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Christy

Community Member, 68 Posts

23 February 2017 at 2:51pm

I'm developing a website using bootstrap and have installed the entidi/bootstrap theme. SS 3.5.2

I have spent hours/days searching and trying content box modules and haven't found the explanation of what they do very clear. I would really appreciate any recommendations. Preferably for the ability to create reusable content eg box with heading, text and image; or 3 columns without editing mysite files.

Thanking you in advance.

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Michael J James

Community Member, 8 Posts

24 February 2017 at 10:04am

Edited: 28/02/2017 10:20pm

Hi @Christy,

I normally use https://github.com/sheadawson/silverstripe-blocks

You just extend block and add any fields you want

<?php
class ImageTextBlock extends Block {
    private static $db = array(
        'Title' => 'Varchar(255)',
        'Content' => 'HTMLText'
    );
    private static $has_one = array(
        'Image' => 'Image'
    );
}

and template

<div class="container">
    <div class="row">
        <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6">
             <h3>$Title</h3>
             $Content
        </div>
        <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6">
             $Image
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

do a dev/build and you should have a new block called ImageTextBlock

Thanks
Michael

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Christy

Community Member, 68 Posts

24 February 2017 at 6:40pm

Thank you very much for the above, Michael.
I have been working at getting this module set up until another issue arrived!