How to create a custom page layout in SharePoint 2013?
Master Pages define the global chrome elements of your web site. This article explains how to create custom page layouts in SharePoint 2013. For more information on the SharePoint 2013 page model, see this Microsoft article. For this example, we’re going to recreate a chunk of a page on our web site ( www.navantis.com ):
Which is an example of a page layout?
Every page layout is associated with a content type, typically one of the content types in the Page Layout group. For example, the Article Page content type that is associated with the Article Page page layout, both of which are included in a publishing site.
How is a content type defined in SharePoint?
A content type is made of site columns, which together define a schema of allowed data types. You can tell that site columns are unique to the current content type because the Source column is blank—this means that these site columns are defined by the current content type, and are not inherited from a parent content type.
Can a page layout be added to a master page?
A page layout and a master page must have the identical set of content placeholders for the page layout to render correctly. This is not a problem if you use Design Manager to create master pages and page layouts, because the correct set of content placeholders is added to every file when you create it.
How to create custom SharePoint page header and footer?
To that end, SharePoint Framework Extensions now give us access to page placeholders representing well-known locations on the page where we can more reliably inject our customizations. These include PageHeader and PageFooter. Awesome, right?
Is there an add in for SharePoint Online?
While the add-in solution from that blog post worked great in SharePoint Online in 2015 (and still works great for SharePoint Online classic pages and SharePoint 2013/2016 on-premises today), SharePoint Online has evolved somewhat over the past two years.
How can I customize SharePoint for JavaScript?
The SharePoint Framework gives us a new way to deploy JavaScript-based customizations to SharePoint. These include web parts (for both classic and modern pages) and now Extensions such as Application Customizers that allow you to embed JavaScript on modern pages.