Hi everyone,
We are implementing a site using AEM Edge Delivery Services with AEM as the content source and the Universal Editor for authoring. Our functional team proposed a requirement for a modular 12-column grid system, where each row can have a dynamic layout configuration such as 3/9, 4/8, 6/6, 2/10, 1/11, 4/4/4, etc. Authors should also be able to insert any component into a specific column, reorder rows, duplicate them, and optionally change the column order for mobile.
Before moving forward, we want to validate whether this requirement is officially supported or recommended in EDS + Universal Editor.
Specifically, we want to confirm:
- Can Universal Editor support dynamic structural layouts where authors choose the column distribution for each row?
- Are editable containers/slots inside a configurable grid allowed by the Component Definition API?
- Is there any official guidance or pattern for implementing a Page Builder-like grid (beyond predefined block variants)?
- Are there technical limitations or best-practice restrictions that would prevent implementing a fully dynamic grid system?
Our goal is to avoid building something that goes beyond what EDS or UE were designed to support.
Any official references, best practices, or examples from Adobe would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
