diff --git a/Classes/Configuration/ConfigurationManager.php b/Classes/Configuration/ConfigurationManager.php
index 5b50bb1..449d147 100644
--- a/Classes/Configuration/ConfigurationManager.php
+++ b/Classes/Configuration/ConfigurationManager.php
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ public function get(): array
         return $this->settings;
     }
 
-    public function isValidPath(string $path): bool
+    public function isValidPath(array|string $path): bool
     {
-        return ArrayUtility::isValidPath($this->settings, $path, '.');
+        return ArrayUtility::isValidPath($this->settings, $path);
     }
 
-    public function getByPath(string $path): mixed
+    public function getByPath(array|string $path): mixed
     {
-        return ArrayUtility::getValueByPath($this->settings, $path, '.');
+        return ArrayUtility::getValueByPath($this->settings, $path);
     }
 }
diff --git a/Classes/DataProcessing/ResponsiveImagesProcessor.php b/Classes/DataProcessing/ResponsiveImagesProcessor.php
index 8b90e3b..e744c31 100644
--- a/Classes/DataProcessing/ResponsiveImagesProcessor.php
+++ b/Classes/DataProcessing/ResponsiveImagesProcessor.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ private function getBreakpoints(): array
     {
         $breakpoints = [];
 
-        $breakpointsByPath = $this->configurationManager->getByPath('breakpoints');
+        $breakpointsByPath = $this->configurationManager->getByPath(['breakpoints']);
 
         if (is_iterable($breakpointsByPath)) {
             foreach ($breakpointsByPath as $breakpointIdentifier => $breakpointData) {
diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Factory/BackendLayoutFactory.php b/Classes/Domain/Factory/BackendLayoutFactory.php
index 9c363f2..4897c33 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Factory/BackendLayoutFactory.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Factory/BackendLayoutFactory.php
@@ -30,21 +30,23 @@
 class BackendLayoutFactory
 {
     public function __construct(
-        private ConfigurationManager $configurationManager,
+        private readonly ConfigurationManager $configurationManager,
         private readonly ScalingFactory $scalingFactory
     ) {
     }
 
-    public function create(string $configurationPath): BackendLayoutInterface
+    public function create(array $configurationPath): BackendLayoutInterface
     {
         $scaling = $this->scalingFactory->getByConfigurationPath($configurationPath);
 
-        $columns = $this->determineColumns($configurationPath . '.columns');
+        $configurationPath[] = 'columns';
+
+        $columns = $this->determineColumns($configurationPath);
 
         return new BackendLayout($scaling, $columns);
     }
 
-    private function determineColumns(string $configurationPath): array
+    private function determineColumns(array $configurationPath): array
     {
         $columns = $this->configurationManager->getByPath($configurationPath);
         assert(is_array($columns));
diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Factory/RootlineElementFactory.php b/Classes/Domain/Factory/RootlineElementFactory.php
index 12e0be1..cb58e48 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Factory/RootlineElementFactory.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Factory/RootlineElementFactory.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public function __construct(
     ) {
     }
 
-    public function create(array $data, string $configurationPath): RootlineElementInterface
+    public function create(array $data, array|string $configurationPath): RootlineElementInterface
     {
         $scaling = $this->scalingFactory->getByConfigurationPath($configurationPath);
 
diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Factory/RootlineFactory.php b/Classes/Domain/Factory/RootlineFactory.php
index aa1a865..4085b95 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Factory/RootlineFactory.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Factory/RootlineFactory.php
@@ -69,7 +69,12 @@ public function determineContainerColumn(
     ): RootlineElementInterface {
         $newContainerColumn = $this->rootlineElementFactory->create(
             $data,
-            $this->getConfigPathForContainerColumn($data['CType'], $contentElement)
+            [
+                'container',
+                $data['CType'],
+                'columns',
+                (string) $contentElement->getColPos(),
+            ]
         );
         $contentElement->setParent($newContainerColumn);
 
@@ -86,7 +91,10 @@ private function determineBackendLayout(): void
         );
 
         $this->backendLayout = $this->backendLayoutFactory->create(
-            $this->getConfigPathForBackendLayout()
+            [
+                'backendlayouts',
+                $this->backendLayoutIdentifier,
+            ]
         );
     }
 
@@ -94,40 +102,48 @@ private function determineBackendLayoutColumn(RootlineElementInterface $contentE
     {
         $newBackendLayoutColumn = $this->rootlineElementFactory->create(
             [],
-            $this->getConfigPathForBackendLayoutColumn($contentElement)
+            [
+                'backendlayouts',
+                $this->backendLayoutIdentifier,
+                'columns',
+                (string) $contentElement->getColPos(),
+            ]
         );
 
         $newBackendLayoutColumn->setParent($this->backendLayout);
         $contentElement->setParent($newBackendLayoutColumn);
     }
 
-    private function determineContentElement(
-        array $data,
-        string $fieldName
-    ): RootlineElementInterface {
-        return $this->rootlineElementFactory->create(
-            $data,
-            implode('.', [
-                'contentelements',
-                $data['CType'],
-                $fieldName,
-            ])
-        );
-    }
-
     private function determineContainer(array $data, RootlineElementInterface $contentElement): RootlineElementInterface
     {
         $newContainerColumn = $this->determineContainerColumn($data, $contentElement);
 
         $newContainer = $this->rootlineElementFactory->create(
             $data,
-            $this->getConfigPathForContainer($data['CType'])
+            [
+                'container',
+                $data['CType'],
+            ]
         );
         $newContainerColumn->setParent($newContainer);
 
         return $newContainer;
     }
 
+    private function determineContentElement(
+        array $data,
+        string $fieldName
+    ): RootlineElementInterface {
+        return $this->rootlineElementFactory->create(
+            $data,
+            [
+                'contentelements',
+                $data['CType'],
+                $fieldName,
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
     private function determineRootline(RootlineElementInterface $contentElement): void
     {
         if (in_array($contentElement->getColPos(), $this->backendLayout->getColumns(), true)) {
@@ -148,38 +164,4 @@ private function determineRootline(RootlineElementInterface $contentElement): vo
             $this->determineRootline($parent);
         }
     }
-
-    private function getConfigPathForContainer(string $CType): string
-    {
-        return implode('.', [
-            'container',
-            $CType,
-        ]);
-    }
-
-    private function getConfigPathForContainerColumn(string $CType, RootlineElementInterface $contentElement): string
-    {
-        return implode('.', [
-            $this->getConfigPathForContainer($CType),
-            'columns',
-            (string) $contentElement->getColPos(),
-        ]);
-    }
-
-    private function getConfigPathForBackendLayout(): string
-    {
-        return implode('.', [
-            'backendlayouts',
-            $this->backendLayoutIdentifier,
-        ]);
-    }
-
-    private function getConfigPathForBackendLayoutColumn(RootlineElementInterface $contentElement): string
-    {
-        return implode('.', [
-            $this->getConfigPathForBackendLayout(),
-            'columns',
-            (string) $contentElement->getColPos(),
-        ]);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/Classes/Domain/Factory/ScalingFactory.php b/Classes/Domain/Factory/ScalingFactory.php
index b362237..83ce0c4 100644
--- a/Classes/Domain/Factory/ScalingFactory.php
+++ b/Classes/Domain/Factory/ScalingFactory.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public function __construct(
     ) {
     }
 
-    public function getByConfigurationPath(string $configurationPath): Scaling
+    public function getByConfigurationPath(array|string $configurationPath): Scaling
     {
         $configuration = $this->configurationManager->getByPath($configurationPath);
         $multiplier = [];