Content Blocks

Replacing Featured Content Block

The “Featured Content” Content Block has been used for headings and features, and displays an image to the left or right of heading style text. Featured Content as a selection in the Content Blocks page editor: The dialog box for Featured Content: If your Featured Content block is used as the heading of your page, […]

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Replacing Image Content Block

The “Image” Content Block is one of our most popular blocks, and allows for superimposing text over an image to use it as a link to more content. Image as a selection in the Content Blocks page editor: The dialog box for Image: There are multiple new blocks available for images: If your image content […]

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Replacing Slider content block

The slider content block has been used in several ways, and there are multiple improved options to choose from. Slider as a selection in the Content Blocks page editor: The dialog box for Slider: How are you using the slider block? The slider block has several common uses: Replacing a slider used as a full-page […]

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Replacing Quote Content Block

The Quote content block allowed for adding pull quotes in a page in a style that displayed the UMaine crest alongside the quote in a grey background box. Quote as a selection in the Content Blocks editor: The dialog box for Quote: Replace this block with the Info Box block Once added, the text area […]

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Replacing Separator Content Block

The “Separator” Content Block is one of our simplest blocks, and offers a boundary between other content blocks. Separator as a selection in the Content Blocks page editor: The dialog box for Separator: Replace this block with the “Spacer/divider” block Spacer/Divider block options By default the spacer will span the full width of the content […]

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Replacing People List Content Block

While there is an automated directory to list the People content on your website, the “People List” Content Block offered the ability to put people in a specific order. To replace this functionality, we have created a People pattern. People List as a selection in the Content Blocks page editor: The dialog box for People […]

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Replacing Explore Links Content Block

Many websites use the “Explore Links” Content Block. This is the block that creates circles from images or icons, and displays text underneath that you then link to other destinations. Explore Links as a selection in the Content Blocks page editor: The dialog box for Explore Links: Replace this block with the Icons pattern “UM […]

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Content Blocks removal project: July milestones and timeline

Read answers to frequently asked questions about the Content Blocks removal project Unpublished Content Blocks pages removed In order to focus efforts on current published content, any unpublished web page using the Content Blocks feature that had not been updated in 12 months was deleted. While recently created draft pages using Content Blocks were retained, […]

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Content Blocks removal project: FAQ and reminders

Frequently Asked Questions about Content Blocks removal project We have heard from many readers of this newsletter asking clarification on the Content Blocks removal project, and in order to keep everyone on the same page a Frequently Asked Questions page has been created for our user guide. Read answers to frequently asked questions about the […]

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Content Blocks removal project: next steps

As mentioned in our April newsletter, we plan to shut down the Content Blocks editor on all UMaine and UMaine Machias websites by June 30, 2025. Moratorium on new Content Blocks pages effective June 17, 2024 In order to focus on revising existing pages using the Content Blocks editor, we will be removing the “Enable […]

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