Best way to four-column Drupal pages?
Hi everyone --
I'm still relatively new to the site, but I can't quite nail down the "best" way to create a Drupal page with a four-column format. Of course, I'm aware that Drupal is capable of this kind of thing -- I just can't seem to find a consistent answer in the forums on what to do. Some people suggest certain modules. Others suggest snippets. And so forth.
Like others who have posted, I'm trying to create a "news" site look and feel, which usually would entail a header, four columns, and a footer. There is always the Channel 9 theme -- but it doesn't have a header, which is disappointing.
Any thoughts? Ideally a solution could be executed by someone who isn't versed in php. But I'll take anything I can get at this point. Thanks again for your feedback.
modify the theme
It's easy enough to mess around with modifying a theme file. That Channel 9 theme especially, because it's got a gaping hole where the header should be. Find a theme with a header you like (Ch 9 is all CSS-based, so find one that matches), copy the header out COMPLETELY, and paste it into the same place on the page.tpl.php page. Tweak the CSS as you see fit.
It takes a little bit, if you don't know PHP, to get the logic of what's going on and figuring out where to cut and what not, but with a CSS-driven theme, it's easy enough to get where the DIVs are cutting off various sections. Take some time to orient yourself with that page.tpl.php file before you get started--the lightbulb goes off eventually. I didn't know anything about PHP (or, for that matter much CSS) when I began my site, but once I got the logic of how the page displays, it's VERY easy to modify themes.
What would be the best way
What would be the best way to pull content from the different views? For example, I'd want to display, in one column, news, on another, events, etc. I know how to make customized views but I'd like to show all of that in one page, particularly the front page.
I just found it, but I
I just found it, but I believe that this is the answer:
http://drupal.org/project/views_fusion
try panels modules, there
try panels modules, there are varied styles available provided by panels, then add cck and views for greater flexibility, you may even want to add content templates modules...
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how 'bout panels module?
how 'bout panels module? then tweak css...
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I was wrong
I was wrong - the views fusion wasn't the answer. It's something more for relationships between posts or entries. I'll take a look at the panel.
I installed the panel module
I installed the panel module but I'm not able to choose four columns. Maybe it can be changed through CSS but I'll have to play with it more.
Module broken?
When I click to choose a panel, but all I get is a blank page after.
Actually, all I need to be able to do is separate the content from the four types using div tags or something, so I can edit the CSS and know, through CSS, which should be in what column. Do you have any suggestions?
try using panels with views
try using panels with views module. in views module, you can place different blocks on the columns provided by the panels with no css tweaking required.
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Tried to apply, but still
Tried to apply, but still got that blank problem :(
http://drupal.org/node/119951
what is setting for you
what is setting for you frontpage? is it node? if so set the url for the panels to node. try also to re-post the test posts you have. try also checking appropriate filters for the views module.
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so the Panels module is not
so the Panels module is not able to nest itself in a column like the Dashboard module could? In other words, making a 2 column panel and then embedding that panel into one of the columns in a 3 column panel to make a 4 column page. If so, how can the Panels module be considered a "complete replacement" for Dashboard? I hope I'm missing something here.
There's a workaround
There's a workaround solution to this using the Panels module posted here:
http://drupal.org/node/138266
I haven't tried it yet but sounds like it would work.