Layers and section order
Reorder a page in Layers, move or share a section, and style extra copies.
Quick start
- Sign in, open
My Portfolios, and choose Edit theme to open/portfolios/theme-edit/[pid]. - In the theme editor header, show Layers. The panel title is Section Order.
- On Home, drag one section to a new position. The live preview updates that page’s scroll order.
- Click Save in the workspace header.
- You should now see the section in its new place on Home. Words and images did not change.
Layers changes order, visibility, and which page a section sits on. Edit the words and images in the portfolio editor. Layout and style knobs live under Sections — Section styles.
Deep dive
What Layers is for
Layers is the page map for your theme. It does not rewrite your profile, projects, or photos.
| Action | What it changes | What it does not change |
|---|---|---|
| Drag to reorder | Scroll order on that page | The section’s content |
| Move to {page} | Which one page the section sits on | The content itself |
| Appears on | Which pages show the same content | Creating a second copy |
| Click a layer | Which section Sections styles | The words or images |
Add and rename pages in the content editor: Nickname, URL, and pages.
Reorder vs Move to vs Appears on vs Duplicate
These four look related. They do different jobs.
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Reorder (drag inside a page group) | Changes the up-and-down order on that page only. |
| Move to {page} | Takes the section off this page and puts it on another Plus page. One place. |
| Appears on | Keeps the same content on more than one page. Edits stay in sync. Plus only (multi-page-portfolio). |
| Duplicate | Lives in the portfolio editor. Creates independent content. Not a Layers reorder or move. |
Free and Pro have one page, so sharing is not available. Appears on can still place or remove a section on Home.
A shared extra shows Shared · On N pages under its name. Share vs Duplicate details: Reusable sections and pages.
Site chrome stays pinned
At the top of Layers, Site chrome lists Header, Site menu, and Footer. They appear on every page. You cannot drag them into a page group, and they have no Appears on or Move to action.
Show or hide each one from the eye control on that row, then style it under Sections. How those three work: Headers, footers, and navigation.
Select a layer to style it
Click a layer name to select it. The Sections sidebar opens that section’s editor.
Extra galleries and project lists can look different from the original. If you have not changed a control, it still follows that type’s default look. The sidebar says Using {type} defaults until you change something; then it lists what you overrode.
Reset to {type} defaults drops those style changes and returns to the shared default. Content, scroll order, and whether the section is shown stay as they are.
You do not need every layout name. Layout still chooses which style controls appear — Section styles.
Extra pages on Plus
On Plus, Layers groups sections under page headers (Home, then extras). Drag inside a group to reorder. Drag onto another page (or use Move to {page}) to relocate.
The preview page switcher follows the layer you click. Free and Pro do not show that switcher.
Recovery
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| Unplaced sections / Not placed | The extra exists but is on no page. Use Add to page, or tick a page under Appears on. Helper text: Place it in Theme Layers to show it on a page. |
| A warning that content is missing | Edit that section in Portfolio Edit, or remove the layer. |
| An invalid layer warning | Remove it from Layers, then add the section again. |
| Select a section to edit | Open Layers and click a section name. |
| No sections with content yet | Add a section in Portfolio Edit, then place it here. |
After you leave Plus
Extra page groups stay listed, greyed, and not draggable. Home stays editable. Public extra URLs go to Home until you have Plus again. Saved pages and where sections sit are not deleted.
Editor shell, Save, and the preview switcher: Theme editor overview.
Tips
- Reorder on the page you are previewing, then Save.
- Use Move to {page} when a section should live in one place. Use Appears on when the same content should show on two Plus pages.
- Use Duplicate in the portfolio editor when the photos or copy should differ.
- Click the extra gallery or projects row — not the original — when you want that copy to look different.
- Keep Header, Site menu, and Footer in Site chrome. They are not page sections.
Troubleshooting
Dragging a section does nothing
- Extra page groups are locked on Free and Pro. Reorder on Home.
- You cannot drop Header, Site menu, or Footer into a page group.
I cannot share a section onto a second page
- Sharing requires Plus (
multi-page-portfolio). You also need a second page in Setup Pages. - Move to {page} relocates the section. It does not keep it on both pages.
My extra gallery still looks like the original
- Select that extra’s layer, then change a control. Until you do, it follows the type’s default look.
- Use Reset to {type} defaults only when you want to drop those overrides.
I cannot find a section I added
- Check Unplaced sections. Place it with Add to page or Appears on.
- Confirm you are looking at the right page group on Plus.