In this post, we’ll explain how to Create Custom Page Layout in SharePoint 2016 using SharePoint Designer 2013.
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- Page Layout is a system content type template created by the Publishing feature.
- It’s used as a predefined template to customize the SharePoint Page structure as you prefer.
- It’s only available for Publishing sites or sites that have the Publishing feature enabled.
Steps
- Open your Publishing site > Site Actions.
- Site Settings > Galleries > Master pages and page layouts.
- At “Master pages and page layouts”.
- From the above ribbon, click on New Document > Page Layout.
- At the New Page Layout page > Content Type Group.
- Select “Page Layout Content Types“.
- At the “Content-Type Name”, select an “Article Page”.
- Specify et the URL Name, Title as you prefer.
- Click OK.
Steps
- Open SharePoint Designer > Open your site.
- Go to All Files >_catalogs >masterpage directory.
- Your newly page layout should be listed.
- Right Click on your Page layout and select “Check Out”.
- Again, right-click on your page layout and select “Edit file t in Advanced Mode”.
- Perform your updates as you prefer.
- Once you finished your updates, save your page layout.
- From the above ribbon, click on “Check-in”.
- Finally, check “Publish a major version” and approve your page to be available in Page layout gallery with your customization.
- Go back to your site, Open your page.
- Edit your page, click on Page layout.
- Great, the page layout should be listed and ready to use now.
Applies To
- SharePoint 2016.
- SharePoint 2013.
- SharePoint 2010.
Conclusion
In conclusion, we have briefly explained how to create custom page layout in SharePoint 2016 using SharePoint Designer 2013.
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