Blocks

Placing blocks

Placing Multiple Blocks - The Block Layout Page

In instances where you have a special configuration in mind, will be attaching multiple blocks at one time, and/or defining your preferred order of blocks from top to bottom or left to right, using the Block Layout page is the recommended approach.

"Why can some people see my blocks and others can't?"

A SiteFarmer reported a problem with trying to share early site creation efforts with members of her department only to discover that many of their viewing experiences were different from her own. On closer examination, she found that her colleagues couldn't see some of the blocks, but given that she could see them, it made for a confusing situation. What's happening here?

Follow Us - social media links block

If your unit maintains a presence in social media as part of your departmental outreach, you can give your visitors a way to interact with and promote your content through the social media links "Follow Me" block.

Custom submenus

This content is lifted from the larger write-up about submenu navigation from Secondary Submenus, but focuses exclusively on the third method involving the creation of a block.

Method 3 - Create a new Sub main menu block

A menu-based block is available that will allow you to create submenu navigation in regions of your choosing, including custom menus restricted to subsections or individual pages.

AggieFeed Block

What is AggieFeed?

AggieFeed is a campus aggregator that will retrieve news posts from different departments on campus that are members of the AggieFeed system. The block is designed to display the news items based on your configuration choices.

Hero banner

The Hero Banner gives the chance to create a block that is the full width of the screen containing a large image, with a call to action link, a link to media, which is ideally intended for your home page.

Marketing highlight - horizontal block

The Marketing highlight - horizontal block allows you to include an image and a short title. It's meant to draw the eye and invite visitors to click on a link to more detailed content.

Marketing highlight block

The Marketing highlight block allows you to include an image and a short title. It's meant to draw the eye and invite visitors to click on a link to more detailed content.

Focus Box block

The Focus box allows you to create a box with an image, title, and body to bring focus to a specific area of a page.