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Nesting in Page Builder

Hi,

Can I nest containers using Page Builder? For example, can I insert two columns inside an existing, taller column?

I have a number of layouts I need to do that are pretty easily supported by nesting and was hoping to replace all the hand layout with PageBuilder but right now I can’t figure out how to get containers to nest.

Thanks,

Laura P.

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  1. 10 years, 6 months ago Greg Priday
    Hi, I Work Here

    Hi Laura

    Unfortunately this isn’t possible with the current version of Page Builder. I have tried adding it in the past, but it adds a lot of complexity. It’s something I’d like to add one day, but for now, we’re trying to keep things simple so that the plugin can remain free.

  2. 9 years, 6 months ago Managing E-Commerce

    Greg,

    Could you point me in the right direction? Where is the code, which disables this?

    I just started looking into js/siteorigin-panels.js a few minutes ago and it seems that it should be where the insertion mechanism is prevents, unlike the widgets, that can be inserted easily into a cell.

    Of course, afterwards styling and rendering work would have to be done, with which I am very comfortable, since we have extended SO to produce wrapper-less rows and cells and work with Twitter Bootstrap without any duplication.

  3. 9 years, 6 months ago Managing E-Commerce

    Greg,

    Please ignore my previous message, as I just noticed a perfect solution to this, already in SO.

    Laura,

    This can be achieved by simply inserting a layout widget, instead of a new row inside a cell. The widget is in the “Page Builder Widgets” group on the widget selection screen, and is described as:

    > Layout Builder
    > A full SiteOrigin Page Builder layout as a widget.

  4. 9 years, 6 months ago Greg Priday
    Hi, I Work Here

    That’s right, the new Layout Widget introduced in Page Builder 2.0 is the ideal solution to nesting. It can be a little mind bending getting used to, but once you do, it’s really powerful.

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