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
