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==Project I: Layout Builder ==

===Project Description===
The main focus of the Layout Builder lies on a Drag & Drop editor, which makes it possible to create a full Joomla! frontend template with custom defined positions without writing any HTML code. Users can use predefined elements - container, grid, column, module position as well as custom elements. 3rd party developers are able to add their own elements via plugins. https://docs.joomla.org/J4.x:Page_Builder

This project is a continuation of the GSoC Page Builder project 2019 (https://github.com/joomla-projects/gsoc19_page-builder ). The idea is to extend the basic implementation to a level where it’s possible to reproduce the Cassiopeia template (current frontend template) using the Layout Builder. The project is now called 'Layout Builder' because that is what it does: users can build a template layout with it.

As a student, here is the list of things expected from you as a deliverable for the project: 

*Improve the function of the Layout Builder and add missing features like parameters, elements, … so at the end of the project it should be possible to create a structure which looks and acts like the current Cassiopeia template (if another template is the current default one, then this should be the reference)
*Iron out any existing issues to make the Layout Builder release ready.

===Knowledge Prerequisite===
*Must have: Knowledge of PHP, HTML, CSS, VueJS, JavaScript
*Nice to have: Joomla! 4 template creation

===Difficulty===
*Hard

===Mentors===
*[mailto:vivianamenzel@gmail.com Dr. Viviana Menzel] - Main Mentor
*[mailto:anuragvns1999@gmail.com Anurag Kumar]
*[mailto:nitishbahl24@gmail.com Nitish Bahl]
*[mailto:roland.dalmulder@community.joomla.org Roland Dalmulder]
*[mailto:r.kreijveld@dsd.nu René Kreijveld]
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