The user interface of the Variables sidebar in the Page Builder has been updated to improve clarity, usability, and future extensibility. This sidebar appears when opening the Data tab from the main navigation on the top right of the Page Builder.
Why this change?
The previous user interface presented two key challenges:
- Page input variables were easy to miss, as they were hidden behind separate tabs.
- Upcoming support for Genius-generated Pages, which will include Page action references, required a scalable way to manage these items without introducing a new main navigation item.
What's changed?
- The sidebar now displays a single list.
- The separate Page Variables and Input Variables tabs have been removed, making all variables immediately visible. This is also the case when opening a Layout and a Partial.
- It is ready to support Page action references within the same list for Genius-generated Pages.
- To reflect this broader scope, the title has been renamed from Variables to Page resources.
This update makes variables easier to manage today while laying the groundwork for managing richer page resources in the future.
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