More layout docs and info

josevalim · SteffenDE · commit 52fa31c0d1d9 · 2025-04-16T18:43:06.000+02:00
diff --git a/guides/server/live-layouts.md b/guides/server/live-layouts.md
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 Your LvieView applications can be made of two layouts:
 
   * the root layout - this is a layout used by both LiveView and
-    regular views. This layout typically contains the `<html>`
+    regular controller views. This layout typically contains the `<html>`
     definition alongside the head and body tags. Any content defined
     in the root layout will remain the same, even as you live navigate
     across LiveViews. The root layout is typically declared on the
     router with `put_root_layout` and defined as "root.html.heex"
     in your layouts folder. It calls `{@inner_content}` to inject the
     content rendered by the layout
 
-  * the app layout - this is the default application layout which
-    is rendered on both regular HTTP requests and LiveViews.
-    It defaults to "app.html.heex". This layout is typically set
-    on `use Phoenix.LiveView, layout: ...` but it has been discouraged
-    in more recent Phoenix versions, in favor of using explicit function
-    components as layouts.
+  * the app layout - this is the dynamic layout part of your application,
+    it often includes the menu, sidebar, flash messages, and more.
+    From Phoenix v1.8, this layout is explicitly rendered in your templates
+    by calling the `<Layouts.app />` component. In Phoenix v1.7 and earlier,
+    the layout was typically configured as part of the `lib/my_app_web.ex`
+    file, such as `use Phoenix.LiveView, layout: ...`
 
 Overall, those layouts are found in `components/layouts` and are
 embedded within `MyAppWeb.Layouts`.
