Paragraphs is a popular module that allows you to create components which can be used on an article or basic page for example. It’s a module which I’ve used on all of my projects for the last half-decade.

Instead of an editor writing all the page content in a text editor, a site builder can create a set of paragraph types that the editor can use to create pages.

An example of a paragraph type could be an accordion, slideshow, or any type of complex component.

The Drupal landscape in the last couple of years has changed thanks to Layout Builder, which is a core Drupal module that lets you control and create layouts on entities. Hence the name Layout Builder. If you want to learn more about the module then look at our Getting Started with Layout Builder in Drupal 8 tutorial.

Now, with Layout Builder on the scene. Does it mean that Paragraphs is dead? NO!

The Paragraphs module is great for implementing complex data models, i.e., grouping fields together. I have worked on projects where they have gone a little overboard with the use of Paragraphs and things got pretty messy. I’m talking about 4 levels of nested paragraphs. But if you control the complexity of the paragraph types and don’t have so many nested levels then you should be fine.

I’ve talked about Paragraphs on this site many times in the past. If you’re looking for a basic introduction then look at our Introduction to the Paragraphs Module in Drupal 8 tutorial.