When you want to create a new block, you use the the links on the blocks overview page. In each panel's title there is a link to create a block in that particular panel. Once you do that, a new screen appear that let you choose which type of block you want.

The types you can use are these:

• Article: single - show a single article. Adopts some of the visual options for articles
• Articles in a category - shows all articles in a category in a simple list
• Articles / Download functions - a box showing a selection of articles or downloads
• Code: BBC - you can use any BBC-codes in this box
• Code: HTML/Javascript - you can use any simple HTML and added javascript in this box
• Code: PHP - use any PHP codes here. Omit the signs, they are not needed.
• Menu - shows the menu you have created in menu manager
• News - this shows the random news also shown in SMF "news"
• Online - a simple list over all visitors
• Recent topics - shows the most recent topics on the forum
• RSS - a box showing a RSS feed of your choice
• Search - a nice search box to search the forum
• Shoutbox - block showing a shoutbox
• Sitemap - this shows any menu manager item you have selected in a sitemap block
• SSI - a number of extra functions from the SSI.php file
• Stats - shows some statistics from your forum, along with a list over visitors.
• Theme selector - a drop-down menu for picking another theme
• User - all the user details, if not a user then a login box is shown

Once this is chosen, you will be taken to the edit block screen, for further editing of the block.

Last updated 10-Jan-2022 by @rjen