Content Blocks
AbanteCart includes several content-related blocks you can place anywhere in your storefront layouts to surface, browse, and search your content pages and blog posts. Each block ships with AbanteCart and is listed in Design → Blocks, ready to use. To put one on the storefront, open the target page's Layout view and add the block from the available blocks.
Content Search Block
The Content Search block adds a search box to the storefront so visitors can search across your content pages and blog posts, separate from the product search.
How to add it: open the target page's Layout view and add the Content Search block from the available blocks. To make the search available across the whole site, add it to a shared section (header or sidebar in the default layout).
What it searches: each content page's Content Title, Description (Brief Text), and the main Content body. Content Tags are a separate filter, not part of the keyword search.
Benefits:
Helps visitors find specific information as your library grows.
Gives users an alternative way to navigate beyond the main menu.
Encourages deeper engagement with your articles, guides, and policies.
New Publications Block
The New Publications block (new_content) dynamically displays your most recently published content pages. The list refreshes automatically whenever you add or update a page.
How to add it: open the target page's Layout view and add the new_content block from the available blocks. A common spot is the home page or a sidebar on content pages.
What it shows: each item displays the page's Main Image, the Content Title, and the Description (Brief Text). Items are sorted by publication date, newest first.
Number of items: controlled by the Number of Items In Content Blocks setting in System → Settings → Appearance (default 8).
Benefits:
Highlights your newest content, encouraging repeat visits.
Promotes the latest articles automatically.
No manual updating required.
Content Block (First-Level Articles)
The Content block displays a list of your top-level content pages, useful as a footer-style navigation block. It is the block that powers the default theme's footer content list.
The block shows only top-level content pages; child pages are not listed. Alongside the dynamic content list it also renders static links to Specials, Contact Us, Sitemap, Account (or Login/Logout), Cart, and Checkout.
How to add it: open the target page's Layout view and add the Content block from the available blocks.
Number of items: the dynamic content list is capped by the Number of Items In Content Blocks setting in System → Settings → Appearance (default 8). The static links (Specials, Contact Us, Sitemap, Account, Cart, Checkout) are always shown.
Benefits:
Curated overview of your main content sections.
Clear, simple navigation for the footer or a sidebar.
Excludes child pages, so deep hierarchies do not clutter the list.
Data Listing Block (Custom Content Selection)
The Data Listing block offers the most granular control over content display. Pick exactly which content pages to show, at any level of the hierarchy. Use it when you want a hand-curated list rather than an automatic one.
How it works: manually pick the content pages you want to include. You can choose any page, parent or child, and arrange them in your preferred order.
Benefits:
Curate a specific set of pages for a campaign, a landing page, or a topic section.
Mix top-level and deep pages in the same list.
Order the list to your preference.