All open source Layouts related repositories are hosted on GitHub. If you encounter any issue or bug, please, submit it to the appropriate repo. Also, if you want to contribute to code, documentation, translations or similar feel free to do so.
Explore our documentation to find installation and upgrade instructions, cookbooks, code examples and references. We know that documentation is never complete, so we are constantly improving it. Feel free to contribute to the docs repo.
Ryan Weaver's SymfonyCasts tutorial covers everything you need to install Layouts into an existing Symfony app. Aimed at web developers and content managers, it shows how to easily rearrange your pages and mix in dynamic content via an admin area.
There are several ways how you can start evaluating Layouts. Besides requesting a demo of the Enterprise version, you can at the moment install/integrate the open source version in 6 following ways.
Create a new project from the demo of our complete stack based on Ibexa (eZ Platform). This is our recommended way of evaluating Layouts as it has usage examples and best practices.
Create a new project from latest Symfony web site skeleton with integrated Layouts, Contentful integration and Symfony CMF routing. A great example for consuming external API.
Create a new project from the latest clean Ibexa (eZ Platform) with integrated Layouts.
Create a new project from latest clean Sylius with integrated Layouts.
Create a new project from latest Symfony web site skeleton with integrated Layouts.
If you already have a Symfony application follow our instrucions on how to install Layouts on top of it.
Layout - a core object that is responsible to render the responsive layout of a page with all Blocks placed in defined zones.
Block - a core object that is responsible for handling specific features.
Block Item - an abstracted item coming from a backend system, could be a CMS object, eCommerce product, etc.
Block View - a special parameter for Blocks to offer different Twig templates for rendering the Block.
Container (Column, 2 columns, etc) - is a special kind of Block which purpose is to hold other Blocks and render them.
Collection - an object holding Block Items, can be either manual or dynamic. For a manual collection the items are picked from a backend system by the editor. Dynamic collection is filled by a Query but it is still possible to add manual items and mixed them with the fetched items.
Query Type - a service that implements fetching data from a local or remote backend system.
Netgen Layouts is a Symfony based application. It can be installed on top of existing Symfony apps like eZ Platform, Sylius or any other Symfony full-stack application (based on web site skeleton). It can be a standalone Symfony app querying data via REST or SOAP. Making new integrations is simple for any Symfony/PHP developer.
Layouts do not reinvent the wheel and reuse/inherit Symfony features like routing and Twig. There are currently dozen extension points, from custom block view types (Twig templates) to custom queries (Symfony service), to implement project-specific features.
When a Symfony controller renders a Twig template, then Layout resolver tries to figure out to resolve which layout should be rendered based on Layout mappings. The first layout that matches the mapped target URL and additional conditions will be rendered with all its blocks.
This is the most powerful and unique feature of Netgen Layouts. It enables you to control layouts of all the pages on the site, based on precise conditions such as CMS content type, time frame, language settings or any other context information.
Watch the recorded session from Web Summer Camp 2018 and learn how to customize Netgen Layouts for your project. Examples are based on Netgen Stack for eZ Platform.
If you'd like to try Layouts or you need more information about the product, let us know.
This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential, while others help us improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used.
For more detailed information on the cookies we use, please check our Privacy Policy.
Necessary cookies enable core functionality. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences.
