{"id":20,"date":"2025-03-07T08:10:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T13:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/jp\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-01-27T09:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:28:31","slug":"layout","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wordpress\/layout\/","title":{"rendered":"Layout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"intro\">You&#8217;ve got options when it comes to page layout, but there are guidelines that help decide what&#8217;s best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-page-types\">Page types<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To put it very simply, there are two types of web pages: landing pages and detail pages. Landing pages present choices for visitors to navigate the site, and detail pages contain the information that they&#8217;re after. An example of a landing page is <a href=\"\/academics\/\">Academics,<\/a> and you&#8217;re reading a detail page right now. When you create a new page, you&#8217;re presented with an example of each as a starting point.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><nav class=\"is-vertical wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Layout submenu\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container  is-vertical wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wordpress\/layout\/anatomy-landing-page\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Anatomy of a landing page<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wordpress\/layout\/anatomy-detail-page\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Anatomy of a detail page<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wordpress\/layout\/columns-containers\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Columns and containers<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wordpress\/layout\/headers\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Page headers<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wordpress\/layout\/footers\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Footers<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column sidebar-right is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wordpress\/layout\/anatomy-landing-page\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"an illustration of a landing page\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-none\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/landing-page-wireframe-3x2-1.png\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-anatomy-of-a-landing-page\">Anatomy of a landing page<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Landing pages capture a visitors attention and inspire them engage.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wordpress\/layout\/anatomy-of-a-detail-page\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"an illustration of a typical detail page\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-none\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/detail-page-wireframe-3x2-1.png\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-anatomy-of-a-detail-page\">Anatomy of a detail page<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Detail pages explain a topic and make up the bulk of the ClarkU website.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-layout-elements\">Layout elements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-columns-and-containers\">Columns and containers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can achieve any number of layouts by working with container blocks.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use columns to divide a page horizontally.  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