Block Configuration

Clicking the block configuration button (ti ti-border-all) in the admin toolbar will bring up a fly-out menu over each block on the page. Rolling over these menus will allow you to:

  • ti ti-edit Edit Content: This opens the content for the block to be edited and managed.
  • ti ti-settings Block Settings: This brings up a dialog that allows you to manage the block settings for the block.
  • ti ti-lock Block Security: This item allows you to edit the security of the block. This not only allows you to control who can view a block, but also who can edit and administrate blocks.
  • ti ti-external-link Move Block: Selecting this item allows you to move the block to a different zone on a page. You can also move the block from the pages zone to the layouts zone. This will make the block available to each page that uses the layout.
  • ti ti-circle-x-o Delete Block: For everything there is a season; a time to add and a time to delete. When it’s time to delete, use this option.

Page Properties

The page properties (ti ti-settings) dialog allows you to edit all of a page's settings. This uses the same screens, with the same options, as we saw on the internal site above.

Child Pages

The child pages (ti ti-sitemap) dialog allows you to see a list of child pages of the current page. From this list you can reorder the pages, delete a page, copy an existing page or add a new page. You can also use this list to navigate to a page that might not be available in the menu.

When copying an existing page, not only is the page copied, but also the page blocks, child pages, and child page blocks. What a time saver! Even though Rock will re-wire up any references between the new blocks and new pages, it is wise to double check your block settings to verify everything is what you expect.

Page Zones

Clicking the Page Zones button (ti ti-columns) will enable the zone fly-out menu for each zone defined on the page. From this menu you can bring up the zone dialog below.

From the zone dialog you can add or delete blocks in a zone. The tabs at the top of the page determine if the blocks will be added to the current page, the layout or the site. Adding the block to the layout will enable it to be shown on all pages that use that layout. Adding the block to the site will place the block on every page in the site.

Page Security

The Page Security (ti ti-lock) dialog allows you to set security for the page. This allows you to determine who can view and administrate the current page. Note that page security is hierarchical. If no specific security rights are defined by a page, it will use the security settings of its parent and its parent's parent. If no page above it defines any specific rights it will use the rights defined for the site. This allows for a robust and flexible security implementation with minimal configuration.

Page Info

Clicking the Rock Information button (ti ti-info-circle) will display the System Information window where you can view the version info and diagnostics.

Version Info

  1. Rock Version - This shows the version of Rock that you are currently running.
  2. Server Culture Setting - These are the language and culture settings that the webserver is configured to use. This setting helps Rock determine how some of the international settings should be configured.
  3. Clear Cache - As you'll see, Rock's cache is an incredible thing. It drastically speeds up the performance of the site. It’s also very smart and will clear old or modified content. At times though, you may need to clear the cache to remove information that is no longer valid. If you make a change and don't see it reflected on a page, consider trying to clear the cache with this option.
  4. Restart Rock - Rarely you might get into a situation where you need to "reboot" Rock. This button acts as Rock's reboot switch.

Diagnostics

The diagnostics tab lists the complete configuration of your Rock environment. It’s useful when working with others to debug an issue.