Sections: the building blocks of your website
In edeck.me a page is not a fixed template: it is an ordered list of blocks. Each block is a section. The front page, pages, header and footer are all built by placing sections.
Creating or editing a section
- Click New, or click a section in the list to edit it.
- Choose the type (see below). When you change the type, the form shows that type’s options.
- Write a section title. It is an internal name to recognise it in the panel lists.
- Fill in the data: visible title, subtitle, text, image, button… In fields with language tabs, fill in every language of your site.
- Save. The section does not appear on the site until you place it somewhere: on the Front page, on a page, or in the header or footer.
Most used types
- Section: text block with icon, title, subtitle, image, content and button. The most versatile.
- Section group: a container that places several sections side by side, in columns. The key piece for layouts.
- Section boxes and Section menu type 1, 2, 3: grids of cards or services. Their items come from a menu.
- Banner: full-width carousel with your banners.
- Articles / Products (and their “miniatures” versions): lists of articles or products from a category.
- Form: shows one of your forms.
- Map, Social network, Instagram, Menu: a map, social icons, Instagram photos and a standalone menu.
Common layout options
- Width (container or full bleed), columns and alignment of the content.
- Spacing above and below, with mobile variants.
- Contrast: “dark” paints the block with your primary color and white text. It is the way to make a block stand out.
- Background: image, position, size, color and a dark or light veil over the image.
- Anchor: a name to link to the block from the menu (
#my-anchor) on one-page sites. - Only for buyers of…: shows the block only to people who bought a certain digital product.
Tips
- The same section can be in several places at once; if you change it, it changes everywhere.
- If a card grid only shows buttons and not each card’s text, check the option that shows the text as a button: when it is on, each item’s summary disappears.
- The inner order of a block is fixed (icon, title, subtitle, summary, image, content, buttons). If you need a different order, use a Section group with two sections.