backdrop:theme_devel:layouts_vs._themes
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| ====== Layouts vs. Themes ====== | ====== Layouts vs. Themes ====== | ||
| The information here might be especially helpful for those familiar with Drupal 7 and new to Backdrop. | The information here might be especially helpful for those familiar with Drupal 7 and new to Backdrop. | ||
| + | <WRAP round info>In Drupal 7 and previous, the layout (including placement of blocks) was defined and determined by the **theme**. Thus the site's layout was largely global in nature. | ||
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| + | In Backdrop however, the layout is entirely separate from the theme, and your Backdrop site may utilize any number of Layouts. Don't think of the Layout as a site property. It is a content or context property, thus it can change or switch at any time, according to your design, irrespective of the active theme. | ||
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| ===== The Difference between Layouts and Themes ===== | ===== The Difference between Layouts and Themes ===== | ||
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| * **Management: | * **Management: | ||
| * Layouts: Managed through the Layouts administrative interface, allowing users to create and configure layouts. | * Layouts: Managed through the Layouts administrative interface, allowing users to create and configure layouts. | ||
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| In summary, while layouts focus on the arrangement of regions on individual pages, themes are responsible for the overall visual design and styling of the entire site. Backdrop CMS provides a separation between these two concepts to give site administrators granular control over the layout of specific pages while maintaining a consistent global design across the site. | In summary, while layouts focus on the arrangement of regions on individual pages, themes are responsible for the overall visual design and styling of the entire site. Backdrop CMS provides a separation between these two concepts to give site administrators granular control over the layout of specific pages while maintaining a consistent global design across the site. | ||
backdrop/theme_devel/layouts_vs._themes.1703047368.txt.gz · Last modified: 2023/12/19 23:42 by ericfoy