Keep layouts in the project repository
See what changed in a layout between two releases.
Life cycle: Migrate, example 7 of 34. Worked out on the Fit & Healthy site of Exponential 6.0.15+.
Contents
In the Layouts editor
- Editors keep working in the editor; the export records their work.
In the repository
- Export after each release; unzip
layouts.jsonand commit it, or commit the.zip. - Compare two versions of
layouts.jsonwith a JSON-aware diff.
Which to choose
Templates and layouts both versioned; one history for the site.
Check
- The repository has an export per release.
Related pages
- Export and import layouts
- Migrate examples, every page
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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