Panels 2

From beginner to pro

Assumptions

you can install and run Drupal locally

familiar with basic Drupal config eg blocks

you have used views

no need for PHP

we will use views arguments in part 2

Introduction to Panels 2

At a basic level:

Allows non coders to create their own interesting page layouts

Commonly used to give the frontpage a different layout

no need to deal with the complexity of a css layout. eg floats, IE (everyones favourite browser)

Demo time

Advanced features of Panels 2

Using contexts we will:

create a node page override

on blog pages, show other blog posts by the same author

on news node pages, show other news articles on the same topic