WCMS 3 Advent calendar #4: disabling the previewing of content in Layout Builder

Saturday, December 4, 2021
by Kevin Paxman

Do you know that you can disable the previewing of content in Layout Builder? This makes it easier to rearrange your page, particularly when you have blocks that are taking up a lot of space.

All you have to do is find the "show content preview" checkbox.

When working with content, it's at the bottom of the page beside the "save/discard/cancel" buttons.

a screenshot of the "save/discard/cancel" buttons, with "show content preview" beside them

When working with the dashboard, it's towards the top of the page, in between the "save/discard/reset" buttons and the "cancel" button.

a screenshot of the "save/discard/reset" buttons, and the "cancel" button, with "show content preview" between them

When you uncheck this box, all of your blocks are replaced with simple placeholders, making it possible to fit more on the screen at once and more easily rearrange them.

a screenshot of what layout builder blocks look like without preview

This setting will persist across your entire site until you change it.

a decorative line

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