Panels 2 Documentation

Panels 2 gives site administrators the ability to build pages with multiple types of content arranged in pre-defined containers called panels. Panels are like the columns in a newspaper, but they can contain many things, including arbitrary nodes, views, blocks, menus, and custom HTML code.

There are several terms used often within panels that administrators should become familiar with:

• Panel Page An actual page that your panels will be in. This could be the front page of a site, a news page, etc. These pages are given a path just like any other node.
• Panel A container for content. A panel can have several pieces of content within it, and can have their its styles.
• Pane A unit of content in a panel. This can be a node, view, arbitrary HTML code, etc. Panes can be shifted up and down within a panel and moved from one panel to another.
• Layout Provides a pre-defined collection of panels that you can select from. A layout might have two columns, a header, footer, and three columns in the middle, or even seven panels stacked like bricks. API documentation for building plugins is also available.

Below is a rough idea of the sections planned for Panels 2 documentation, which is under active development. (Unlinked sections are forthcoming.) If you feel confident in your Panels 2 knowledge, please don't hesitate to help fill things in. Also see the group discussion for panels documentation.

Panel 2 documentation

• Panels basic options
• Panels displays
• Panel pages
• Panel nodes
• Mini panels
• Panels arguments
• Panels context
• API documentation

Available Tutorials

• Panels 2 Screencast (video)
• Introduction to Panels (video)
• Oregon State video on creating a page using panels (video)
• A sample "About Us" page