Block property

This topic describes the attributes of the Block property types (see below) that come with CMS (SaaS). You can define your own block types. See Create a block.

The following image shows Block property type examples. See How block property types render on the page.

Configure Block property

• Name – Enter the name of this block property type. This is used when programming and making language settings.
• Type – Lets you change the content type to any other.
• Block Type – Select any of the existing block content types to create a block with separate properties. See How block property types render in the All Properties view. To create a block, see Create a block. 

  

• Value must be entered – Unavailable.
• Unique value per language – Unavailable.
• List – Select to make the property a list property. Available in Experience and Element content types; unavailable in Page, Block, and Media content types.
• Property Indexing Type – Unavailable.
• Default value – Unavailable.
• Display in edit view – Unavailable.
• Display name – Enter the text you want to display above the block element on the page in All Properties view.
• Help text – If you want help text to display next to the Display Name, enter the text. The following image shows how help text displays.

  

• Sort index – Specify a value to determine the order in which data is displayed or processed.
• Property Group – Select a property group (Categories, Content, Dynamic Blocks, Preview, Scheduling, SEO Settings, Shortcut) to organize your content on tabs in the All Properties view of the content type. The following image shows a block on the Dynamic Blocks tab (property group).

  

How block property types render in the All Properties and On-page views

See All Properties and On-page edit views for information.

Application labels dictionary

The Application labels dictionary content type has the following property components.

• Items – Dictionary item bock type.
• Key – Simple text box.

Banner Block

The Banner Block content type has the following property component.

• Title – Simple text box.

Button

The Button content type has the following property components.

• Link – URL to page or external address.
• Text – Simple text box.
• CSS Classes – Simple text box.
• Button Type – Choice (drop-down list).
• Variant – Choice (drop-down list).

Card Component

The Card Component content type has the following property components.

• Heading – Simple text box that requires input.
• Subheading – Simple text box.
• Description – Text box with minimal TinyMCE (bold and italics only).
• Color –  Choice (drop-down list).
• CardButton – Button block type.
• Icon – Content Reference with only images allowed.
• Image – Content Reference with only images allowed.
• Image Layout – Choice (drop-down list).

Dictionary Item

The Dictionary Item content type has the following property components.

• Key – Simple text box.
• Value – Simple text box.

Mega Menu Group

The Mega Menu Group content type has the following property components.

• Heading – Simple text box.
• Menu item link – URL to page or external address.
• Navigation content – Content Area with allowed content types: Navigation Menu and Card Component.

Navigation Menu

The Navigation Menu content type has the following property components.

• Heading – Simple text box.
• Links – Link collection.

Office locations

The Office locations content type has the following property components.

• Title – Simple text box. User is required to enter data.
• Address (1st Line) – Simple text box. User is required to enter data.
• Address (2nd Line) – Simple text box. 
• City – Simple text box. User is required to enter data.
• Postal Code – Simple text box. 
• Country – Simple text box. 
• Phone number – Simple text box. 
• E-Mail address – Simple text box. 

Page SEO Settings

The Office locations content type has the following property component.

• Meta title – Simple text box.

Website footer configuration

The Website footer configuration content type has the following property components.

• Main Office Location – Content Area that permits only an Office Location content type as input.
• First Menu – Navigation Menu block type.
• Second Menu – Navigation Menu block type.
• Third Menu – Navigation Menu block type.
• Logo – Content Reference that permits only an Images content type as input.
• Logo alternative text – Simple text box.
• Legal links – Link collection.

Website header configuration

The Website header configuration content type has the following property components.

• Logo – Content Reference that permits only an Images content type as input.
• Dark Mode Logo – Content Reference that permits only an Images content type as input.
• Main Navigation – Content Area that permits only a Mega menu group content type as input.
• Utility Navigation – Content Area.