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concrete5 Beginner's Guide

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concrete5 Beginner's Guide

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (19 chapters)
concrete5
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Time for action – adding new blocks


To add a new block to your concrete5 page follow these steps:

  1. First, we would like to change some of the content on the home page. Click Edit Page to activate the edit mode on the page.

  2. The look of the page changes a bit when you're in the edit mode but you're still able to see the actual page.

    The default page type has four sections called areas. An area is a place where you can insert content. Unlike other CMS's, editable areas in concrete5 themes aren't specific to a content type.

    What does this mean? If you create a theme you just specify where the user can place content. You don't add any restriction to the content type by default.

    The content elements are called blocks and can be put in any area several times. This offers great flexibility; you can put a slideshow, a form, and a lot more stuff anywhere you want.

  3. At the bottom of each area you can find a link called Add To <Area-Name>. It displays a small menu with different actions, as shown:

  4. Right...