Types of Content Blocks

Types of Content Blocks

Each content block has its own purpose, and they all do different things. It's important to know what each block does so that you can make sure you're getting the right type of content onto your website.

Here are the different types of content blocks that are available on every page type:

Address Input your company's address or link your Business Profile address to show your location or a Google Map.
Audio Add an audio file snippet to your website from Spotify, Soundcloud, or Bandcamp by inserting the embed code into this block.
Button Insert a button that links to another website page, or an external link. More information about buttons.
Collection Showcase one of your Collections (events, resources, images, etc.)
Contact Input your company's contact information (phone number, fax number, email) or link your Business Profile contact information to easily show on your website.
Definition list Create a list of definitions easily within your website so that visitors don't have to leave your page to research definitions.
Divider Add a divider line to your page to segment content. 
Featured content

Easily showcase content from different pages or your best content by adding this block.
Form Populate a form that is built in Marketing 360® Forms, Wufoo, or Formstack without using any HTML code. More information on using the Forms block.
HTML This block allows you to insert custom coding or embed codes from third-party widgets to add to your website. More information on HTML blocks.
Hours Input your company's hours or link your Business Profile hours information to easily show on your website.
Image Add a single image to your webpage.
Image gallery Add multiple images to your webpage, in a gallery format.
Location Finder Display your business' locations on a map, as determined by the locations listed in your Locations Collection.
Resources Display a PDF that has been uploaded to your Resources Collection.
Simple list Showcase a list of information/listings. 
Social icons Show icons of different social media accounts, so visitors can easily click on the page they'd like to go to and the browser will open it in another window.
Text A content block that allows you to add text to your page.
Video Add a single video to your webpage using an embed code from a third-party video platform.
Video gallery Add multiple videos in a gallery format, using an embed code from a third-party video platform.
Websites 360 Simple Form

Create a short and simple form on your webpage, and send opportunities and inquiries straight to your email inbox.

 

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