Template types

Jadu Central can be used with two template systems:

1. Classic: this is our historic template system. It does not use routing, and each theme is standalone. The themes do not inherit from one another.
2. Photon: this is our latest template system. It uses Symfony and Twig technologies to provide a secure, and modern theming solution. Themes can inherit from one another, and Symfony routing is used to access pages. See Photon documentation for further details.

The out of the box pages provided in the default theme differ between the Classic and Photon template systems. A list of differences is provided in the Photon documentation.

Functionality differences

There are some minor differences between the functionality available on Classic and Photon sites.

1. Galaxies designer: Classic templates use a standard Galaxies designer, with the same options provided for all themes. Photon templates use an updated Galaxies designer, the options provided are theme specific.
2. Editing in preview: Classic templates allow for changes to be made in the preview of a document, using a cut down editor. This functionality is not available with Photon templates.
3. Homepage widgets: Widgets in Photon can be implemented either as part of the theme, or uploaded to the Control Center. For Classic templates, widgets can not be implemented as part of the theme.