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Oct 27, 2020

Icon Links Block

Use Cases The Icon Links block can be a useful alternative to the Link List block, the Featured Content block and the Button block when trying to display an assortment of resources. The Icon Links block allows content maintainers to build out a grid of related links that help catch a reader’s attention via a…

Sep 2, 2020

Magazine Preview Block

The Magazine Preview block is specially created for showcasing other content within a selected Magazine issue. Upon selecting a magazine issue to show posts from, this block will automatically populate with other stories from the same issue. The order of the stories is determined by the story ordering set within the issue configuration page relative…

Sep 2, 2020

Sandwich Narrative Block

Use a Sandwich Narrative block as a supplement that expands upon a specific point within a larger story. While the main Page or Post content sets the stage and gives full details on a particular topic, the Sandwich Narrative block allows users to present a secondary, shorter yet relevant story embedded directly within the original…

May 27, 2020

Spotlight Block

Use Cases The Spotlight block provides content creators another visually interesting way to breakup long bodies of text while pointing their users to additional relevant content. The Spotlight also affords site maintainers the opportunity to showcase unique photography while promoting another page or story. Features In Gutenberg, adding a Spotlight block to a page is…

May 27, 2020

Block Quote Block

The Block Quote block is designed for presenting longer excerpts from external sources, such as a research article, annual report or strategic plan. A good rule of thumb is to use a block quote if a quoted excerpt is going to be more than three lines of a paragraph when displayed on a desktop. In…

May 26, 2020

Media Divider Block

Use Cases The Media Divider block is best used to break up large chunks of text while simultaneously making a page more visually interesting to the reader. This block stylizes images in a wider, more eye-catching format than a standard Image block. This block can also be a nice way to highlight stunning photography, as…

May 26, 2020

Aside Widget Block

A part of the immersive template, the Aside Widget block is a sleek alternative to standard Fact and Pull Quote blocks. Instead of traditional center alignment, the Aside Widget affords site managers the option to left- or right-align chunks of important content to give the page a feature feel without distracting from the main body…

May 26, 2020

Page and Post Metadata

Search Engine The search engine meta description represents the blurb of text that will appear when search engines return that particular page as a search result. Describe the purpose of the page, including (in natural language) any keywords that might be of interest to a user searching for specific information that might be found in…

May 26, 2020

Big Fact Block

Use Cases The Big Fact block is a striking way for content creators to break up long bodies of text on a webpage. In addition to helping pace readers as they work through the text on a page, the Big Fact block is useful for drawing an audience’s attention to an interesting fact that is…

May 26, 2020

Quote Block

Overview Quotes from students, faculty, alumni and others affiliated with the university allow you to provide a different, third-party perspective to your website’s users. The Quote block provides an opportunity to display these supporting testimonials. The Quote block is similar to the Pull Quote block within the NC State Stories platform. It allows you to…