Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Plone webspace

All the time I was wondering how to set up content panels in Plone. I had read a few descriptions, but most of them were reduced to 'Just click add content panel', which obviously didn't work for me.

So, initially, I created the Plone webspace as a normal document, but made headings, structured the text and added a picture. I also added a table. This was all standard stuff I had done before, so I didn't feel like I had learnt much, apart from using a new editor (kupu).
Here is a screen shot of what it used to look like:




So, initially, I created the Plone webspace as a normal document, but made headings, structured the text and added a picture. I also added a table. This was all standard stuff I had done before, so I didn't feel like I had learnt much, apart from using a new editor (kupu).
Here is a screen shot of what it used to look like:


A few days ago, Rob from Cohort 5 popped in and posted a long message about how to set up content panels.
His description was so detailed and 'easy', that I had a go at it yesterday. And ta-da, this is it:



Content panels, if used in moderation and in a good layout, make the website look so much nicer and interesting! I have seen content panels used on many professional webpages and am really happy that I learnt something new!

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