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Repeat Blocks in Editor
I think you want this (in below image, 2 Promo Block) action to perform, same block multiple times?
I just verified and it seems to be working for me...
Are you facing any issue? Do let me know.
Thanks...
Edited,
Jun 28, 2019 20:48
Thanks for the response Praful.
I'm more interested in the possibility of repeating another ContentArea completely as opposed to a duplicate block from within one as you've shown.
Do you know if this is possible?
Thanks,
Gabe
Jul 01, 2019 16:01
Hi,
Your requirement is not clear to me. Can you please provide an example with screenshots? That will be helpful.
Thanks
Jul 01, 2019 16:23
Sorry about the confusion.
I simply mean that there are more ContentArea block as show below.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/j79ek9uwbfojayx/09156323.PNG?dl=0
This way instead of having to create completely seperate blocks in the code, the original ContentArea can just be repeated.
Edited,
Jul 01, 2019 17:18
gabed123
- Jul 01, 2019 17:30
Sorry the link has been fixed. I apologize I'm not too sure howt o upload images directly with this editor.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/j79ek9uwbfojayx/09156323.PNG?dl=0
To answer yourr question, I believe I know how to create a ContentArea property within teh CMS. I would simply like to know if it's repeatable so I don't have to continually code new ones if I want more than one on a page.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/j79ek9uwbfojayx/09156323.PNG?dl=0
To answer yourr question, I believe I know how to create a ContentArea property within teh CMS. I would simply like to know if it's repeatable so I don't have to continually code new ones if I want more than one on a page.
I seem I don't have the privilege of upload images so I've put the link in a comment.
But To answer your question, I believe I know how to create a ContentArea property within the CMS. I would simply like to know if it's repeatable so I don't have to continually code new ones if I want more than one on a page.
Edited,
Jul 01, 2019 17:36
Still not completely sure I understand the problem that you are trying to solve but:
- Out of the box, you are not limited to the number of blocks you can add to a ContentArea so unless you need content in a different part of the page you can just keep adding blocks to a single ContentArea.
- You can use a block that contains a ContentArea so new instances of the block will bring their own ContentArea (there can be tradeoffs here). I.e. nested ContentAreas.
- ContentAreas can be created programmatically for some edge cases.
Does any of this help?
Jul 01, 2019 17:50
That's very helpful and I think #2 describes my situation the best. I want nested ContentAreas.
What tradeoffs did you have in mind?
Jul 01, 2019 17:53
You'll see discussions here in the forum (such as this one: https://world.episerver.com/blogs/K-Khan-/Dates/2019/6/prefer-over/) proposing alternatives to nesting blocks as it can get a little confusing to the editor when they are several levels deep. I believe there are performance issues to take into account too. But I've worked on several projects with nested blocks so its not uncommon.
Jul 01, 2019 17:58
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Hello,
Is there a way to give users the option to add/repeat a block in addition to one that already exists in the editor? For instance if there's a ContentArea block and the user wants to add a new ContentArea block that functions the same, is this possible or will I just have to create a new block all together which functions exactly the same even though it may not be neceesary for every page instance?
Thanks,
Gabe