Managing reusable Blocks

What this manages

The Block content screen at https://pirt.demo.weebpal.com/manage/content/blocks holds the site's reusable content blocks — small, self-contained pieces of editorial content that are placed in fixed spots across many pages. Typical examples are the site alert / announcement banner, the statistics blocks, the homepage hero and countdown strips, the framework "pillars", and the About-page sidebars.

A block is "reusable" because the same block can appear in a region (a header, footer or sidebar slot) on lots of pages at once. Edit it here once and the change shows everywhere that block is placed — you do not retype it page by page.

The guiding principle is content lives in entities, not in code: the words, images and links you see in these banners and sidebars are stored as block content you can edit through this screen. The page template only decides where a block appears; what it says is yours to change here, with no developer needed.

This area requires the Manager role. Editors who open it receive an HTTP 403 (access denied); Administrators also have access.

Standard workflow

A. Find a block

1. Open https://pirt.demo.weebpal.com/manage/content/blocks (under Content → Editorial).
2. The list shows each block's Label (its internal name), its Bundle (the kind of block — e.g. PIRT alert, PIRT stats, PIRT about sidebar) and the date it was last Updated, newest first.
3. Use the Filter by bundle drop-down and click Apply to narrow the list to one type, then use your browser's Find on page (Ctrl+F / Cmd+F) to locate a label.
4. The labels are descriptive (for example News alert block or Homepage stats) so you can recognise the block by what it does.

B. Edit a block

1. Click the block's Label — or the ✎ (edit) icon under Actions.
2. Update the fields (these vary by bundle — an alert has a message, a stats block has numbers and captions, a sidebar has headings, text and links).
3. The right-hand side panel shows the block's Status, its Bundle and when it was last updated, for reference.
4. Click Save. The change appears on every page where the block is placed once the cache refreshes.

C. Add a block

1. At the top of the list, click one of the + Add … buttons — there is one per bundle (e.g. + Add PIRT alert, + Add PIRT stats).
2. Fill in the fields for that bundle and click Save.
3. Note: creating a new block stores the content, but where it appears is set by its region placement. A freshly created block may not show anywhere until it is placed — coordinate with an Administrator if you are adding a brand-new block rather than editing an existing one.

D. Delete a block

• Click the 🗑 (delete) icon under Actions, then confirm.
• Take care: a reusable block may appear on several pages, so deleting it removes it everywhere at once. If you only want to take down a banner temporarily, clear or edit its content instead of deleting the block.

List columns

Column	What it shows	Editor's note
Label	The block's internal name	Used to find and identify the block; click it to edit.
Bundle	The kind of block	E.g. PIRT alert, PIRT stats, PIRT about sidebar — also the Filter by bundle options.
Updated	Date and time last changed	Newest blocks appear at the top of the list.
Actions	Edit (✎) and Delete (🗑)	Edit opens the block's content form; Delete asks for confirmation.

Tips

• Edit, don't recreate. To change a banner or sidebar that is already on the site, find the existing block and edit it — that updates every page at once. Adding a second block of the same type usually just creates a duplicate that goes nowhere.
• The site alert banner lives here. To post or clear a site-wide announcement, edit the PIRT alert block rather than touching any page.
• Use the bundle filter to cut a long list down fast — pick the type (e.g. stats, sidebar, alert) and click Apply.
• Keep stats current. Numbers in stats blocks are entered by hand here — review them before major events so the figures on the homepage stay accurate.
• Empty a banner instead of deleting it when an announcement ends; deleting the whole block is harder to undo and may break its placement.
• Mind the label. The Label is how you (and colleagues) recognise a block in this list — keep it clear, since the public never sees it.
• Don't look for this copy in page templates. If banner or sidebar text needs changing, it is here in Block content, never in the page's code.