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Layouts divide pages on your site into different columns or regions where content can be placed

Go to Administer > Structure > Layouts

  • If you would like to use this layout as the default for all pages on your site
    1. Click the 'edit' button for the 'Default Layout'.
    2. Click on the 'settings' tab at the top right of the screen.
    3. Select your new layout from the list provided, and click 'Save layout'.
    4. Place your content into the regions provided by this layout.
    5. Click the 'Save Configuration' button at the bottom.
  • If you would like to use this layout for a new page on your site
    1. Click the '+ Add new layout' link at the top of the layouts listing.
    2. This will create a new stand-alone layout.
    3. Give your new page layout a name, select the layout from the list provided, and add any additional settings.
    4. Place your content into the regions provided by this layout.
    5. Click the 'Create layout' button at the bottom.
  • If you would like to use this layout to override the layout for an existing page.
    1. Click the '+ Add new layout' link at the top of the layouts listing.
    2. Give your page layout a name, select the layout from the list provided, enter in the existing system path.
    3. This will create a new Override Layout (or Dynamic layout).
    4. Add conditions to target only your desired page(s), for example:
      • To show this layout on only article nodes, enter in the path node/% and add the condition where Node: Type is Article.
      • To show this layout on only the pages in the "news" section, enter in the path node/% and add the condition where URL path is news/*.
      • To show this layout on only the about page, enter in the path node/% and add the condition where Node ID is 1.
      • To show this layout on all user profiles, enter in the path user/% with no conditions.
    5. Click the 'Create layout' button at the bottom.
    6. Place your content into the regions provided by this layout.
    7. Click the 'Save layout' button at the bottom.

If you run into problems, check the layout's issue queue. If your problem hasn't already been addressed, post a question and someone will try to help you out.