Article Grid Block

Displays a grid of articles and their thumbnails in rows of three.

Demo: Article Grid Block

Create an Article Grid Block

  1. Navigate to the page you'd like to update, and enter the Edit mode for the page.
  2. Click on the Layout tab.
  3. Choose the Section you would like to add the article grid block.
  4. Click on Add Block in that section.
  5. Click on Create content block in the Configuration Sidebar.
  6. Select Article Grid Block from the list of options.
  7. Choose Inline or Reusable block option.

Note: Select Inline block if this block will only appear on this page. Select Reusable block  if this block needs to appear on multiple pages. When in doubt create an Inline block. Inline blocks may be converted to reusable blocks at a later time if needed. Learn more about Inline and Reusable blocks.

Enter Title and Paragraph Content

  1. Title: (required) this displays above the block when placed on a page.
  2. Display title: enabled by default, toggle the button to hide the block title.
  3. Body: use this to place your text and images. You can use the editor in the body to style your content and images.
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Set Article Count

  1. Count: Select the number of articles to display.

Select Filters

Choose which articles will appear by selecting from the available categories and tags.

  1. Include Filters Tab
    1. Select the categories and tags to filter by.
  2. Exclude Filters Tab
    1. Select the categories and tags to exclude.

Article Summary Display

Choose whether or not to display Article summaries below the thumbnail image

Check the box next to Include Summary to display Article summaries.

More Link

The More Link is a link which typically takes the reader to an Article List Page with more articles.

  1. URL: Use the search function to search by page title for an existing article list page.
  2. Link Text: Enter the title of the link.
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Block Style Options

Note: Design and change the display properties of the block. See the Block Styles tutorial for more information.

Save Block

  1. Click Add Block.

Save Layout

  1. Click Save layout.

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