List the block types you will need #

Know before building which blocks exist and which must be made.

Life cycle: Plan, example 13 of 35. Worked out on the Fit & Healthy site of Exponential 6.0.15+.

Contents #

1. In the Layouts editor
2. With templates
3. Which to choose
4. Check

In the Layouts editor #

1. The palette groups: Basic (Title, Text, Button / Link, Rich text, External video, Map, Markdown, HTML snippet, Image, Spacer, Divider, Card, Alert, Badge, Progress bar, Accordion, Tabs), Components (Hero, About, Features, Logos, Quote, Lead), Listing (List, Grid, Zig-Zag, Accordion), Gallery (Gallery, Slider, Thumb gallery, Grid gallery, Sushi bar, Carousel), Containers (Column, Two/Three/Four columns), Placeholders (Template block, Full view, Single content).

With templates #

1. A missing kind of block is a block definition, a handler and a template (Add a block type); a missing look of an existing block is a view type (Add a view type).

Which to choose #

Prefer a view type over a new block type when the data is the same.

Check #

• Every element of the page designs maps to a block type or a planned new one.

Related pages #

• Add a block type
• Plan examples, every page
• Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.