Associating a Panel with Nodes AND the frontpage [#209323]

My apologies, I posted this in a different forum, when I should have posted it here. I'm have a simple issue connecting something technically (and mentally).

I'm using panels 2, more precisely I'm using the panel_nodes subfunction. How to I associate that created panel with the node.tpl.php or node-type.tpl.php so that the panel layout will show on any node pages of that type?

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Comment #1

merlinofchaos CreditAttribution: merlinofchaos commented 12 January 2008 at 23:26

Sorry, that's not what panel_node.module does, which explains why you're not connecting things very well.

The panel node module creates a new node type, the 'panel' node, which has a panel layout. It is otherwise independent from your other nodes, as well as from panel pages. It is sort of a lesser cousin to panel pages, and it exists in case you actually need the functionality of a 'node' for your panels; sometimes this does turn out to be necessary.

Instead, I believe what you want is to use panel pages, and to look at this tutorial:

http://drupal.org/node/206185

That will allow you to have a particular node type or types that have panel layouts.

Comment #2

merlinofchaos CreditAttribution: merlinofchaos commented 12 January 2008 at 23:28

Status:

Active

» Closed (works as designed)

Comment #3

raiyne CreditAttribution: raiyne commented 13 January 2008 at 01:01

Much obliged for the clarification, and for the tut.

Comment #4

raiyne CreditAttribution: raiyne commented 14 January 2008 at 17:43

Title:	Associating a Panel with Nodes AND the frontpage	» Associating a Panel with node.tpl.php or node-type.tpl.php
Component:	Panel pages	» Panel nodes
Status:	Postponed (maintainer needs more info)	» Closed (works as designed)

Comment #5

raiyne CreditAttribution: raiyne commented 14 January 2008 at 17:43

Title:	Associating a Panel with node.tpl.php or node-type.tpl.php	» Associating a Panel with Nodes AND the frontpage
Component:	Panel nodes	» Panel pages
Status:	Closed (works as designed)	» Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

Update: Everything working perfectly on all nodes, except the frontpage: Is there an easy way to link my panel to nodes AND the frontpage using the same panel?

Comment #6

merlinofchaos CreditAttribution: merlinofchaos commented 14 January 2008 at 18:34

Title:	Associating a Panel with node.tpl.php or node-type.tpl.php	» Associating a Panel with Nodes AND the frontpage
Component:	Panel nodes	» Panel pages
Status:	Closed (works as designed)	» Fixed

Unfortunately no, and it's the fault of the Drupal menu system. However, the front page is easily malleable. I would recommend you set up a panel with a URL something like 'frontpage', and in the site configuration set your front page to that URL. That'll take care of the front page problem.

Comment #7

Summit CreditAttribution: Summit commented 14 January 2008 at 22:23

Hi,

On http://drupal.org/node/206792 there is a great documentation page about:
Panels 2: Creating a new front page with Views and Panels 2.
Here is explained what Earl is referring to.

Greetings,
Martijn