Hi, I’m creating some content for my sidebar. I want to display this content in several pages and templates. But I don’t want to copy the element(s) 1:1, I don’t want to maintain the same block/content in several places.
Therefore, I did “right click” > “save as element” and now I can use the element in my other templates and pages.
However, I can’t find a way to edit a saved element/shortcode.
Also it would be great if a saved element/shortcode would automatically update itself in the places (pages, templates) I’ve used the shortcode after I’ve editted the saved element.
So basically I want to:
- Save content as element
- Use the element in other places (referencing the original element)
- Edit the saved element
- Automatically update the references
Could you provide any input on this?
Thanks in advance!
Hello @die-NetzWerkstatt!
If you want to edit it then you should add the element in the page, edit and save it again, delete the previous element. The changes will not apply automatically, only if you save again the element.
In order to save content, then you can add the content from the TagDiv Composer using the element “Column text” and “Text with title”.
You can use the element easily when you save the element.
Thank you!
Hi Bettina,
thanks but it seems not to be possible, what I need. I’ve created a “Text with title” element on my homepage. I’ve saved it as an element.
I’ve added the element to a different page, e.g. the search results template.
Now, I’ve changed the content in my “Text with title” element. I can’t save it as element with the same name, so I’ve deleted the element and saved it again.
I would expect, that the different page (search results template) would update the content automatically, since I’ve updated the shortcode. But this doesn’t seem to be the case? I would need to delete the element and add it again?
Hello @die-netzwerkstatt!
Yes, you should have different name there. I just said above that the changes will not apply automatically on a saved element.
Thank you!
Having to add the saved element, edit it, save it again as a different does not update it on all places the saved element is located in. In my opinion, this seems to defeat the purpose of a saved element as this requires the places the “old” saved element is located on to be replaced with the new saved element.
Hi,
Please check your topic -> https://forum.tagdiv.com/topic/editing-saved-element/#post-451913
Thank you!
