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
Slides:

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?