Defining Layout Templates in a Sitemap

The first thing you should declare in your sitemap.json file is a default layout template ID so the target site or site template can reference the layout template to use for its pages. When defined outside the scope of a page, the layoutTemplateId sets the default layout template for the theme’s pages:

{
  "layoutTemplateId": "2_columns_ii",
  "publicPages": [
    {
      "friendlyURL": "/my-page",
      "name": "My Page",
      "title": "My Page"
    }
  ]  
}

When placed inside a page configuration, the layoutTemplateId sets the layout template for the individual page. In the example below, the Hidden Page and the Welcome page both use the default 2_columns_ii layout template, while the Custom Layout Page overrides the default layout template and uses the 2_columns_i layout template instead:

{
  "layoutTemplateId":"2_columns_ii",
  "publicPages": [
      {
        "friendlyURL": "/welcome-page",
        "name": "Welcome",
        "title": "Welcome"
      },
      {
        "friendlyURL": "/custom-layout-page",
        "name": "Custom Layout Page",
        "title": "Custom Layout Page",
        "layoutTemplateId": "2_columns_i"
      },
      {
        "friendlyURL": "/hidden-page",
        "name": "Hidden Page",
        "title": "Hidden Page",
        "hidden": "true"
      }
  ]
}

Related Topics

Preparing and Organizing Web Content for the Resources Importer

Defining Portlets in a Sitemap

Specifying Where to Import Your Theme’s Resources