Types of components

Components are the building blocks of web pages and each one has specific characteristics. You can build a web page that has just one text block on it or a page made up of more than one component to make your page more vibrant. We will endeavor to keep this page current as new components are made available. If you spot one missing, please email Cecilia David and let her know.

Component Name	Purpose	How to add or edit this component
Accordion block	To hide detail under main headings. The reader decides if they want to expand the accordion to read the detail or just read the headings.	See written instructions Watch video (coming soon)
Call to action	Provide a button for visitors to press to encourage them to take an action. Options include:	See written instructions
Child pages	Allows the user to add to landing pages blocks that hyperlink visitors to specific things within the website.	See written instructions
Child page triple block	Allows the user to add to landing pages blocks that hyperlink visitors to specific things within the website in a visually interesting way.	See written instructions
Courses (Custom Course List)	Allows for programs to do a custom course list to show their list of courses in a way that makes it easier for potential students to understand what they will need to take. These need to be manually entered and kept up.	See written instructions
Embed View	Embed view brings in a set of page types (e.g., wedding menus) but doesn't allow for them to be worked with individually. As a result this is not used, but another type of component is used instead to bring in the content (e.g., PDF holder or featured links).
Featured links	www - Add in a column of featured links that display in a row. HP - Add in 3 across blocks that link to another page on current website or an external website and can have an image.	See written instructions
Feature profiles	Spotlight someone from an existing profile page	See written instructions Watch video (coming soon)
Feature testimonial	Insert the "pull text" field from an existing testimonial page.	See written instructions Watch video (coming soon)
Image call to action	Provide a button for visitors to press to encourage them to take an action with a picture to help highlight and call attention to it.	See written instructions
Inline call to action	Add in a call to action button that stands alone.	See written instructions
Media block	Insert a media block. Useful if you wish to share a movie or audio recording.	See written instructions Watch video (coming soon)
PDF listings holder	Share information via PDF, such as meeting minutes etc.	See written instructions Watch video (coming soon)
Table component	Display data in a table format if the data you wish to provide would present well a column & row format.	See written instructions Watch video (coming soon)
Testimonials	Ability to add in a quote that is highlighted. Can do it as a stand alone quote or add a picture with it.	See written instructions
Text and Media block	Display an image and associated text together. You can choose to place the image to the left or right of the text.	See written instructions Watch video (coming soon)
Text block	Display text only. You can bold, underline, select heading styles etc. but you cannot include pictures.	See written instructions Watch video (coming soon)
Two column text block	Display text in two columns.	See written instructions

(this list is for convenience while we're still working on the documentation - it will be removed when we are finished)

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