Working With Blocks

Blocks are boxes of content that may be set to appear in certain regions of your web pages, for example, into sidebars. Modules usually generate them automatically, but administrators can also create blocks manually.

Figure 11: Blocks on the Homepage

You can access the ‘Blocks’ page through the ‘Administer’ page (under Site Building). Only enabled blocks are shown by default. You can position blocks by specifying which area of the page they should appear in (e.g., a sidebar). Highlighted labels on this page show the regions into which blocks can be rendered. You can specify where within a region a block will appear by adjusting its weight. This is an extremely advanced feature, so if you are unsure about making changes, please consult Image X Media, and we will make the requested edits for you.

Figure 12: Block Menu

To create a new block, click ‘Add block’ at the top of the page. Enter a description of the block (eg. header) and then enter what you wish to appear in that block. You can have this block only appear on certain pages using the option: ‘Show block on specific pages’. Choose one of the options, and enter one page per line in the ‘Pages’ box. Follow the instructions below the box for other options. Then click ‘Submit Block’.

Once you have created a block, you can specify where you would like it to appear (eg. sidebar), and choose its weight. To edit the block, click on ‘configure’ to change the settings.