We will be covering the following recipes in this chapter:
Using Panels to create a front-page layout
Embedding content in a panel
Styling a panel with rounded corners
Creating custom styles with the Stylizer module
Changing the layout of a panel
Creating a custom panel layout
Replacing the site contact page with a panel
The Panels module is, at its heart, a visual tool for layout design. Layered on top of this core is a sometimes overwhelming myriad of features and suite of modules that give a new meaning to flexibility and ease of use. In this chapter, we will be concentrating on the layout and theming aspects of this module.
Panels are useful for everything from creating complex landing pages such as the front page of a site, to overriding system pages and replacing them with a custom layout. Besides being used to lay out the content of a page, they can just as easily be embedded within nodes or even within other panels. This enables us to design...