ContentBlocks ContentBlocks 2.x User Guide Publishing Blocks

Some sites enable block-level publishing, letting you control when individual blocks appear on the front-end.

#Published state

Each block can be published or unpublished:

• Published blocks appear on the live site.
• Unpublished blocks are hidden from visitors but remain visible (with a slated background) in the editor so you can still edit them.

#Opening publishing controls

Click the eye icon in a block’s toolbar to open the publishing settings.

For blocks inside a repeater (a list of similar items), each row has its own eye icon.

#Scheduling

You can schedule blocks to publish or unpublish automatically:

• Publish on — set a date and time for the block to become visible.
• Unpublish on — set a date and time for the block to be hidden.

Leave a schedule empty if you want to control visibility manually with the published toggle.

#Saving

Publishing changes are saved when you save the resource. Scheduled blocks show an amber indicator in the editor when a future publish or unpublish date is set.

#Front-end

Visitors only see published blocks. Scheduled changes take effect automatically — you do not need to re-save the page when the scheduled time arrives.