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Hi,
newbee question! I would like to be able to add a article to main content area. It should be a grey rectangle(div) with a picture and text runaround.
I can make this with html/css but how do i get this in C5?
Do i have to program a block? or is there a simpler way?
Gr
Geert
newbee question! I would like to be able to add a article to main content area. It should be a grey rectangle(div) with a picture and text runaround.
I can make this with html/css but how do i get this in C5?
Do i have to program a block? or is there a simpler way?
Gr
Geert
Hi JohnTheFish,
Problem is that someone else is going to have to add the content.
ATM we use a custom CMS where you can add block with different layouts.
You know: title at the top image left and text right, ea...
It should be like they just have to change title add picture and insert text.
I make some great templates for Campaignmonitor that work great for computer illiterates...i wish for a CMS with the same simplicity->C5?
Thx for the reply
Geert
Problem is that someone else is going to have to add the content.
ATM we use a custom CMS where you can add block with different layouts.
You know: title at the top image left and text right, ea...
It should be like they just have to change title add picture and insert text.
I make some great templates for Campaignmonitor that work great for computer illiterates...i wish for a CMS with the same simplicity->C5?
Thx for the reply
Geert
A few options:
1. When you use block design, you have an option to save that as the default for the block (only really useful if, for example, you always want the content block to have that design)
2. Create a custom template for the block view. Usually just a case of copying the existing view and changing the html/css - seehttp://www.concrete5.org/documentation/how-tos/developers/change-th...
3. Use Designer Content to quickly knock up the specific block you want and then edit it to style it. http://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/designer-content/...
4. Add a class to the block or its container and do the rest in style sheets, either in the theme, the block css, or with a tool like Style Quickiehttp://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/style-quickie/...
5. There are some specialised variations of the content block in the marketplace that do things like text+picture with deliberately not many options, one of which may be a better starting point than the standard content block.
6. Combinations of 1 or more of the above.
1. When you use block design, you have an option to save that as the default for the block (only really useful if, for example, you always want the content block to have that design)
2. Create a custom template for the block view. Usually just a case of copying the existing view and changing the html/css - seehttp://www.concrete5.org/documentation/how-tos/developers/change-th...
3. Use Designer Content to quickly knock up the specific block you want and then edit it to style it. http://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/designer-content/...
4. Add a class to the block or its container and do the rest in style sheets, either in the theme, the block css, or with a tool like Style Quickiehttp://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/addons/style-quickie/...
5. There are some specialised variations of the content block in the marketplace that do things like text+picture with deliberately not many options, one of which may be a better starting point than the standard content block.
6. Combinations of 1 or more of the above.
Im going to look into your links...hopefully that's what i am looking for!
Thanks!
Thanks!
There are some standard settings for borders and colours, or you can add specific css classes, or define styles, all specific to that block.