Manage layouts in the Commerce Composer tool

The Commerce Composer tool provides templates and widgets for you to build layouts for the store pages without involving IT.

• Layouts, layout templates, and default layouts
  A layout is an arrangement of widgets that contain or retrieve store content. A layout is used to render a store page. We can create layouts in the Commerce Composer tool.

• Layout assignments for category pages
  The Commerce Composer tool provides templates and widgets for creating layouts for department and subcategory pages. We can create a new layout and assign it to a single category page, multiple category pages, or all category pages in the catalog.

• Layout assignments for catalog entry pages
  The Commerce Composer tool provides templates and widgets for creating layouts for catalog entry pages. We can create a new layout and assign it to the products in a specific category, or to individual products, or to all products in the catalog.

• Layout assignments for search terms
  You might want to customize the layout of the search results page for a specific search term. If so, we can create a layout and assign it directly to the search term. When a customer uses the search term to search the site, the search results page is rendered with your assigned layout instead of the default layout for the search results page.

• Creating a layout for a page
  We can create layouts for the pages managed in the Commerce Composer tool. This process involves assigning the layout to one or more pages, adding widgets to the layout, and defining the properties and content of each widget. We can then preview the layout in store preview and make refinements.

• Creating a layout for a search term
  We can create a layout that overrides the default search results page for a specific search term. For example, we can design a unique layout displayed whenever a customer searches for cameras to make the search results page more relevant to camera enthusiasts.

• Populating tabbed slots in layout templates
  Some layout templates contain slots that display the page content in tabs. We can add a title to each of the tabs and then add widgets to populate the tabs. It is not necessary to use all the tabs included in the template. For example, if the template has three tabs, we can leave the third tab empty so that the tab is not rendered on the page.

• Viewing the list of layouts assigned to a page
  For any page managed in the Commerce Composer tool, we can see the layouts assigned to the page in either a list view or a calendar view. These views are useful when we are planning new layouts or troubleshooting layout assignments in store preview.

• Copying a layout
  We can make a copy of any existing layout and use it as a starting point for a new layout. The copy is identical to the existing layout, including the page assignments and widgets.

• Viewing information about widgets in store preview
  When we are viewing a layout in store preview, we can open the Widget Information window to get information about a specific widget used in the layout. For example, we can view the widget name, type, slot position, and property settings, and get details about the widget content. This window is useful for troubleshooting widgets if they do not display the information that you expected.

• Viewing information about pages and layouts in store preview
  When we are previewing a page, we can open the Page and Layout Information window to find out whether the page is using an assigned layout or the default layout. The window also provides details about how layout assignments were evaluated. This window is useful for troubleshooting layout assignments.