v2.11.0 - Page Templates & Sidebar Widgets · tallcms/tallcms · Discussion #17 · GitHub

tallcms
Feb 1, 2026
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What's New

This release introduces a WordPress-like page template system with configurable sidebar widgets.

Page Templates

Choose from 6 built-in templates for each page:

Template	Description
Default	Standard centered content
Full Width	Edge-to-edge layout
Sidebar Left	Content with left sidebar
Sidebar Right	Content with right sidebar
Documentation	Prose styling with TOC sidebar
Landing	Minimal header/footer for marketing pages

Sidebar Widgets

Pages with sidebar templates can configure widgets:

Recent Posts - Latest blog posts with thumbnails
Categories - Post categories with counts
Table of Contents - Auto-generated from page headings
Search - Site search box
Custom HTML - Embed custom content (admin only)

Features

Per-page template selection in admin
Per-page widget configuration via drag-and-drop repeater
Template default widgets (Documentation defaults to TOC)
Automatic heading ID generation for TOC anchor links
Duplicate heading ID de-duplication for SPA mode
Minimal chrome mode hides nav/footer on landing pages
Theme override support for custom templates

For Developers

TemplateRegistry service for template discovery
WidgetRegistry service for widget registration
Create custom templates in themes
Register custom widgets with settings schema
Permission-gated widgets support

Documentation

Page Templates & Widgets Guide (site owners)
Template & Widget Development (developers)

Full Changelog: v2.10.0...v2.11.0"

This discussion was created from the release v2.11.0 - Page Templates & Sidebar Widgets.

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