Blocks are the base for every page
Blocks are the base for every page. Columns and elements can only be added to a page if there is a block on the page to put them in. In this article, you'll learn how to add blocks and manage them.
💡 Want to learn how blocks relate to the other Foleon components? Read more in our article Pages, blocks, columns, and elements.
How to add a block to your page
Each page is built using blocks. Blocks hold columns, which contain elements. Blocks and their settings are purple in the editor. You’ll find the Blocks button on the left-hand side of your screen.
The blocks section will open all the templates you can choose from. The Foleon templates are divided into a couple of categories to help you find what you are looking for. If you want to see all the block templates, select All and scroll down.
Click on the block of your choice, hold it, and drag it onto the page. You will see a purple bar where you can drop the block. Drop the block template wherever you see this purple bar, and it will be added to your page.
You can also select from team templates, where you can find the templates that you have saved.
📖 Learn more about it in our article Save time and stay on-brand with templates.
Moving a block
Blocks can be moved by clicking on the drag icon (4 dots) and dragging it to another spot on the same page. The block can be moved to where the page shows a purple horizontal bar.
💡 You cannot move a block to a different page. If you want to move a block to another page in your Doc, you can copy it to your clipboard and drag it onto the other page.
Rearranging blocks in mobile or tablet view for responsive design
Under view modes, click reset block order. This will sync the block order in mobile and tablet views with your desktop layout!
💡If your page was created from a template where the block order differs between desktop and mobile/tablet, you'll need to manually adjust the placement or reset the block order after adding new blocks to maintain consistency.
All block settings explained
Every block has its own settings. You can edit them by hovering over the block and clicking on the gear icon in the purple settings bar at the top left corner of the block.
⚠️ If you're working with the Content Builder, you have reduced block settings. You can only set limited options for general settings, background, and spacing.
From the general settings, you have a few options that are important for the general behavior of your block.
💡 The full-height and full-width options are widely used for modern designs.
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Block name - By default, the block name will be "block" followed by a numerical value. Here you can change the block's name, which could be handy when you are linking to the block. A hyphenated version will be shown in the URL.
💡 Note that if you change the name, existing links to this block will no longer work.
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Full-height - This option will set the block to the full height of the browser you are viewing the Foleon Doc in. Regardless of the size of this browser, the block will always be fullscreen. The full-height option is mostly used on cover pages or pages that contain fullscreen videos, for instance.
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Full-width - When activated, the columns within the block will be displayed over the full width of the block. When deactivated, the columns will have spacing on the left and right sides.
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Spacing between columns - This is the space between the columns within a block. We have a set default margin between columns, which you can change here.
Background
The background of a block can be set in the Background settings. Here you have 5 different settings that style your background.
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Background color - Set a background color that will display for your entire block.
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Background type - You can choose between a background image and a background video. When you click on the thumbnail, you will be taken to the media library, where you can select your desired media.
If you have control over the dimensions of your background image or background video, we recommend the following resolutions for each view mode:
- Desktop: 1920x1080 px
- Tablet: 768x1024 px
- Mobile: 525x934 pxThese dimensions will ensure that your video is as responsive as possible across all screen sizes.
⚠️ When both a background color and a background image have been added, the color might show briefly before the image is displayed. We advise choosing only one of the options to avoid this.
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Background focus - This functionality allows you to control the focus of the background image. This ensures that the right part of the image is shown on every device.
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Background color overlay - This gives the background image a nice effect and is very useful when you have text on top of a background image. With a background color overlay, the text will probably be read more easily.
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Background scroll speed - Changing the background scroll speed allows you to focus on a certain area of the page, whether it's the background image itself or the element that sits on top of the image. Having a moving image is engaging to the viewer to break up lengthy content on a page.
📖 Learn more about this option in our article: All about background scroll or parallax
Border
A border can be set around the whole block, or when you turn all sides at once off, a border can be placed at all sides separately. The color and thickness of the border can be set here as well.
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Visibility - Do you want to create a block that is not visible on another device? In the visibility settings, you can turn off the visibility for desktop, tablet, or mobile.
📖 Learn more about different view modes in our article: Using view modes.
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Spacing - Here you can set the spacing of the block. If you add more spacing, the columns will be further away from the borders of the block. You can choose to set all sides at once, or set every side separately.
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Animation - With the Animation setting, you can use animations to make your block and its contents fly in, zoom in, fade in, etc. You can choose whether you want the block to animate once or every time it appears on the screen.
💡 We recommend not overdoing animations. Your audience will have too much to look at and cannot focus on what is really important.
Change background
With change background, you can replace the background image of the block. Once you click it, a pop-up will appear that shows the Background section of the block settings.
Add column
Each block can contain up to 7 columns with your content elements. To add columns in a block, click on the +Add column icon below the purple block settings bar.
When adding columns to your block, you can’t always make them equal width. The grid has 24 compartments, which means you can have 2, 3, 4, or 6 equal columns by duplicating the column. This also means that having 5 or 7 columns with an equal width is not possible.
💡 It's not possible to add a column to a block when you're working with the Content Builder.
When you click to add a column, you’ll see an orange outline on your page and the Orange columns settings bar.
📖 Read more about columns in our article Working with columns.
Save a block as a template
Saving a block as a template allows you to use that block across pages and overlays in all of the Foleon Docs in your account. For example, you can use the same header blocks on different spots in your Foleon Doc or reuse certain blocks in multiple Docs. To save a block, click on Save as template in the purple block settings bar.
Clicking the Save as template icon will open a pop-up screen where you can name, categorize, and set the availability of your template. We go over these options in detail below.
📖 Read all about templates in our article Save time and stay on-brand with templates.
Duplicate a block
A block can be duplicated by clicking on the Duplicate icon of the block settings. The copy will then appear on the same page.
💡 Blocks will always be duplicated on the same page. If you want to use this block on another page of your Foleon Doc, you can copy it to your clipboard.
Delete a block
When a block needs to be deleted, click on the trash can icon with the Remove label in the purple settings bar. A small pop-up will appear, asking if you are sure you want to delete the entire block.
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