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Operation Manual Index
The Blocks Administration page allows the Site administrator to organize the blocks for every page in the site. This page is divided in two sections. The first section displays the blocks configured in the system, filtered by three drop-down menu options at the top of the table. The second section is for the creation of a new block. As we have said, any installed modules are also displayed in this page; they will be discussed later in the guide.
First, to set properties of a block, it has to be displayed in the table of the Blocks Administration page. The following image represents the filters one can use to display the blocks information:
Figure 2.5. Blocks Administration
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The three drop-down combo boxes select options for Show blocks visible in and Group and Visible. These options (together with the options set on each page) control much of the content and functions of the site, so its really worth getting familiar with this section.
Lets look at fig.1. By default, the table will display the blocks that are defined to appear in the Top Page, for the Registered Users. Lets have a look at some of the terms here.
- Show blocks visible in - This combo box sets the page where blocks are displayed. For example, the Top Page is the home page of the site. When a user types http://www.yoursite.com, the top page is what he sees. (This page can be set in the General Settings of the site). The other choices of this combo box will list the different modules of the site (Downloads, Web Links, Forum, etc ).
- Group - This combo box lists all the groups of the site. If the group Webmaster is selected, the table will display all the blocks for which the Webmaster group has access. Please note that the blocks permissions are defined in the Groups section and discussed later in this guide.
- Visible - The purpose of this combo box is simply to help the site administrator by filtering a specific visible status. This combo box has 3 items: Yes, No and All. The table will display the blocks that have their visible property set to that value. If All is selected, the table will return every block.
