Blocks that list your content automatically
These blocks don't hold their own content — they pull it from one of your other collections. Add the items in their own screen first (News, Events, Documents, Stats, Job Openings, Staff or Resource Cards), then add the block here and it stays current on its own. You very rarely need Manual selection — it's there for the odd page that needs a fixed, hand-picked set rather than "whatever's current".
Every block in this article has the same two-mode shape: an automatic mode that pulls from the collection by category or shows everything, and a manual mode where you pick specific items. Once you understand one, you understand all seven.
News Grid
News Grid in Add Block. Shows your News articles in a grid.
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Content Source | Latest (automatic) or Manual selection |
| Filter by Categories | Automatic mode only. Leave empty for all categories |
| Items to Show | Automatic mode only |
| Show Search / Show Pagination | Automatic mode only |
| Enable Year Tabs / Enable Sorting | Automatic mode only |
| News Items | Manual mode only |
See News for how articles get into this list in the first place.
Events List
Events List in Add Block. Shows your Events.
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Display Type | Grid View, Calendar View, or Both View — Both adds a toggle so visitors switch between them |
| Show Past Events | Off by default |
| Enable Search / Show Pagination | Optional |
| Limit | Maximum events shown. Required |
| Event Tabs | 1 to 4 tabs, each filtering to chosen Event Types. Leave a tab's types empty to include everything in that tab |
Unlike the other list blocks, Events List has no separate manual-selection mode — it's always live from the Events collection, filtered by whichever tabs you set up. See Events and Event Types.
Documents List
Documents List in Add Block. Shows your Documents.
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Selection Mode | By Category or Manual |
| Categories | By Category mode. Leave empty for all |
| Documents | Manual mode |
| Display Type | List View or Grid View, plus an optional toggle |
| Enable Search / Pagination / Sorting / Year Tabs | By Category mode only |
| Items per Page | By Category mode only |
See Documents.
Stats List
Stats List in Add Block. Shows your Stats reports. Same shape as Documents List — By Category or Manual, with the same search/pagination/sorting/year-tab options, except it defaults to Grid View rather than list, since a stats report is really an image.
See Stats.
Job Openings List
Job Openings List in Add Block. Shows your Job Openings.
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Selection Mode | Manual (pick specific openings) or All (every current opening) |
| Enable Search | Optional |
| Enable Date Filter | Adds a "Posted" date filter |
| Show Pagination / Items Per Page | All mode only |
| Job Openings | Manual mode only |
Note the default here is Manual, the opposite of the other list blocks — if you want a page that always shows every current opening without picking them, switch Selection Mode to All. See Job Openings.
Staff
Staff in Add Block. Shows your Staff directory, or one department from it.
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Selection Mode | Manual (pick specific people) or By Category (a whole department) |
| Category | By Category mode — the department, see Departments |
| Enable Search | Optional |
| Show Pagination / Items Per Page | By Category mode only |
| Buttons | Up to 2, e.g. "View All Staff" |
See Staff.
Community Resources
Community Resources in Add Block. Shows cards from the Resource Cards screen — the same block used in the homepage's Community Resources section.
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Subtitle | Optional label above the heading |
| Title | The heading. Required |
| Description | Optional text under the heading |
| Cards | 1 to 8, chosen from Resource Cards |
Unlike the other blocks in this article, this one has no automatic/all mode — you always pick which cards show, up to 8. Create or edit the card's content in Resource Cards itself; this block only chooses which ones appear here. See Resource Cards.
Related
- Pages and the page builder
- Editing the homepage
- News
- Events