What is the Entity Content block?

This is a block specifically designed for use in the Layout Builder system. It allows you to select a single page in your site and apply one of several pre-existing block styles to it so, on output, it creates a styled visual link back to the page, as if it were a Marketing Highlight, Tile block, focal link, or so on.

What is a View Mode?

View Modes are the optional styles, settings, and/or configuration that can be applied to an entity to allow to be displayed in a specific way. Think of an article you've written. The news article node page will display with its title, primary image, text and any other content or fields you've chosen to fill in on the page. SiteFarm styles it so that the output is consistent from article to article. In another context—or view mode—that same information can can be presented as a teaser; it still includes the title, primary image and perhaps the first sentence of the summary or body content. It's the same component, but the view mode has changed its presentation. With the addition of SDC entity view modes, you have ability to manually decide to apply a specific pre-existing view mode to either your custom view or to the new Entity block.

How to Create an Entity Content block

1. Create a new Basic page or open an existing one and click its Layout tab.
2. Use an existing Section or create a new one with whatever settings and configuration you wish, then click on the + Add block option inside the Section.
3. When the flyout panel appears use the Filter by block name field and enter 'Content', which will reduce the list. Make sure you see the Entity Block label and then click on the Content link beneath it.
4. On the Configure block screen, you will be initially be presented with two fields: Entity and View Mode.
   • Entity - Search for the title of the page you want to link to from the block you're about to create.
   • View Mode - From the drop-down menu, select the type of view style you want to apply. All options utilize the existing presentations you're familiar with seeing in our other block options. Note: Depending on the type of view mode you select other fields may appear and need to be configured, such as branding or providing a Font Awesome icon if using the Focal Link view mode.
5. Click the Add Block button when finished.
6. When you return to the Layout view, review your work and then click the Save Layout button.