Toggle Visibility When an item is clicked that has the toggle visibility interaction assigned to it, it will toggle the visibility of objects with specific ID’s. The interactions target ID’s can be entered in single format or as a comma separated array. If a target ID item is visible, it…
The Problem When I preview my site, the parallax effect in Blocs V4 doesn’t look the same as the one in Blocs V3. Why This Happens Blocs V4 uses a javascript based parallax effect which has many benefits, most notable, it now works on mobile devices. However, it does perform…
Introduction The Blocs interface is made up of four main groups. On the left toolbar, we have the Layer Tree and Page Navigator, in the center, we have the Design Canvas, on the right toolbar we have the Inspector and at the top we have the main toolbar. The Layer…
The Class Library Manager enables users to store the custom classes that they create so that they can be re-used in any Blocs project. Store a Class There are two ways to store custom classes in the Class Library, one via the Class Manager and another via the Class Editor….
The design canvas displays the visual output of the sites that are created with Blocs. It enables users to interact with the page in real time, allowing them to select elements, move them and edit their contents. The design canvas is found in the center of the main application window…
The SEO helper enables users to quickly audit the content of the pages within their Blocs projects and find recommend SEO (Search Engine Optimization) improvements. If followed, these improvements will help to maximise the chances of getting the site to rank for target keywords, delivering greater potential of being found…
The Problem My project will no longer load and its file size seems really big. The Cause There was an issue in Blocs V3 that caused duplicate asset data to be written into project files, which could cause projects to increase in size. Once the project file gets really big,…
The Blocs application comes with a built-in auto backup system that automatically creates additional backup copies of the currently open Blocs project. Customise Backup To customise the Auto Backup system, navigate to the main preferences by selecting Blocs > Preferences from the main menu. From the preferences window, navigate to…
When developing and designing WordPress themes with Blocs, we recommend using the Blocs Developer plugin. The plugin expands the WordPress rest API and adds additional endpoints, which allows Blocs to pull in widget, custom post and custom field data into the Blocs design environment. This additional data is used to…
If you have a copy of Blocs Standard, you can expand Blocs to Blocs Plus right inside the main Blocs application. In-App Upgrade To upgrade Blocs Standard to Blocs Plus, from the Blocs start screen, click the Account button and if you’re not already logged in, log into your Blocs…