# Creating Your First Layout

### Step by step guide

Visit the **Advanced Views** tab in the WordPress backend.

### Create a New Layout

Click the **Add New** **Layout** button.

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Enter a **Name** for your *Layout* **(required)**.&#x20;

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Note: If you don't give your Layout a Name then you can't publish it and the publish button will be disabled.
{% endhint %}

### Assign Fields

Click the **Add Field** button in the *Fields* section.&#x20;

Then **select** the target *Group* from the list and the *Field* from the dropdown.&#x20;

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Continue to **Add Fields** until they've all been assigned.

### Publish your Layout

Click on the **Publish** button to save and publish your *Layout*.&#x20;

### **Copy Shortcode into place**

**Copy** the generated shortcode for your *Layout* from the sidebar.&#x20;

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**Paste** the shortcode in your post, page or theme section.

**Fill** out the fields as required, then click the **Publish** button to save and publish.

**View** the page containing the shortcode to see the results.

[Continue with Adding a New Post Selection.](/advanced-views/getting-started/introduction/creating-your-first-post-selection.md)

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Learn more about the *Layout* [shortcode](/advanced-views/shortcode-attributes/layout-shortcode.md) parameters.
{% endhint %}

### Parent group

If you plan on using a single Field Group, then make use of the Parent group field. \
Additionally use the Parent group and Parent field for [Nested Repeaters](/advanced-views/guides/display-nested-repeater-fields.md).


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