Configure a content block
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- UpdatedJan 30, 2025
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- Yokohama
- Content Management System
To configure a content block, define it in the appropriate form.
Before you begin
Role required: content_admin or admin
Procedure
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Perform one of the following actions to create a content block.
- Navigate to . The form for creating the selected block type opens.
- Navigate to and select the type of content to create from the list.
- Edit a content page and add a stub block of the desired content block type. Click the link in the stub block.
- Complete the content block form and save it.
- Add the content block to any content page.
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