Now that the Panels 2 module is in beta and relatively stable, there is an important decision new site owners or developers need to make -- should I build my site using Panels or not?

There are pros and cons to each.

With Panels, you gain greater flexibility and power over your content, including the ability to place blocks in multiple areas, create custom per-page layouts, and customize the layout of node add/edit forms. All of this can also be done through an administrative interface right on your site. The major downside is that this is a large, complex module with a learning curve that also carries a performance hit unless you export the panels to a module.

Our themes come with additional styling and a custom TNT panel layout, if you choose to work with Panels.