Sidebar Blocks
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The Sidebar Block content type is a block that appears on Section Front Pages and Pages in either the right-hand or left-hand region of the page. These blocks are used to provide additional functionality that Related Resources and Contact Info do not offer.
You can use blocks to place content or functionality on different regions of a page (outside of the body). They are the number two feature you will use to build content on your site behind content types.
Instructions
Blocks can affect your entire website, and there is no undo button. If you plan on creating a new block, test it on Stage before implementing it on Production.
Go to Content > Create Content > Sidebar Block
Give the block a Title
Assign the block to a Section
The Section is related to an already-established taxonomy term. Your block will only appear on pages associated with that taxonomy term.
If necessary, upload an Image
Images should be small in size since they appear in a narrow region of the page
You must provide a Alternative text and title for your image
If you would like the image to be clickable, add the URL to the Image URL field
Enter any content you would like to appear in the block to the Body field
Under Settings, select Display title if you would like the Title field to display above your block and Border if you would like the block to have a border
In the Section pages dropdown, select which grouping of pages associated with the taxonomy term you would like the block to display
All pages: Every page with sidebar in the ‘section’
Section frontpage only: Only on the section frontpage page content type for that ‘section’
All pages but section frontpage: Every page in the ‘section’ except the frontpage page content type for that ‘section’
Under Sidebar, if you would like the block to appear on the left-hand side of the page, select First Sidebar; if you would like it to appear on the right-hand side of the page, select Second Sidebar
Select a weight if you would like to change the vertical order, if more that one Sidebar Block are used in same region. The lower the number, higher on the page it will appear.
Click Save