Layout areas, groups and attributes

01 The fields of a layout area Every field of a layout area and what it does to the author's editing form: the name templates read, the label, help and info an author reads, ordering, hiding, and marking the area for search. Rules, groups and attributes have their own pages.

02 Validation and default content The checks a record must pass when it is saved, set on the input type (a pattern, a maximum length) and on the layout area (required, a minimum and maximum number of components), the messages an author sees, and how default content fills an empty area at render time.

03 Area groups Groups split a long editing form into named, collapsible sections, which is the difference between a usable form and a wall of forty fields. How groups appear to the author, how areas move in and out of them, and how to name them.

04 Attributes: settings, not content Marking a layout area as an attribute moves it out of the main editing form, so authors see content first and settings second. Attributes of a whole block, attributes attached to one field, the rule for choosing, and a worked image with alt text, crop and caption attached to it.

05 A checklist for a well-built layout A list to review every new or changed layout against, written from the author's side of the editing form: names, labels and help, rules, defaults, groups, attributes, supported layouts and the thumbnail.

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