[guide] Blocks - types

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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:

• userbox- all the user details, if not a user then a login box is showed
• newsbox - this shows the random news also shown in SMF "news"
• searchbox - a nice search box
• statsbox - shows some statistics from your forum, along with a list over visitors.
• html - you can use any simple HTML or BBC-codes in this box
• onlinebox - a simpler list over all visitors
• themebox - a drop-down menu for picking another theme
• shoutbox - a box where you can leave messages
• catmenu - shows the menu you have created in menu manager
• phpbox - use any PHP codes here. Omit the <?php and ?> signs, they are not needed.
• scriptbox - the same as HTML, but for added javascript and no BBC codes
• recentbox - shows the most recent topics on the forum
• ssi - a number of extra functions from the SSI.php file
• module - extra functions tied to the modules installed
• rss - a box showing a RSS feed of your choice
• sitemap [TP 0.9] - this show any module you have installed + any menu manager item you have selected to be inside this sitemap block
• admin   [TP 0.9] - this show what current permissions/links you have in TP
• articlebox   [TP 0.9] - show a single article. Adopts some of the visual options for articles
• categorybox   [TP 0.9] - shows all articles in a category in a simple list

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

• How to edit a single block
• Advanced block functions