Advanced Layouts

Owned by Mitch Blomert
Last updated: Oct 12, 2023
3 min read

While the Terry CMS body text editor is capable of several text formatting options, it is unable to handle more advanced configurations on the page such as columns, large numbers for rankings/statistics, or text over images. These configurations are available as advanced layouts, which are applied to a page using a separate tool on the editor page.

In the image shown below, a list of the Terry Dean Advisory Council emeritus members was created to display as two columns using an advanced layout. Because columns are not an option in the body text, an advanced layout option was used instead.

Advanced layouts are located on the editor page, under the Sidebar Fields + Banner Image section. Click Advanced layout to display advanced layout settings. By default, you are automatically provided a Basic - default layout, however you can remove it by clicking Remove, then Confirm Removal.

The Terry CMS includes 14 advanced layouts that can be used to customize your page. To select an advanced layout, follow these steps:

  1. On the editor page, click Click Advanced layout to display advanced layout settings.

  2. Click Paragraph type to display a dropdown list of the advanced layouts.

     

  3. Select the desired advanced layout. Refer to Advanced Layout Options for a list that details each layout.

  4. Click Add another Paragraph. The advanced layout is added to the editor. You can now enter your content using the layout’s provided fields, which will vary depending on the layout you selected.

    In the example below, the Rankings and statistics layout is selected. This provides fields for entering the ranking number, context, and a source for the ranking.

     

  5. You can add multiple advanced layouts to a page by selecting another layout from the Paragraph type dropdown list, then clicking Add another paragraph. This process can be repeated as many times as necessary.

     

  6. Each advanced layout is displayed on the page in the order it is listed in the Advanced layout section. By default, this is the order that the layouts are added to the page. To move a layout, click the icon to the left of the layout fields and drag it to the desired position.

     

  7. To remove a layout, click Remove, then Confirm Removal.

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