Building Pages - Blocks vs. Context vs. Panels

Agenda
What topics will your session cover?
- What are blocks and regions?
- How do blocks and regions work?
- What are some of the current issues with just using blocks?
- What is Context?
- How do Context work?
- What are the benefits of context?
- What are the limitations of context?
- What is Panels?
- How do Panels work?
- What are the benefits of Panels?
- What are the limitations of Panels?
Goals
What should people come away from your session with?
- Basic understanding of options beyond core to build pages.
- Building pages that show content that is aware of each other
- How and why it's important to build a site with exportable data (version control)
- Suggestions of a few good base themes that work well with Context
Resources
What resources related to you session should people be aware of? http://dgo.to/context - http://mustardseedmedia.com/podcast/episode38 http://dgo.to/panels - http://drupalmao.com/redesign http://dgo.to/omega http://dgo.to/zen
Day:
Sunday, 6/27
Time Slot:
2:15pm - 3:15pm
Room:
NC #1130 Growing Venture Solutions
Skill Level:
Advanced
Track:
Development
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blocks, regions, panels, even
blocks, regions, panels, even views all seem old hat, where I'm at. Can't seem to get with context. I get it in concept but not in practice. Context, Spaces, features...these things entice and bewilder me. I wish I could see just that stuff.
Could you please post your
Could you please post your slides?
http://www.slideshare.net/dav
http://www.slideshare.net/davexoxide/drupal-blocks-vs-context-vs-panels