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Working with Block Assets

Cascade CMS Block Asset IconXHTML 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 |


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

  1. Go to the Page asset which shows the address or other block information and open the Edit panel.
  2. 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.
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  3. 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