The Power of Content Layout Modules

Track: 
Implementation and Config
Experience: 
Beginner

More and more contributed themes are offering builder-friendly features that allow the non-themer to control how their content is organized on the page. This is fabulous news for site builders and non-themers. Hats off to theme contributors! But what happens when you need a layout on a page that your theme does not accommodate and you are not a themer? Or, what happens if you have a client who likes to change the layout of one or more pages from time to time but, is on a tight budget? What do you do?

If you are new to building Drupal sites, this session might be for you. Come learn about several content layout modules (such as Panels, Context, Composite, and Page theme), how they work, when you might use them, and how they can be used together.

Intended audience: 

This session assumes you have some insight into how Drupal pages are created. At a minimum, you have created nodes, enabled a theme, and configured blocks to appear on pages.

Questions answered by this session
Question 1: 
What is included in a Drupal page?
Question 2: 
Can I change the layout of a page or node fields without changing my theme?
Question 3: 
Can I make my "Create content" form more user friendly?
Question 4: 
Can I have a block appear if the node has a vocabulary term or if a menu item has been selected?
Question 5: 
Can I use more than one theme for my site?
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Looks like a great beginner

Looks like a great beginner session!

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