How to Add Content Units | Add field or component units to layouts in the container and enter content. Use Content Unit properties to modify content units.
Prerequisites:
Content units serve as instances of structured content (i.e., building blocks) that you can only add to page layouts. Use field or component content units to add content to your presentation. By default, Page Builder displays pre-made form field and component units. To build presentation content units, users require administrative rights in the Administration > Presentation Content Units area of the CMS site. See Presentation Content Units for details.
Content units come in two varieties:
Properties applicable to content units:
Note: In the How to Access column, use the screen capture as a guide to select objects that display specific Design Presentation pane properties areas. The highlighted (yellow) areas serve demonstration purposes in the screen captures and don't display as highlighted in the Design tab workspace.
Properties Area | Presentation Object | Description | How to Access |
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Content Unit Properties | Content Units |
Use these properties in conjunction with the Design Presentation pane's Content Units area. Content Unit Properties displays the content unit's name and type, options to edit or delete the content unit, and options for child layouts. |
Select the content unit header or the content area itself.
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To add a content unit:
Note: The Shared Instances table displays shared (not embedded) component fields with child layouts.
Note: Content units with the recycle icon can be used multiple times in the presentation. Content with no recycle icon can only be used once.
Version Notes: CMS 10.1+ |
Prior to Ingeniux CMS 10.1, Page Builder designers needed to add stub content to new presentation content units (PCU) at design time. As of CMS 10.1+, if content has not been added at design time, a placeholder (i.e., Add New Content button) displays, automatically. Designers can determine the layout of the content units before passing the page, with its new PCU, to a content contributor, who provides the content itself. After these "pending" content units have been saved, they display in this way:
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Note: In the Content Unit Properties area, you can access the following buttons:
Optional: If you click a component unit, see Adding Child Layouts to Forms for details to add child layouts. The Content Unit Properties area displays the Child Unit Container field with the Pick button to select child layouts.
Note: If component units contain no content, the Content Unit Name and Content Unit Type fields display as empty, and the Child Unit Container field displays as inactive with the following text:
External Component, Child Layout locked