Introduction The Blocs developer API allows 3rd parties to create custom Brics that can be used within the Blocs design environment. The core components of a custom Bric are created using HTML, JS and CSS (you can read more about data and file structure here). There are various API protocols…

After you have finished creating your website and exporting it, there are a number of additional requirements and tasks you will need to complete in order to publish your website, so it’s available online. Requirements Below is a list of the additional requirements you will need in order to publish…

There are times when you may wish to include an animated scroll-to interaction for a menu item, in your projects main navigation. Due to the way the Menu Manager handles data, it’s not possible to add a scroll-to interaction to a menu item via the Menu Manager. Add scroll-To interaction…

Blocs is able to display basic page layout guides that help identify the page columns and their respective gutters. Toggle guides To toggle page guides on and off press the G key.

The Problem When creating a theme for October CMS you may notice that forms will not post correctly once hosted. This is due to a restriction set by October CMS that prevents .php files being linked to within a theme. The Solution We are hoping to work on a more…

Blocs has integrated support for a range of premium and open source third party content management systems, allowing you to easily create powerful, dynamic websites, that can be updated and contributed to outside of the Blocs application. Supported Content Management Systems Blocs currently supports the following CMS’s (Content Management Systems)…

There are three export options available for publishing websites that are created with Blocs. All three options can be accessed via the apps main menu File > Export. Quick Export You can quickly export your project from Blocs at any point using File > Export > Quick Export from the apps…

An option select is a lot like a drop down, but rather than being comprised of a button it’s more like a form field. Option selects are designed primarily for use in web forms, they allow users to select an option from a dropdown list, this data is then usually…

If you don’t come from a web design background, you may find some of the terms and phrases used in Blocs confusing. A common point of confusion is surrounding text heading levels and why there are six different levels to choose from. Understanding heading levels Search engines such as Google…

Blocs has a built in feature that is designed to help web pages load faster. This feature is called Lazy Load and is enabled on all new projects by default. How Does Lazy Load Work When a browser is loading a web page it has to load every single item…