Aldrich: Page layout options
- Todd McGill
- Meredith Ehrenberg
The Layout Data Definition group is collapsed by default. Expand this to access your page layout options. Most of these toggle on/off their respective page region.
→ Details: Page anatomy
Announcements
You can place up to two announcements in the Announcement region.
Including announcements
Selection | What this means | What this triggers |
|---|---|---|
Yes | The Announcements region will be displayed on the page. | Causes the Announcement widget Data Definition field to display. |
No | The Announcements region will not be displayed on the page. | N/A |
Selecting announcement widgets
Choose the widget you want to display in the Announcements region.
→ Details: Announcement widget
You can display up to two widgets in the Announcements region.
→ Details: Proliferating Data Definition items
Selecting any block type other than an announcement widget will result in a warning displayed in the Cascade preview. In this case, the block content will not be included in the published page.
Secondary nav
A secondary navigation can be displayed to the left of the main content.
Including a secondary navigation
Selection | What this mean | What this triggers |
|---|---|---|
Yes | The Secondary Navigation region will be displayed on the page. | Causes the Link list widget Data Definition field to display. |
No | The Secondary Navigation region will not be displayed on the page. | N/A |
Selecting a widget for the secondary nav
Choose the link list widget you want to use as the secondary navigation.
→ Details: Link List widget
Selecting any block type other than a link list widget will result in a warning displayed in the Cascade preview. In this case, the block content will not be included in the published page.
Main content
Options here affect the layout of the main content. So far, there’s just the one….
Padding the main content
Selection | What this means | What this triggers |
|---|---|---|
Yes | Padding above and below will be added. | N/A |
No | Padding above and below the main content will not be added. | N/A |
By default, padding is added above and below the main content.
However, if you apply a custom background color to the first (or last) content group or use a layout block there that fills that area with a non-white color, the padding may be undesirable.
In these cases, removing the padding may be preferable.
Sidebar
A sidebar can be displayed to the right of the main content. The sidebar can contain any number of widgets of any type.
Including a sidebar
Selection | What this means | What this triggers |
|---|---|---|
Yes | A sidebar will displayed on the page. | Causes the Widget Data Definition field to display. |
No | A sidebar will not be displayed on the page. | N/A |
Selecting sidebar widgets
Select the widget you want to display in the sidebar.
→ Details: Widgets
To be continued….
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