This article details block types the A2Z team recommends using to display event info in your portal.
The Page Editor tool is used to manage blocks and customize all site pages.
Explore the recommended block categories overview to learn about block types in other categories.
- Recommended Category Block Types
About Category
Most block types in the Layout category are now offered via built-in site functionality, as such most block types located in this category are no longer needed.
Recommended Block Types
Currently, only two of the eleven block types available in the Layout category are recommended for use:
Type Details and Settings
Review the following block type details for more info on specific functionality and configuration settings.
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Breadcrumbs
The Breadcrumbs block displays a user's navigation path as they explore deeper into specific content.
- This block also shows an add button that allows users to create specific content according to the page it is placed on.
- The breadcrumbs trail appears to both admin and user accounts.
- To work correctly, site admins must define the Content Type when adding it to the page.
- The Add New button appears to users based on granted site permissions.
(e.g., Exhibitors may see the button where an Admin account may not, and vice versa.)
The table below details pages where this block can be used and whether the Add New button is visible to site admins or users.
| Page Name | URL | Visible to Admin? | Visible to Users? |
| Listings | /listings | Yes | Yes |
| View All Categories | /listings/category | No | Yes |
| Listings - View Item | /listings/category_id/:item-id | No | Yes |
| Sessions | /sessions | Yes | Yes* |
| Sessions Category Home | /sessions/category | Yes | Yes* |
| View Event | /sessions/item/:category_id/:event_id | Yes | Yes* |
| Proposals | /proposals | Yes | Yes |
| Videos | /videos | No | Yes |
| Video Category Home | /videos/category | No | Yes |
| Video Zoom | /videos/:pid | No | Yes |
*Configure the Add Session button to only show for Site Admins by completing the following steps:
- Navigate to Admin Panel > Site Building Tools > Segments Manager and create a new segment for site admins.
- Navigate to Admin Panel > Member Search and search for the admin's account, enter the account details, click the segments tab, apply the new segment, and click Save Segments.
- Navigate to Admin Panel > Event Manager > Access Control and click the Yes radio button for the Limit create access to segments field, then select the newly created site admin segment.
After completing this process, the Add Session button only appears to users in the selected segment.
Carousel
The Carousel block can be added to any page and is used to display visuals, most commonly for advertisement purposes.
- Up to five (5) images can be uploaded to rotate automatically after the block has been added.
- Add images to the block by clicking the Upload Carousel Images link located at the bottom of the Add Block lightbox in Page Editor.
Clicking the link opens the File Management tool in a new tab where you can upload your images.
Files must be uploaded to the Image Carousel directory to appear in the image slide selection dropdown.
The following example shows a carousel block with captions visible on each slide and all block-specific checkboxes enabled.
Alternatively, the example below shows a carousel block without slide captions associated or any block-specific checkboxes selected.
Block-Specific Configurations:
- Display Block Container - Currently, this setting is irrelevant for Event Portal sites.
- Display Controls - Enable visibility of the left and right control buttons.
- Display Indicators - Enable visibility of the slide indicator beneath the slide captions.
- Choose a slide image - Select the image you want to appear on each carousel slide.
- Enter a slide caption - Enter an image description that appears as text over the slide image.
- Enter a slide URL - Enter an internal or external URL to use the slide as a button for users to click.
- New Window - Specify whether the slide URL should open in a new tab of the user's browser.