T4 content typesuos LHSBlockGridItem

Please note: You must add the 'uos MasterLHSandRHS' content type before using this otherwise the content will not display.

This content type provides a content box on the left-hand side in a choice of widths, each with an image (you can leave the image field blank) and a heading. It's used for providing navigation to other sections and can be used with other instances of the same content type to build a grid. Grids can only be created with consecutive Block Grid Items that are the same width.

Content type fields

Name - This is a mandatory field. You must give the content type an appropriate name that corresponds with your content e.g. Section navigation. The name isn't shown on the live web page.

Title - The field outputs as a title above the content boxes within a <h2> tags.

Block Width - This field dictates how wide the content boxes will appear e.g. selecting 'quarter' will set the width of each box to 25%. This does not need to match the number of content boxes completed, as any extra boxes will wrap to the next row.

Block Style - This field allows you to choose the background colour of the text area of the block, with a choice of white or grey.

Heading - This is the text that will appear within the box heading, and should describe where the visitor will be navigating to. The maximum number of characters recommended is 40.

Image - This is the image that will appear within the corresponding content box. The recommended image size for this content type is 600 x 300px or 600 x 600px. If using multiple block grids, to sit alongside each other they must all use the same image size.

URL - This field is used to link the text and image to a page within the website. To do this, click on Select. Then using the site structure navigate to the page you want to link to and click on it.

URL-alt - This field is used to link the text and image to a page within the old Strathclyde website or to an external website, for example, www.bbc.co.uk. Don't use this field to link to pages with the current Strathclyde website. To add a link just enter the full URL of the page you want to link to including http://.

Force end of grid - Should you wish to have two consecutive grids that use blocks of the same width, you can force the end of the first grid by placing a 'Y' in this field. This will ensure that when you add a new Block Grid Item, it starts a new row.

Examples

Each block can also be used without an image.