Busy Noggin's Framework for TemplaVoila

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• Introduction
• The Approach
• Workflow
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• Contact & Info

• About this Approach
• Adaptable Layouts
• Core Templates & Skins
• Standardization
• Mapping Blocks vs. Elements
• Editor Experience & Back End Layout

Adaptable Layouts

At some point in my work with TemplaVoila I realized that it was possible to come up with a set of standardized page templates and reusable Flexible Content Elements (FCEs) that could be combined to produce custom site designs quickly and consistently.

This approach relies upon page templates that can produce a wide range of visual designs while being standardized "under the hood." To accomplish this it uses:

• a system of core files that are enhanced and modified through the use of skins
• CSS to alter the visual appearance from skin to skin
• targeted TypoScript to change the underlying HTML without remapping page templates
• utility FCEs for additional layout and styling options. This provides flexibility in the layout of individual pages within a site while keeping page templates to a minimum.

Core Templates and Skins  >>

The key features that make this framework so flexible for the editor are:

• The Magical Feature
• Columns
• Modules

These features give editors great freedom for putting together ad hoc layouts without having to engage a developer for new page templates.

Since this framework is just a method of using TemplaVoila, you still have all of TV's power for creating page templates and FCEs to handle any situation.