Panels 2 + Nodequeue 2 Editorial control of content presentation

Objectives Create a simple “news” site Create a complex front page that hints at our content Create “section” entry pages that lead the user to content Control what content is featured on these pages http://nodequeue.demo.logrus.com

Create a simple “news” site

Create a complex front page that hints at our content

Create “section” entry pages that lead the user to content

Control what content is featured on these pages

http://nodequeue.demo.logrus.com

Basic premise News articles can be any content type Control sections by taxonomy We’re not worrying about editorial control We’re not publishing on a schedule

News articles can be any content type

Control sections by taxonomy

We’re not worrying about editorial control

We’re not publishing on a schedule

Why these two modules? Finer layout control than blocks Lets each pane know about data on page Overrides basic pages Pluggable and expandable to handle more objects Lets the editor control order Lets the editor control length Automatically pairs with taxonomy Panels Nodequeue

Finer layout control than blocks

Lets each pane know about data on page

Overrides basic pages

Pluggable and expandable to handle more objects

Lets the editor control order

Lets the editor control length

Automatically pairs with taxonomy

What’s a queue? 5 4 3 2 1 This end of the queue is the Tail or Back This end of the queue is the Head or Front New items are inserted at the tail of the queue. If a queue has a maximum size, the front of the queue is popped off.

Featured Stories Story A Story B Story C Story D Story E Featured stories is a nodequeue with a maximum queue size of 5. Story A was added first and is currently at the front of the queue. Story E was just added and is now at the back of the queue.

Story A

Story B

Story C

Story D

Story E

Featured Stories Story B Story C Story D Story E Story F When we added Story F to the queue, Story A popped off the front and is no longer a featured story.

Story B

Story C

Story D

Story E

Story F

Lead Article Story Q The Lead Article queue has a maximum size of one. Every time a new lead article is added to the queue, the former lead article is popped out, meaning there is only ever one lead article at a time.

Story Q

Queues can be re-ordered

Queues can be re-ordered This is the front of the queue

Queues can be re-ordered And this is the back of the queue

That is, unless this box is checked:

Queues can be re-ordered When reversed, this is the back of the queue.

Smartqueues One queue with many subqueues Pluggable system Can attach queues to arbitrary data All queues have the same basic configuration Many queues won’t clog up the UI Subqueues are created as needed Smartqueue taxonomy: 1 term, 1 subqueue

One queue with many subqueues

Pluggable system

Can attach queues to arbitrary data

All queues have the same basic configuration

Many queues won’t clog up the UI

Subqueues are created as needed

Smartqueue taxonomy: 1 term, 1 subqueue

Your average site Header Left Sidebar Footer Right Sidebar Content

Panels: Content

Now with panels Header Left Sidebar Footer Right Sidebar

Contexts are objects Nodes Users Taxonomy terms Forms Any other object someone writes a plugin for

Nodes

Users

Taxonomy terms

Forms

Any other object someone writes a plugin for

Context source: Arguments http://www.example.com/node/12345 Node: Story XYZ

Context source: Relationships Node: Story XYZ Taxonomy Term Post Author Node: Author Profile

Context at work Header Left Sidebar Footer Right Sidebar Node: Story XYZ Taxonomy Term Post Author Node: Author Profile

Node: Story XYZ node.tpl.php node-panel-foo.tpl.php Attached files CCK Field Group Add comment form