Blocks are small pieces of content that can be used in multiple locations on a site, which are editable in one central location. Blocks can only be created and placed by Site Administrators on the Trinity Web or Communications teams. The content of Basic blocks can be edited by Content Authors, Site Editors, and Site Builders.
There are a few situations where it may be necessary for us to use blocks:
- A piece of content needs to show on two or more different pages.
- There is a piece of content on the homepage that needs to be frequently edited by a site editor who will not have the proper permissions to edit the homepage.
To edit a block, you can mouse over the block to show the editing icon (pencil) in the top-right corner. Click this to open the contextual menu, and then click "Edit". Make your changes to the block, then click "Save" to return to the previous page.
Alternatively, you can access the block library on your website by clicking Shortcuts in the administrative toolbar and then clicking the Block Library link in the shortcuts menu. If this shortcut is not present, you can simply add /admin/block-library to your site’s web address in the address bar of your browser (e.g. https://yoursite.duke.edu/admin/block-library).
There, you can see all of the available blocks on the site and edit the one you need to update.