Introduction

The Magento 2 Advanced Layout Manager by FMEextensions is a frontend editor designed to streamline content editing and layout customization for your Magento 2 store. This extension enables administrators to log in as customers and directly edit product pages, category pages, CMS pages, and blocks from the frontend, allowing for immediate preview of changes.

Key Features

• Edit product, category, CMS pages, and blocks directly from the frontend
• Instant preview of backend changes on the frontend
• Admins can log in as customers to view and edit the store from a customer's perspective
• Restrict frontend editing capabilities based on customer groups and store views

Compatibility

This extension is compatible with the following Magento versions.

• 2.1.x
• 2.2.x
• 2.3.x
• 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7

Installation Guide

Download Layout Manager from your account dashboard. Now you have the following 2 methods to install the extension.

Method 1

1. Unzip fme_advanced-layout-management-x.x.x.zip to a local folder.
2. Make folder FME into your_magento_directory/app/code/ (if you don't find code folder within app folder, please create it first).
3. Create the following folders (as mentioned in step 2):

• app/code/FME
• app/code/FME/AdvancedLayoutManagement

4. Copy all the contents from fme_advanced-layout-management-x.x.x to newly created AdvancedLayoutManagement folder.
5. Now open console or shell.
6. Go to your Magento directory and run the following commands:

• php bin/magento module:enable FME_AdvancedLayoutManagement
• php bin/magento setup:upgrade
• php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f (-f may not work in Magento versions less than 2.2.x.)
• chmod command for var/ pub/static and generated/ folders

7. Reload the Magento admin and you will see FME Extensions on the left side menu of your admin panel.

Method 2

1. Unzip fme_advanced-layout-management-x.x.x.zip to a local folder.
2. Make folder FME into your_magento_directory/app/code/ (if you don't find code folder within app folder, please create it first).
3. Create the following folders (as mentioned in step 2):

• app/code/FME
• app/code/FME/AdvancedLayoutManagement

4. Copy all the contents from fme_advanced-layout-management-x.x.x to newly created AdvancedLayoutManagement folder.
5. Go to your_magento_directory/app/etc/
6. Open config.php file in etc folder
7. Add the following line in $modules array at the end ‘FME_AdvancedLayoutManagement’=>1,
8. Now open console or shell.
9. Go to your Magento directory and run the below commands

• php bin/magento setup:upgrade
• php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f (-f may not work in Magento versions less than 2.2.x.)
• chmod command for var/ pub/static and generated/ folders

10. Reload the Magento admin and you will see FME Extensions on the left side menu of your admin panel.