Panels 2
From beginner to pro

Assumptions
you can install and run Drupal locally
familiar with basic Drupal config eg blocks
you have used views
no need for PHP
we will use views arguments in part 2

Introduction to Panels 2
At a basic level:
Allows non coders to create their own interesting page
layouts
Commonly used to give the frontpage a different
layout
no need to deal with the complexity of a css layout. eg
floats, IE (everyones favourite browser)

Demo time

Advanced features of Panels 2
Using contexts we will:
create a node page override
on blog pages, show other blog posts by the same
author
on news node pages, show other news articles on the
same topic