There are various set places throughout the Good Grants platform where text can be placed to provide information, like instructions or need-to-know dates, for your users. We call these areas content blocks as they are typically a block or box of content rather than a whole page. Some "pages" in your account can display multiple content blocks.
Default content
With a new account, there is some default text content already placed in some content blocks. You are welcome to use or change this content as you need.
Create and edit content blocks
- In the Manage workspace, go to Settings > Content > Content blocks
- Click on New content block or click on an existing content block
- Under Content location, choose where you want the content to show; see: Content block locations
- Add a Title
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Edit the Content — it can be as long as you need.
Tip: you can use merge fields to customise some content blocks. - Under Visibility toggle, choose the default state
- Click Save
Format content
To format content you can use the available text editing tools to apply basic formatting (bold, italic, lists, links, etc), insert images and videos, add bulleted or number lists, and more. HTML is not supported.
Adding images and media
Images can be quickly and easily added to your program's content blocks by clicking on either the 'Insert media' or 'Insert image via URL' options in the text editing tools.
Role visibility options
When configuring your content blocks, you have the ability to select whether the Content block is visible to all roles or the Content block is visible to some roles. Depending on your selection, only certain users may see your content blocks.
If you select Content block is visible to some roles, a checkbox list will appear wherein you can select your desired roles.
Note: only some content block locations support role visibility selection. The following do not:
- Contract
- Role registration completed
- Role registration form
- Reviewer's confidentiality agreement
- Cookie notice
- Home page info box
- Login page
Visibility options
Some content blocks are in a box that can be toggled open/closed. The Visibility options can be set to:
- Open initially, then closed: on the first visit to the page the content block is on, the box is open. On subsequent visits, the box is closed.
- Open: the box is open by default on every visit to the page. Unless the user closes the box, their preference for it being closed is remembered.
- Closed: the box is closed by default, but can always be toggled open by the user.
Content block locations
For a list of all content block locations, see: Content block locations.
Delete a content block
If you need to remove a content block for any reason, doing so is easy!
- In the Manage workspace, go to Settings > Content > Content blocks
- Click the checkbox next to the content block you wish to remove
- Open the Action drop-down
- Choose Delete
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