Theme modules and blocks

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This guide will help users understand how the default theme modules and blocks work together in Newspaper Theme.

  • The module is the key element in our theme. It is the main element used to create the blocks.
  • A block is a container for one or more module types.
  • A block has multiple instances of one or more module types.

Let’s take a look at a practical example:

Block 1 is made out of one instance of module 4 (big thumb) and 4 instances of module 6 by default. If we increase the number of posts we want to show in this block we would get more instances of module 6

 

A block can have different modules based on the page layout you chose.

There are 3 ways a block can show content:

On a full width row, on a 2/3 row, and on a 1/3 row. Each of these row layouts generates a different result. A block can use different modules based on the layout you choose.

To see how each block displays in each case please check our live pre-built website under the main menu > features > content blocks

List of modules used in each block

 

Block 3/3 Row 2/3 Row 1/3 row
Block 1 Module 4 + Module 6 Module 4 + Module 6 Module 4 + Module 6
Block 2 Module 2 + Module 6 Module 2 + Module 6 Module 2 + Module 6
Block 3 Module 1 Module1 Module 1
Block 4 Module 2 Module 2 Module 2
Block 5 Module 3 Module 3 Module 3
Block 6 Module 5 Module 5 Module 5
Block 7 Module 6 Module 6 Module 6
Block 8 Module 7 Module 7 Module 7
Block 9 Module 8 Module 8 Module 8
Block 10 Module 9 Module 9 Module 9
Block 11 Module 10 Module 10 Module 10
Block 12 Module 11 Module 11 Module 11
Block 13 Module 14 Module 14 Module MX3
Block 14 Module MX1 Module MX1 Module MX1
Block 15 Module MX4 Module MX4 Module MX4
Block 16 Module MX7 Module MX7 Module 6
Block 17 Module 4 + Module 8 Module 4 + Module 8 Module 4 + Module 8
Block 18 Module MX8 + Module 10 Module MX8 + Module 10 Module MX8 + Module MX2
Block 19 Module MX1 + Module MX2 Module MX1 + Module MX2 Module MX1 + Module MX2
Block 20 Module 14 Module 14 Module MX3
Block 21 Module 16 Module 16 Module 16
Block 22 Module 17 Module 17 Module 17
Block 23 Module18 Module 18 Module 18
Block 24 Module 19 Module 19 Module MX16
Block 25 Module MX17 + Module 6 Module MX17 + Module 6 Module MX17 + Module 6
Big Grid 1 Module MX5 + Module MX6  –
Big Grid 2 Module MX9 + Module MX10  –
Big Grid 3 Module MX5 + Module MX11 + Module MX6  –
Big Grid 4 Module MX5  –
Big Grid 5 Module MX12  –
Big Grid 6 Module MX5 + Module MX13  –
Big Grid 7 Module MX12 + Module MX6  –
Big Grid 8 Module MX14 + Module MX12  –
Big Grid 9 Module MX15  –
Big Grid 10 Module MX5 + Module MX15  –
Big Grid 11 Module MX15 + Module MX11  –
Big Grid 12 Module MX5 + Module MX11  –
Big Grid Full 1 Module MX18  –
Big Grid Full 2 Module MX19  –
Big Grid Full 3 Module MX20  –
Big Grid Full 4 Module MX21  –  –
Big Grid Full 5 Module MX21  –  –
Big Grid Full 6 Module MX18 + Module MX22  –
Big Grid Full 7 Module MX23 + Module MX24  –
Big Grid Full 8 Module MX19 + Module MX25
Big Grid Full 9 Module MX19 + Module MX26 + Module MX25  –
Big Grid Full 10 Module MX25 + Module MX19  –

 

Note: Big Grids cannot be used on split rows. Only use big grids on a 3/3 column layout.