AbanteCart offers several powerful content blocks that allow you to dynamically display and organize your content pages, enhancing the user experience on your storefront. These blocks provide flexible options for showcasing your articles, blog posts, and other content in a variety of ways.
Content Search Block
The Content Search block adds a search bar to your storefront, enabling visitors to easily find specific content within your pages and blog posts. When a customer enters a search term, the block displays relevant results, improving content discoverability and user navigation.
How it Works: The Content Search block searches the content of your pages and blog posts, allowing users to search for keywords and phrases.
Benefits:
Improved User Experience: Makes it easier for visitors to find the information they're looking for.
Enhanced Navigation: Provides an alternative way to navigate your content beyond the main menu.
Increased Engagement: Encourages visitors to explore more of your content.
New Publications Block
The New Publications block dynamically displays recently added articles and blog posts with their description. This block automatically updates, showcasing your latest content and keeping your audience informed about new additions.
How it Works: The New Publications block retrieves the most recently published content based on publication date. You can configure the number of items to display in the theme Appearance setting page.
Benefits:
Keeps Content Fresh: Highlights your newest content, encouraging repeat visits.
Promotes New Articles: Draws attention to your latest publications.
Automated Updates: No manual updating is required; the block refreshes dynamically.
Content Block (First-Level Articles)
The simple Content block displays a list of your first-level content pages. Unlike the New Publications block, which focuses on recency, the Content block allows you to curate a list of top-level pages to showcase. Critically, this block does not display child pages, meaning it's ideal for listing the main sections of your website or categories of articles.
How it Works: You add a block with the name “Content“ into your layout column.
Benefits:
Curated Content Display: Showcase key sections of your website.
Clear Navigation: Provides a structured overview of your main content areas.
No Child Pages: This block is designed to show only the parent content pages.
Data Listing Block (Custom Content Selection)
The Data Listing block offers the most granular control over content display. It allows you to select specific content pages (including both parent and child pages) to display on your storefront. This block is highly customizable, allowing you to create a tailored list of content for various purposes.
How it Works: You manually select the content pages you want to include in the Data Listing block. You can choose any page, regardless of its level in the hierarchy.
Benefits:
Highly Customizable: Showcase precisely the content you want.
Granular Control: Choose individual pages for maximum flexibility.