Thanks to that, we can attach predefined CSS classes to the selected paragraph.Īfter adding the paragraph, you just have to add the boxes. In the examples in the text, aside from the Paragraphs module, we also use the Classy paragraphs module. Using the module and creating new types of paragraphs is very easy for a programmer.Įverything is done on the page and in most cases, the whole process consists of adding the appropriate boxes for a given type. In addition, to each paragraph, we can hook up its own predefined class with the styles.įor example, changing the background colour or background image is only a matter of choosing the appropriate class. It can be freely styled and each time it will look the same. Slider Slick with pictures added during content editingĪnd here is how creating a slider looks like – it is a simple thing to do as you just add pictures. In one entry, we can choose an infinite number of components (of the same type or different types) and then freely change their order.īelow are shown exemplary types of paragraphs. On the page with the content adding form, we will see a list with types of components (defined by the programmers) available in the system.

They can concentrate on the content, that is – on what they actually should be doing, and not on text formatting (which should be automatically done by CMS).Ĭontent creation with the paragraph module The properly prepared configuration of the Paragraph module saves time for those involved in content management. For people unfamiliar with HTML and CSS it will often become an insurmountable problem. Nothing can be more upsetting for a website editor than when during adding the content, he fills it with photographs or other elements and after saving, the entire content does not look like it was during the editing process.Īttempts to fix this are usually difficult, time-consuming and inconvenient (you must often add styles in the WYSIWYG view source mode). Paragraphs is a great convenience for the editor of a website In Droptica we love paragraphs and have built many corporate websites with their use, bringing ease of use to the editorial teams. The result is a nicely formatted page of elements that are repeatable and consistent throughout the whole website. It is a much more flexible and repeatable solution than creating such things in WYSIWYG editors, where the elements do not always look like we want them to be, not to mention adapting such content to a mobile version of a website. Properly prepared templates and styles for them will ensure the same display of components, regardless of their place of use and the device (responsiveness). There are practically no constraints we can define the available components by ourselves, which will then be used by people dealing with content management. We can prepare our own templates for the components (tpl.php files). The components can be simple elements containing text, contents with columns or such complex elements as sliders, videos or photo galleries. In short: we prepare the components (paragraph type) and then, during the creation of an entry, we select any of the available components.

Content creation using the Paragraphs module is a completely different approach compared to the 'standard' content creation in Drupal.

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