond that, it provides flexibility with page layouts
when they need it, without requiring 101 options.
Make it easy for content editors to:
Apply styles without remembering CSS classes
Create customized layouts without flexible panels builder
Change styles without editing CSS
Update pages & styles on the live site without pushing code