If you've ever wondered why the control panel is organised the way it is, this article is for you. Every general page on the site is built from the same three layers.
Layer one: the entry
An entry is the page itself. It has a title, a URL (the "slug"), a status, and a small number of page-level settings such as the feature image and SEO details. Creating a page means creating an entry.
Layer two: page sections
Inside the entry sit one or more page sections. Think of these as the big horizontal bands of the page. Each one has an optional title and holds its own list of modules. Sections let you group related content and, in future, give different bands a different look.
Layer three: content modules
Finally, each section contains content modules — the actual headings, text, images, accordions and so on. Modules can be reordered by dragging, temporarily hidden by disabling them, and there's no limit on how many a section can hold.
Common questions
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Do articles use sections too?
No — articles are simpler. They skip the sections layer and hold content modules directly, which keeps the editing screen shorter.
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Can I move a module between sections?
Not by dragging, but you can copy a module and paste it into another section, then delete the original.
