Working with Block Assets
XHTML Block Assets feed content to Page Assets. The Block itself does not publish, but the page[s] to which it feeds the updated content will need to be re-published in order to synchronize your content updates with your published site.
Updating Existing Blocks
To update XHTML Block content:
You will need to find the Block, edit it, then publish the pages using it. And it's also a good idea to check on the live site once everything is published.
FINDING AN EXISTING BLOCK, IN USE
- Go to the Page asset which shows the address or other block information and open the Edit panel.
- Look at the page's Block Choosers (will vary by layout). Below each active Block Chooser will be the System Path to the Block feeding content to the Page.
- Note the path[s] to allow you find in the asset tree the Block holding the content which needs to be updated.
GO TO and EDIT THE RELEVANT BLOCK[S] AS NEEDED.
- Cascade will immediately feed the updated content to the Page Asset[s] using it.
FIND AND PUBLISH THE PAGES USING THE BLOCK.
- Look at the Block Asset's RELATIONSHIPS.
Go to: More >> Relationships to see a linked list of the Page Assets which use the Block's content. - Use the Relationships links to visit these pages and assure that they are publish-ready;
THEN
- Either publish page-by-page as needed;
or, IF all are publish-ready, you may use the Relations dialog to publish all at once.
CHECK THE LIVE PAGES WHEN PUBLISHING IS COMPLETE
- To check the Publishing Queue, go to the stack-menu in the Cascade menu bar and choose "Publish Queue"
- If checking page-by-page, you can get to the live page quickly by using the More menu command:
- Go to: More >> Live