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:
- User - all the user details, if not a user then a login box is shown
- News - this shows the random news also shown in SMF "news"
- Stats - shows some statistics from your forum, along with a list over visitors.
- Search - a nice search box to search the forum
- BBC - you can use any BBC-codes in this box
- Online - a simple list over all visitors
- Themes - a drop-down menu for picking another theme
- Menu - shows the menu you have created in menu manager
- PHP code - use any PHP codes here. Omit the signs, they are not needed.
- HTML & Javascript code - you can use any simple HTML and added javascript in this box
- Recent - shows the most recent topics on the forum
- SSI - a number of extra functions from the SSI.php file
- Articles / Download functions - a box showing a selection of articles or downloads
- RSS - a box showing a RSS feed of your choice
- Sitemap - this show any module you have installed + any menu manager item you have selected to be inside this sitemap block
- Single article - 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
- TPmodule - extra functions tied to the modules installed
Once this is chosen, you will be taken to the
edit block screen, for further editing of the block.
Doc last updated 09/03/2020 by @rjen
