Abstract: Described are devices, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for automatically configuring a layout of content for online publishing or display on an electronic device in a visually pleasing and professional manner The described techniques allow the content to be organized and displayed in a magazine-style layout and design, without a need for high level programming skills or special tools. A layout engine receives content selected by a user for display, configures a first level layout of the content based on a first set of attributes of the content, which includes determining a number of story containers needed to display the stories in the content, and configures a second level layout of a respective story in the content based on a second set of attributes of the respective story in the content. The first level layout determines the high level configuration of the entire display page (e.g.