I'm trying to change a page layout from one column to two but this is no lo longer available.
If I create a new page, I am given the option of Content and Right, but this isn't available for editing an exisiting page.
I'm sure there used to be more layput options!
Thanks for any help with this.
Hi
In Edit mode go to the Layout Tab at the top. Depending on how your website is constructred the page layout will have 5 areas in the shape of a cross TOP / CONTENT / BOTTOM (running vertically), and along the middle portion LEFT / CONTENT / RIGHT (running horizontally). The CONTENT being the same
If all your content is in the TOP section I'd drag the "Includelets" to the CONTENT area. Any existing includelet or new includelet that you wish to appear on either the left or right side of the page drag to/create in the appropriate area. If, for example, you want to add new text on the right side click add an Includelet and then select Custom Content (NOT Content item). The "Content Item Includelet" shown in the layout is from the main page when you go into the Edit tab, so don't delete.
You will need to return to the Edit tab to save what you have done.
Regards
Alan
I would like to add a screen shot of what I'm seeing when trying to edit this particular page, but I'm not susre why I can't add one here.
There are no other areas options showing for me - I have seen them when creating the website a couple of years ago, but the 5 areas options are just not showing.
In theory all pages now always have all the areas available all the time - there's no need to switch to a layout that has fewer slots available.
The columns/slots only appear on pages if there is anything in them, so you essentially choose the number of slots in your layout just by putting things in them or not, rather than changing the layout to hide/remove those slots.
Do you have pages where all the different slots are not showing up? If so please let me know and I'll see what's happened, and enable them all for you.
Thanks
Joe
The problem relates to both sub-pages of the "August Stalls" page. Neither "Craft Stalls" nor Food & Drink products" can be edited to include a right hand column.
Interesting, not sure how that happened!
I've fixed it now. You, and anyone else who wasn't seeing all the slots in the page layout, will now correctly see them all!
Thanks
Joe
Hi Joe, I'm not if this is relating to my issue, but on our website, the pages that used to be two columns left has now reverted back to the default layout, and I can't find where the option has gone to change to the layout for individual pages.
Probably yes - the intention now is that all pages always have all five "slots" available at all times, and you choose to use them or not use them just by putting includelets in them or leaving them empty. So if you see five slots (plus Scratch and Trash) then this is working correctly.
The old method where you would choose the number of slots available no longer exists - on the whole it tended to cause confusion.
Now the rule is simple - if there is includelet content to be shown then that slot/column will appear on the page, otherwise it won't.
Thanks
Joe
I am trying to remove includlets from the Left layout column as I do not what them to show, however, it does not let me drag them to the trash, so how do I get them removed please
Are the includelets that you can't move greyed out? If so they are inherited from a parent page (e.g., the homepage), so you would have to delete them from there, or configure them not to inherit downwards.
If they're not greyed out they should drag around as normal, unless something weird is happening!
If you let me know what the page is I could have a look.
Thanks
Joe
Thanks for letting me know. I've updated the website to have the right columns on separate pages.