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About the HowTo
Get an overview of the picturemaxx Drupal tools and most common features for your creative work.
This HowTo Manual will help you build and configure your website with the most useful tools offered by the Drupal Developer Community. You can start your page design with a template set up for you: Demo Page.
We organized the tools and tips you need to present your content into HowTo Manual topics that will guide you through the website building workflow. Find your way from one topic to another easier with these navigation tools:
- navigation menu above
- doormat at the bottom of the page
- breadcrumb path above each heading
To build and configure your website, follow these steps:

Image optimised theming
Our product is specifically designed for content providers – it offers responsive and flexible layouts, artist portfolios, image slides, marketing maps, news pages, a newsletter registration form and a contact page.
Various layout options
Each content needs a well-structured presentation. We offer multiple image-optimized layouts for your website design. Learn more about the options in Paragraph Types and Content Types.
Text and images nested within columns
Columns, Text & Media is a tool that offers an easy way to present page previews with image/icon and text.

Slides
Slides are a good starting point on your website. They work as great teasers that can feature full-width images and optionally include individual descriptions and a link within each slide. Optionally, the text color switches to white when you apply a dark background.

Slides
Slides are a good starting point on your website. They work as great teasers that can feature full-width images and optionally include individual descriptions and a link within each slide. Optionally, the text color switches to white when you apply a dark background.
Collections
Showcase your images in Collections arranged using various layout options.
SEO
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is an essential tool if you want your website to be successful. SEO helps increasing the quantity and quality of a websites traffic from a search engine’s organic results.
Taxonomy
Create content once and use it on countless pages – learn more about Taxonomy. This is an advanced website topic for creating connections between your sites, even though it is a principal feature offered by the Drupal technology. It allows to easily add content on different pages with smart reference connections.
User management
When working in a team you will need to set up individual users and define their roles.
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