Flexible blocks

Benefit - being able to change the colour of individual blocks

Up until now, when using a 3 column colour block content type, each colour block would be a different colour and the sequence of these colours could not be specified. See the example below, whereby the first block is blue, the second Imperial blue, and the third teal. We had no choice over this colour order.

Now with flexible column colour blocks, we have the option to specify the colour of individual blocks in whichever sequence we want. In the first example below, we chose to colour all blocks the same blue. In the second example, we chose to use the secondary darker blue for the first and third blocks, and use 'light theme' (colour removed) for the middle block. A large variety of combinations are possible.

Benefit - being able to change the sequence of blocks

Until now, we've had the option to create a 2 column general content block with Twitter. This allowed us a total of three blocks - the first two being standard general content blocks and the last block being a Twitter feed. We didn't have a choice as to the sequence of these blocks - Twitter would always be last in the row (see below).

Now we have the choice to re-order the blocks as we'd like to instead of being limited to a set configuration. Twitter could go in the middle, or at the front of the row (see examples below). We can choose to change the colour of the blocks at the same time as well.

Benefit - being able to combine different types of blocks in a single row

Until now, we've been limited to creating rows of the same type of block. For instance, we could create:

• a 3 column block, or
  
• a 3 column general content block, or
• a 3 column colour block

But combining different types of blocks into a single row was not possible.

Now we have the option to choose the types of blocks we want to go into a single row. In the example below, we've combined a column link block, a colour block (blue), and a general content block (teal) into a single row. We can order these in whichever configuration.

Benefit - being able to add an extra block quickly and easily

Until now, we've been limited to configurations of 2- or 3-column rows.

For instance, if we had an existing 2-column block that needed an extra block, we'd have to delete the old 2-column content type and create a brand new 3-column content type to increase from two to three blocks. This could quickly become tedious if the 3-column block ever needed to increase to four items etc. and required us to be able to build in multiples of two or three blocks only.

Now we can add any number of blocks up to a maximum of 12:

• If we add 3 individual blocks, they will automatically form a single 3-column row (example 1 below)
• If we add 4 individual blocks, they will automatically form two 2-column rows (example 2 below)

The system will automatically resize the blocks as necessary - you don't need to do any extra steps beyond adding (or deleting) a block.

And below we've added a single extra block - it becomes 2 rows of 2 automatically.