Layouts

A layout defines how content is organized on a page. When you create a new page, you select a page style for the page. Every page style is associated with a default layout, which is inherited by the new page. You can modify the layout for a page or page style in the page editor.

On the Assets and Shared Assets pages, WebCenter Portal provides several built-in layouts, and you can create new custom layouts. If a layout is a shared asset (available to all portals), it is shown on the Assets page of all portals along with portal-specific layouts.

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Creating and editing a layout is a fairly complex task. While you can develop layouts in WebCenter Portal, the editing capabilities are limited. Oracle recommends that developers use JDeveloper to develop layouts for portals. When fully developed, the developer can publish layouts directly to WebCenter Portal (the portal server) or to a specific portal for immediate use or for testing. Alternatively, the developer can export the layouts to a file and upload the page template to WebCenter Portal later.

You cannot directly edit any of the built-in layouts. However, you can create custom layouts by copying an existing layout and then editing it in the page editor. You can also download custom layouts, modify them in Oracle JDeveloper for additional customization, and upload them back into WebCenter Portal.

Select icons and actions in the toolbar to work with layouts. Refer to the online help in the resulting dialogs for information and assistance.