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Oct 27, 2020

Photo Gallery Block

Use Cases The Photo Gallery block is a useful tool for displaying a set of photos in a gallery format. This block is easy to navigate and affords site maintainers the option to show multiple images in one space while keeping the page real-estate used at a minimum. This block can be particularly effective for…

Sep 2, 2020

Magazine Preview Block

The Magazine Preview block is specially created for showcasing other content within a selected Magazine issue. Upon selecting a magazine issue to show posts from, this block will automatically populate with other stories from the same issue. The order of the stories is determined by the story ordering set within the issue configuration page relative…

Sep 2, 2020

Sandwich Narrative Block

While the main post content sets the stage and gives full details on a particular topic, the Sandwich Narrative block allows users to present a secondary, short-but-relevant story embedded directly within the original narrative that can add additional context, emphasize a point, or simply add more interest to the current story. Longer content may be…

May 28, 2020

Giving Form Block

Use Cases The Giving Form block utilizes the Advancement Online Giving Link Builder to embed a gift intake form directly into a WordPress site. This block can be an effective way to facilitate giving in association with a specific page or story. As seen in the example below, the giving form can even be floated…

May 28, 2020

Table Block

Use Cases The Table block is a sleek, easy to use table builder. Creating tables from directly within WordPress has never been easier with Gutenberg. Create stylized tables to deliver charts and data to various audiences without having to use TablePress. See an example of the Table block below. Features In Gutenberg, adding a Table…

May 27, 2020

Thumbnail Gallery Block

Overview This block allows you to display many photos in a condensed amount of screen space. This is useful for cases where a large number of images are available for a particular story, but are topically relevant to eachother and best viewed in conjunction with other relevant images. Think a gallery of NC State Fair…

May 27, 2020

Image Grid Block

Overview This block allows you to display images in a grid format of one image across or two images side-by-side. You can add as many rows of images as you’d like. It is a good way to show a lot of prominent photography. The images within the Image Grid block can also become part of…

May 27, 2020

Accordion Block

Use Cases The Accordion block is a sort of styled list that grants site maintainers the option to have information nested through a collapsible drop down. An example of several blocks within a block, the Accordion block allows for several lines of text through its “Add an item” feature which provides the option of adding…

May 27, 2020

Floated Fact Block

Use Cases The Fact block provides content creators with an additional way to add interesting information to their site. The Fact block should be used to draw attention to content relevant to the page it is on, and should link out to further information concerning the provided fact. The block allows for both floated and…

May 27, 2020

Form Block

Overview The Form block works with the Gravity Forms plugin. It allows you to embed a Gravity Form on a page. The block itself is simple. It allows you to select which Gravity Form you would like to embed and whether or not you would like to display the form’s title and/or description. The form…

May 27, 2020

Spotlight Block

Use Cases The Spotlight block provides content creators another visually interesting way to breakup long bodies of text while pointing their users to additional relevant content. The Spotlight also affords site maintainers the opportunity to showcase unique photography while promoting another page or story. Features In Gutenberg, adding a Spotlight block to a page is…

May 27, 2020

Embed Block

Overview Including content from third-party platforms such as YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter can help you better tell your story to users. The Embed block makes it easy to include this content within a page on your site. You can add the Embed block itself, but the easiest way to embed content is to…

May 27, 2020

Blockquote Block

Overview Often confused with the Pull Quote and a Testimonial blocks, the Blockquote block is their lesser used cousin. A block quote is used to display an extended excerpt from another body of work such as a research article, annual report or strategic plan. A good rule of thumb is to use a block quote…

May 27, 2020

Button Block

Use Cases The Buttons block is a nice way to include styled hyperlinks on a page or post. Effective in grabbing a reader’s attention at the end of paragraph or story, the Buttons block can be a good way to prompt users to dig deeper into a site and explore other relevant content. That said,…

May 27, 2020

Email Signup Block

Use Cases An effective way for content creators to ensure repeat visitors to their site, is through the use of an email signup. Whether that be for a monthly newsletter, quarterly departmental updates, or some other specific need, the Email Signup block offers site maintainers a way for them to intake user emails while having…

May 26, 2020

Media Divider Block

Use Cases The Media Divider block is best used to break up large bodies of text while simultaneously making a page more interesting to the reader. The Media Divider block stylizes images in an eye catching, wider format that sprawls across the page in a more captivating fashion than a standard Image block. This block…

May 26, 2020

Aside Widget Block

A part of the Immersive Template, the “Aside Widget” is a sleek alternative to standard “Fact” and “Pullquote” blocks. Instead of traditional center alignment, the “Aside Widget” affords site managers the option to left or right align specific, important content in order to give the body of work a feature feel while not distracting away…

May 26, 2020

Big Fact Block

Use Cases The Big Fact block is another striking way that content creators can break up long bodies of text on a webpage. In addition to helping pace readers as they work through the text of a page, the Big Fact block is useful for drawing an audience’s attention to an interesting and relevant fact…

May 26, 2020

Featured Content Block

Use Cases The Featured Content block is a useful tool for pointing users towards important, and sometimes timely, pages and stories across a site. In addition to being an effective way to break up long bodies of text, the Featured Content block can be a useful way for content creators to leverage interesting pages and…

May 26, 2020

Quote Block

Overview Quotes from students, faculty, alumni and others affiliated with the university allow you to provide a different, third-party perspective to your website’s users. The Quote block provides an opportunity to display these supporting testimonials. The Quote block is similar to the Pull Quote block within the NC State Stories platform. It allows you to…