12. Introducing Panels

The core functionality of the Panels module is layout; when it is used, the Web site starts to look polished. With an understanding of Panels, administrators can create a style that easily applies to every page of a site, or they can develop a different style for every page. This chapter provides an introduction to how Panels works.

Introduction to Panels

The purpose of the Panels module is to enable administrators to easily create entire page layouts without complex manipulation of HTML or CSS. A layout is a design of your own page regions. You can redefine the default regions, creating your own headers, footers, sidebars, and columns within the page with a width determined by you. Through a simple drag-and-drop interface, ...

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