Easy addition of structured content
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Please forgive me for such a basic question. Is it possible to create a block or other c5 item that will allow the easy addition of structured content. For example, say I wanted to list of people. I would click into c5 edit mode. Navigate to my people page where I have a people block embeded. Click the people block and select add person. A default picture and description would be added to the page. I would replace the default information with an actual picture and description. Then repeat as needed.
I know this is doable without a special block just by adding a picture and text. However, I like the idea of adding a structure like a default picture and default text that a novice can then replace.
Is this possible?
Please forgive if I do not properly use c5 terminology, I hope the core of my question was communicated.
I know this is doable without a special block just by adding a picture and text. However, I like the idea of adding a structure like a default picture and default text that a novice can then replace.
Is this possible?
Please forgive if I do not properly use c5 terminology, I hope the core of my question was communicated.
that sounds like a new custom block to me. The only big question is do you build it so it's one block per record or one block that contains them all.. either are easily done for a php developer.
frz - Great I am glad to hear this is possible. Now it looks like I need to read more about blocks to see exactly how I can do this. Besides the block documentation on this site is there an example block anywhere that does something similar to what I am looking to do?
And pretty simple for a dev to write.
Another benefit with this is that you could be able down the road to have pages that look for instances of this block record and simply show the blocks, or the data they store in the tables. This would make it easy to grab sets of pics and descriptions/bio's for custom pagetypes or quick admin, although that one I am still thinking about how best to do.
Another benefit with this is that you could be able down the road to have pages that look for instances of this block record and simply show the blocks, or the data they store in the tables. This would make it easy to grab sets of pics and descriptions/bio's for custom pagetypes or quick admin, although that one I am still thinking about how best to do.
