SharePoint Custom Publishing Layout feature

Scenario:
I am surprise that I have used this so many times but never blogged this. We often need a custom content type and custom page layout.

Solution:
Here's quick snippet of Element manifest.

Content Type Provisioning Element Manifest:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
 <!-- Parent ContentType: Page (0x010100C568DB52D9D0A14D9B2FDCC96666E9F2007948130EC3DB064584E219954237AF39) -->
 <ContentType ID="0x010100C568DB52D9D0A14D9B2FDCC96666E9F2007948130EC3DB064584E219954237AF3900New_GUID_Here"
      Name="Custom Page"
      Description="Custom Page is the default content type for any Publishing Pages."
      Group="SKN"
      Inherits="TRUE"
      Version="0">

  <FieldRefs>
   <FieldRef ID="{GetGUIDFromBelow}" Name="CustomColumn" />
  </FieldRefs>
 </ContentType>

 <Field ID="{NewGUID}"
     Name="CustomColumn"    
     DisplayName="Custom Column"
     Type="Text"
     Group="SKN">
  <Default></Default>
 </Field>

</Elements>

Page Layout Provisioning (with Default WP) Element Manifest:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
 <Module Name="CustomPageLayouts" Url="_catalogs/masterpage" Path="PageLayouts" RootWebOnly="TRUE">
  <File Url="CustomLayoutPage.aspx" Type="GhostableInLibrary">
   <Property Name="Title" Value="Custom Page Layout Blank" />
   <Property Name="MasterPageDescription" Value="$Resources:cmscore,PageLayout_BlankWebPartPage_Description;" />
   <Property Name="ContentType" Value="$Resources:cmscore,contenttype_pagelayout_name;" />
   <Property Name="PublishingPreviewImage" Value="~SiteCollection/_catalogs/masterpage/$Resources:core,Culture;/Preview Images/BlankWebPartPage.png, ~SiteCollection/_catalogs/masterpage/$Resources:core,Culture;/Preview Images/BlankWebPartPage.png" />
   <Property Name="PublishingAssociatedContentType" Value=";#WH Page;#SAME_AS_CONTENT_TYPE_ID_ABOVE;#" />

<AllUsersWebPart WebPartOrder="0" WebPartZoneID="Header">  
   <![CDATA[<webParts> 
       <webPart xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WebPart/v3"> 
      <metaData> 
        <type name="CustomCode.DefaultWp, CustomCode, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=abcdcc1c43254ae6" /> 
        <importErrorMessage>Cannot import Default WP Web Part.</importErrorMessage> 
      </metaData> 
      <data> 
        <properties> 
       <property name="Title" type="string">Default Information</property> 
       <property name="Description" type="string">Description for Default WP</property> 
        </properties> 
      </data> 
       </webPart> 
     </webParts>]]>  
  </AllUsersWebPart>

  </File>
</Module>
</Elements>

Content Type Association Element Manifest:

  <ContentTypeBinding ContentTypeId="CONTENT_TYPE_ID_FROM_ABOVE" ListUrl="Pages" />

New Page Provisioning using Layout ( with Test WP ) Element Manifest:

 <File Path="SampleBlankWPPage.aspx" Url="Home.aspx" Type="GhostableInLibrary" NavBarHome="True">
   <Property Name="Title" Value="Custom Home" />
   <Property Name="PublishingPageLayout" Value="~SiteCollection/_catalogs/masterpage/CustomLayoutPage.aspx, Custom Layout  Page" />
   <Property Name="ContentType" Value="Custom Page" />

   <AllUsersWebPart WebPartOrder="0" WebPartZoneID="Header">
    <![CDATA[<webParts>
        <webPart xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WebPart/v3">
       <metaData>
         <type name="CustomCode.TestWp, CustomCode, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=abcdcc1c43254ae6" />
         <importErrorMessage>Cannot import Test WP Web Part.</importErrorMessage>
       </metaData>
       <data>
         <properties>
        <property name="Title" type="string">Test Information</property>
        <property name="Description" type="string">Description for Test WP</property>
         </properties>
       </data>
        </webPart>
      </webParts>]]>
   </AllUsersWebPart>
  </File>