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Content Builder vs. Content Studio: What's the difference?

Pages, blocks, columns, and elements are the foundation of every Foleon Doc. Pages contain blocks; blocks contain columns; columns contain elements. This article describes what each component does and how they work together.

πŸ’‘Depending on your plan, you may work with the Content Builder, Content Studio, or both. To explore the possibilities, contact your Customer Success Manager or success@foleon.com.

What's the main difference? 

Foleon offers two content editors to help anyone create content quickly β€” regardless of skill level. That's why we offer two content editors:

  • Content Studio
    You design content with the full Foleon design capabilities. You have complete control over the design process to fit your specific design needs or brand guidelines. Create bespoke content and save it as new templates for the rest of your organization to use.
    ➑ Premium users have access to the Content Studio.
  • Content Builder
    With an easy user interface, we allow everyone to create compelling content faster. With the power of professionally designed templates, you reduce production time and deliver quicker business results.
    ➑ Standard users have access to the Content Builder.
 

Detailed comparison

In the table below, we've summarized the main differences between the Content Builder and Content Studio for key functionality in the Foleon content creation process. 

Use this overview to identify which features are available to Premium users (Content Studio) and Standard users (Content Builder).

πŸ“–  Want to learn more about a specific feature? We've linked each feature to its corresponding Help Center article.

Feature Content Builder 🧱 Content Studio 🎨
Users with access Premium & Standard users Premium users
Create a Doc from a template βœ…
Full functionality
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Full functionality
Brand Kit βœ…
Full functionality
βœ…
Full functionality
Media library βœ…
Full functionality
βœ…
Full functionality
Create pages from a template βœ…
Full functionality
βœ…
Full functionality
Create blocks from templates βœ…
Full functionality
βœ…
Full functionality
Blocks

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Limited functionality

Block settings are limited β€” for example, you cannot reorder blocks or freely adjust their positioning on the page.

βœ…
Full functionality
Columns πŸ”’
Limited functionality

You can't add columns to a block. It's only possible to work with the columns that are included in pre-designed templates. In addition, you're not able to move columns around your page or delete them. Column settings are limited.

βœ…
Full functionality
Elements πŸ”’
Limited functionality

You can't add individual elements to your page. It's only possible to work with the elements that are included in pre-designed templates. In addition, you're not able to move elements around. You can, however, duplicate and delete elements. Element settings are limited.
βœ…
Full functionality
Brand πŸ”’
Limited functionality

it's not possible to change the brand settings that you've set with your Brand Kit. If you want to change your branding, you must change your Brand Kit in the dashboard and apply the changes to your Doc.

βœ…
Full functionality
Spacing

πŸ”’
Limited functionality

Because our templates have been professionally designed to fit together on every device (desktop, tablet, and mobile), you can't change the spacing to position the content on your page. 

βœ…
Full functionality
Copy to clipboard

πŸ”’
Limited functionality

You can only use copy to clipboard for blocks. It's not possible to use it for columns or elements.

βœ…
Full functionality
Control over text

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Limited functionality

You'll have less control over editing text. For example, changing the font size of a text element in a template is not possible, since it would negatively impact how your content looks on mobile. 

βœ…
Full functionality