Information Blocks
The Bitrix Site Manager’s Information blocks module offers you convenient way to store frequently updated information. Using the Information Blocks module to publish information will save you both time and effort, allowing you to easily add new or updated information to your website.
Here are a Few Sample Uses of the Information Blocks Module:
- News feeds.
- Press releases.
- Articles.
- Product catalogs; product comparisons; catalog searches.
- Photo galleries.
- FAQ sections.
- File archives.
- Job vacancies.
- Website projects.
- Knowledge base.
- Site objects that permit properties and links to other objects.
- Complex online catalogs with numerous properties—including the hierarchical structuring of products or accessories, and linked catalog elements (products, articles, news and so forth).
The Bitrix CMS Information Blocks Module will Give You the Power To:
- Deploy an unlimited number of information blocks.
- Deploy an unlimited number of sections and elements in your information blocks.
- Link any element to one or more sections, for instance: you could relate certain products to multiple categories.
- Define multiple properties to connect information to your information blocks.
- Create "file" properties to add sound, images, documents, video or other file types.
- Link catalog elements/items to sections of other information blocks (e.g. to catalog products by independent classifiers, or spotlight recommended products, articles or groups of articles).
- Bind elements of blocks—to define analogous accessories, items or articles on a specific subject.
- Store multiple values of multiple properties.
- Assign user group access permissions for different information blocks.
- Restrict user access to information blocks by one or more websites.
- Make individual editing forms for your information blocks.
- Create restricted sections for your information blocks.
- Display any kind of information in any area.
- Create extended search forms using information block properties as the basis for search.
- Import and export data via RSS 2.0 (e.g. for Blogs, information exchange between websites or e-media).
- Use the HTML editor when editing content.
- Set a time limit for displaying your information block’s elements in your site’s public section.
- Export or import CSV data.
- Extend information block module functions via the use of API.
Remember, an information block’s content can be edited directly, but you’ll have another option – to edit via the Workflow module. You’ll be able to use the visual HTML editor to edit the text content of an information block.
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