Does DX8 work with the Lightning Distribution?
Yes. You can use the Lightning distribution with DX8, there are some modules which are not yet compatible with DX8.
You can use the Lightning distribution with DX8, though there are some modules included within Lightning which are currently not fully compatible with DX8. Development is underway to make these modules compatible with DX8.
To find out more information about the compatibility status of Lightning and the modules included, see our support documentation here.
Lightning 4
When installing version 4 of Lightning with DX8 we recommend that you follow these steps as this version of the distribution comes with many Layout builder specific modules.
The steps to follow after installing Lightning:
- Disable layout builder on the basic page content type
- Delete landing page content type
- Uninstall lighting map block, lightning landing page, lightning banner block modules
- Uninstall Lightning Layout module
- Uninstall Layout builder restrictions and Layout library modules
- Uninstall Page manager (if not using moderation dashboard)
- Uninstall Layout builder
Once the above steps have been completed, Install DX8 following our documentation on Creating a new website with DX8.
