panels rocks!
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Why the Panels module suits so many Drupal sites - slides from the #drupal_ldn talk on 8 February 2011 at Microsoft HQ, London.TRANSCRIPT
Best thing since Drupal?He's madder than a hatter
Of course, panels rocks!What is this
panels thing you speak of?
There's mixed opinion…
The Pain
Bugs
Documentation
Learning curve(for developers)
The Love
What is Panels?
Layout framework
Support for multiple layouts
Drag-n-drop positioning of content
Drag-n-drop UI
What problems does Panels solve?
What problems does Panels solve?
Complex layouts
Crazy layouts from a single site
Crazy layouts from a single site
Crazy layouts from a single site
Crazy layouts from a single site
Crazy layouts from a single site
Too many regions
Crazy layouts from a single site
Complex templates
What problems does Panels solve?
Complex layouts
Position a single block in different regions for different pages
Panel modules are made up of…
API hooks
Plugins Exports
API hooks
Register your module with panels
Exports
Plugins
Selection criteriaArgument handlingPanel panes (ctools content types)ContextsRelationshipsPage manager tasks
Why panels?
Awesome UIExtreme extensibilityExportable to codeIntegrates with FeaturesIs it in D8? Watch this space…
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