There are several howtos. This one is a good place to start:
http://www.concrete5.org/documentation/how-tos/designers/change-how...

Thanks but I looked there before I posted this.
I do not understand how I start - for instance where do I go to see:

1. In the core: site_root/concrete/blocks/some_block
2. In a package: site_root/packages/some_package/blocks/some_block/
3. As a custom block installed on your site: site_root/blocks/some_block/

I don't know how to get to the "site root/" folder?

And then how do I get the new code into my C% folder???

Sorry this may sound ignorant but I do not know code myself.....
I need help to understand this process........

For a custom template,

- if it is just php (no css or js), you can place it in:
site_root/blocks/block_handle/your_template_name.php

- If you also have css or js, then the files would be
site_root/blocks/block_handle/your_template_name/view.php
site_root/blocks/block_handle/your_template_name/view.css
etc.


You can copy any block view.php or block templates/... etc to those locations and modify it. Templates places at the above locations will always take precedence (override) a default view or template in the core or a package.

site_root is not a real folder name. It is the name we use for the location your concrete5 installation lives at on your host's web server. You will need to use FTP or your host account explorer to copy your new templates to the above directories.

As a beginner, you may find these howtos useful
http://www.concrete5.org/documentation/how-tos/designers/absolute-b...
http://www.concrete5.org/documentation/how-tos/editors/getting-help...
http://www.concrete5.org/documentation/how-tos/editors/the-block-do...

Thanks for your effort - I have watched some of videos and tried to follow your suggestions.

I appreciate your help but I am so dumbfounded by this I will have to get help from someone else or try another program?

I am so challenged I cannot even find a way to view the html code - obviously there is fundamental information I do not know have?

Apparently am not equipped to do this stuff by myself?

And all this time I thought I was had an least “normal" IQ???

Now I am not so sure..........

(What I want to do is make an editable auto-nav block and apparently the only way is to download code and use ftp to insert it into a block folder in the source code folder - if you can't get to the code you cannot accomplish anything?)

FTP to download/upload files from your web account is generic to all web accounts and nothing to do with concrete5.

You need to get help from your hosting company support desk to use FTP to access your concrete5 web space.

I finally was able to connect to my ftp server and hve been trying to find my

" site root / " folder per the instructions but as usual I cannot seem to find it?


"A block can be in one of three places. In order of likelihood:
In the core: site_root/concrete/blocks/some_block
In a package: site_root/packages/some_package/blocks/some_block/
As a custom block installed on your site: site_root/blocks/some_block/"

I am not sure how to find the "core" where the site root is at so I can build a custom block?
I have looked in the www, public_html, & public ftp but don't see a " core: site_root/ " anywhere? What am I missing???

This is how the structure looks:
http://69.89.27.245/www
http://69.89.27.245/webalizer.conf...
http://69.89.27.245/tmp
http://69.89.27.245/ssl
http://69.89.27.245/public_html...
http://69.89.27.245/public_ftp
http://69.89.27.245/mail
http://69.89.27.245/etc
http://69.89.27.245/access-logs...

the site root is typically the "public_html" folder for instance...