Block Types and Properties
When you create a block, you need to choose a block type and also specify the block properties. The block type defines the type of information that the block contains. Block properties enable you to fine-tune the block to meet your specific requirements. The set of available properties may vary depending on the block type.
After a block has been created, you can edit its properties at any time.
Common properties
Blocks have the following common properties regardless of their type:
- Name - Name/title of the block as it appears in Layouts.
- Wrapper - Template to border the block.
- User-defined CSS-class - Name of a custom CSS-class that you want to use for the block. The CSS-class itself is to be defined in the file styles.css located in the theme directory of your CS-Cart installation.
Type-dependent properties
This is the list of available block types and the applicable type-specific properties:
Banners
Description |
One or more banners that were created in section Marketing → Banners. |
Related add-ons |
Banners Management |
Templates |
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Content |
Filling
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Block settings |
None |
Brands
Description |
A list of brands represented in the store. A product brand can be defined as a feature with the Brand/Manufacturer type. |
Related add-ons |
None |
Templates |
Our Brands |
Content |
Automatic |
Block settings |
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Breadcrumbs
Description |
Breadcrumbs, a navigation aid for visitors to keep track of their location on the storefront. Breadcrumbs provide links to the parent pages of the current one. |
Related add-ons |
None |
Templates |
Breadcrumbs |
Content |
Automatic |
Block settings |
None |
Cart content
Description |
Mini-cart, a summary of the cart contents on a regular storefront page. |
Related add-ons |
None |
Templates |
Cart content |
Content |
Automatic |
Block settings |
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Categories
Description |
Hierarchical hyperlinked list of product categories. |
Related add-ons |
None |
Templates |
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Content |
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Block settings |
None |
Checkout
Description |
Pieces of information and features that are related to the checkout page. |
Related add-ons |
None |
Templates |
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Content |
Automatic |
Block settings |
None |
Currencies
Description |
List (text or pictorial) of currencies supported in the store. To manage the list of currencies, use section Administration → Currencies. |
Related add-ons |
None |
Templates |
Currencies |
Content |
Automatic |
Block settings |
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Note
This block type requires commercial license.
Gift certificate verification
Note
This block type requires commercial license.
HTML block
Description |
Custom HTML content. |
Related add-ons |
None |
Templates |
HTML block |
Content |
Box with custom HTML content. |
Block settings |
None |
HTML block with Smarty support
Description |
Custom HTML/Smarty content. |
Related add-ons |
None |
Templates |
HTML block with Smarty support |
Content |
Box with custom HTML/Smarty content. |
Block settings |
None |
Languages
Description |
Language selector. |
Related add-ons |
None |
Templates |
Languages |
Content |
Automatic |
Block settings |
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Note
This block type requires commercial license.
My account
Description |
Links to a page with the customer’s account details. |
Related add-ons |
None |
Templates |
My account |
Content |
Automatic |
Block settings |
None |
Pages
Description |
Hierarchical hyperlinked list of static pages. |
Related add-ons |
None |
Templates |
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Content |
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Block settings |
None |
Payment methods
Description |
Icons that represent the available payment methods in the store. |
Related add-ons |
None |
Templates |
Payments |
Content |
Automatic |
Block settings |
None |
Polls
Description |
One or several polls created in Website → Content. |
Related add-ons |
Polls |
Templates |
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Content |
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Block settings |
None |
Note
This block type requires commercial license.
Product filters
Description |
Filters to find products against specific parameters. |
Related add-ons |
None |
Templates |
Original |
Content |
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Block settings |
None |
Products
Description |
One or more products from the product catalog. |
Related add-ons |
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Templates |
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Content |
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Block settings |
Hide add to cart button |
Recent posts
Description |
Blog posts that were created in section Website → Blog. |
Related add-ons |
Blog |
Templates |
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Content |
Filling
Period
Choose whether posts published “Today”, “Last days”, or at ‘’Any date”’ appear in the block.
Last days
Number of days in the Last day option of the Period setting.
Limit
Choose, how many posts can be displayed in the block.
Parent page
Choose a page whose child posts appear in the block.
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Block settings |
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Shipping methods
Description |
Icons that represent the available shipping methods in the store. |
Related add-ons |
None |
Templates |
Shippings |
Content |
Automatic |
Block settings |
None |
Store locator
Description |
Box showing the location of your store on Google map. |
Related add-ons |
Store Locator |
Templates |
Store Locator |
Content |
Automatic |
Block settings |
None |
Note
This block type requires commercial license.
Template
Description |
A collection of various templates that represent different controls and pieces of information. |
Related add-ons |
None |
Templates |
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Content |
Automatic |
Block settings |
None |
Testimonials
Description |
List of testimonials left by the store customers. |
Related add-ons |
Comments & Reviews |
Templates |
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Content |
Automatic |
Block settings |
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Note
This block type requires commercial license.
Vendors
Description |
List of active product vendors. |
Related add-ons |
None |
Templates |
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Content |
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Block settings |
Displayed vendors |
Note
This block type is available in Multi-Vendor.
Questions & Feedback
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