Content 'slices' using the Paragraph module to create flexible layouts

Overview

In this talk I will show you how to use content 'slices' to create flexible, responsive layouts that clients can control and that make developers lives easier.

In the talk I'll take you through:

• What a content 'slice' is, how they are created via the Paragraphs module
• How to create multiple content 'slices' for different content types
• How to build up pages with a flexible layout as a content editor
• How to theme and hook the output of 'slices'
• The benefits of the 'slice' approach over traditional WYSIWYG body field
• The drawbacks of the 'slice' approach
• Improvements to this approach and the Paragraph module

Attendee skill level and previous knowledge

Attendees should have basic site building skills. No advance kowledge of the Paragraphs module, theming or Drupal hooks is required.

What will attendees come away with

Attendees will leave the session with knowledge of an alternative content structure to the traditional body field and will be able to make a judgement on if this is suitable for their own projects based on a balanced presentation of the good and bad points.