This class teaches developers who know how to make a simple block some more
advanced techniques.

Covered Topics

• Disabling blocks when a page is in edit mode
• Validating block submissions when they are added/edited
• Using the same template for both add and edit layers
• Making your block expose searchable content to the page indexer
• Block caching options (as available in concrete5 5.4.1)
• Storing references to file objects in blocks
• Blocks that require more than one table
• Making a page in the Dashboard for settings
• Architecture decisions: is it a block or a page type? 

Prerequisites

Ability to make simple blocks and an intermediate understanding of PHP. 

Logistics

• Virtual class conducted online with Adobe Connect. 
• Approximately 2 hours of instruction and 1 hour of Q&A.
• Purchase a class credit and we'll find a session that fits your schedule. 

Purchase Single Class

Buy a class credit today for $295 and use it for any of the classes in our schedule, or tell us what time works for you.

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