Features

features:

• predefined viewlets for Document, Image, Folder, Topic, ZWiki Page, PloneChat, mxmDynamicPage.
• Each viewlet is configurable. You can add a RSS viewlet or a simplet text viewlet.
• contentpanels content can be a plone portlet and show on the left/right column.
• support multi-page and mulit-column
• full function layout management, easy to use: move panels left/right/up/down
• support multi-rows: use 'tile' page layout mode, and each page becomes a new row

How to Extend CMFContentPanels? (For Developers)

How to make more viewlets?

Viewlet is a view of content which can be selected in contentpanels. Viewlet can be a zpt or a zpt macro. Viewlets are registered with CMF Action mechanism.

1. Write a viewlet for your content. You can refer to stuff at \CMFContentPanels\skins\contentpanels\viewlets, which are default viewlets.
2. Add a new CMF action with the CMF Action mechanism. Remember, the action catalog should be panel_viewlets. See the Install.py for detail

How to add new panel skin?

You can define a new css wrapper to define a new panel skin:

1. customise contentpanels_skin.css.dtml, write your new css wrapper there
2. go to ZMI portal_contentpanels, in the properties view, add your new wrapper there.