Gantry Features

Gantry is packed full of features to empower the development of designs into fully functional layouts with the absolute minimum of effort and fuss.

960 Grid System
(http://960.gs – 12 & 16 Column Support)
WordPress Support
Currently The Gantry Framework is available for the Joomla! & WordPress – A very powerful and popular GPL Content Management Systems
Stunning Administrator interface
Gantry provides a uniquely intuitive interface to control all aspects of the design
XML driven and with overrides for unprecedented levels of customization
Gantry is easy to configure, customize and extend
Per page/post/taxonomy level control over any configuration parameter
Layouts, colors, features, etc can all be different for any page/post/taxonomy etc.
Preset any combination of configuration parameters, and save custom presets
Creating custom presets allows you to easily save any combination of configuration settings for later use
RTL language support
Gantry makes it easier than ever to develop Right-to-Left (RTL) based designs for languages such as Arabic, Hebrew and Farsi
Built-in CSS and JS compression and combination
Reduce the total number of requests for your site as well as adding compression for maximum page optimization
Flexible grid layout system for unparalleled control over block sizes
Control the sizes of your blocks with our simple grid layout controls

65 base widget positions.
To get you started right we’ve included plenty of widget positions, but adding even more is a trivial procedure
38 possible layout combinations for mainbody and sidebars
The mainbody and sidebars now have an unprecedented level of control. Gantry provides support for all kinds of layout options
Source-ordered 4 column mainbody
With up to 3 total sidebars, Gantry allows you to achieve highly complex mainbody layout scenarios
Many built-in features such as font-sizer, to-top smooth slider, IE6 warning message, etc.
Easily add your own unique functionality with Gantry’s feature support
Ability force ‘blank’ widget positions for even more advanced layout customization
Create layouts with blank spaces or complex alignment requirements with this functionality
Flexible parameter system with ability to set parameters via URL, Cookie, Session, Presets, etc.
Any parameter can be configured via XML to be settable from a variety of mechanisms for complete customization
Automatic per-browser-level CSS and JS control
Advanced control of CSS and JS for any specific browser version allows browser bugs and issues to be isolated and patched with a minimum of fuss
Optimized codebase with speed, size, and reuse core tenants of the framework design
Gantry is more than just unparalleled flexibility and control, it also provides a powerful basis to build professional quality designs.