Managing slots

This topic describes how to manage slots.

To start managing slots, go to Content Management > Slots.

You can:

• activate or deactivate (depending on the current status) slots by clicking respective buttons in the Actions column in the List of Slots for [name] Template;
• assign CMS blocks to slots by selecting them from the drop-down menu in the List of assigned Blocks for [name] Slot;
• move up, move down, delete (remove the block assignment) and view CMS blocks by clicking respective buttons in the List of assigned Blocks for [name] Slot;
• select the Storefront pages in which a CMS blocks will be displayed in the List of assigned Blocks for [name] Slot;

Activating and Deactivating Slots

You can activate or deactivate a slot. The embedded content will either be visible or invisible in the Storefront pages.

To activate a slot, click Activate in the Actions column in the List of Slots for [name] Template section. This will change the status to Active. The content of this slot will be displayed in the corresponding Storefront page(s).

To deactivate a slot, click Deactivate in the Actions column in the List of Slots for [name] Template section. This will change the status to Inactive. The content of this slot will be removed from the corresponding Storefront page(s).

Assigning CMS Blocks to Slots

You can assign CMS blocks to a slot selected in the List of Slots for [name] Template. The content of assigned CMS blocks is displayed in the the corresponding Storefront page(s). If there are no CMS blocks with content that you can assign, see Creating a CMS Block.

To assign a CMS block to a slot:

1. In the List of Slots for [name] Template, click on the row of the slot you wish to assign CMS blocks to;
2. Open the drop-down menu in the List of assigned Blocks for [name] Slot;
3. Select a CMS block and click +Add;

The order of the assigned CMS blocks in the List of assigned Blocks for [name] Slot reflects the order of CMS blocks displayed in the corresponding Storefront page(s). See Changing the Position of CMS Blocks to define the desired order.

Changing the Order of CMS Blocks

You can change the position of a CMS block in relation to the other CMS blocks in a slot. This is done by moving the respective CMS block up and down.

To move a CMS block:

1. In the List of Slots for [name] Template, click on the row of the slot the CMS block of which you wish to move.

2. In the Actions column of the List of assigned Blocks for [name] Slot,

   • to move a CMS block one position up, click Move Up. This will swap this slot with the one located above. The content of the CMS blocks will be swapped respectively in the corresponding page(s).
   • to move a CMS block one position down, click Move Down. This will swap this slot with the one located below. The content of the CMS blocks will be swapped respectively in the corresponding page(s).

Viewing CMS Blocks

To view a CMS block, click View Block in the Actions column in the List of assigned Blocks for [name] Slot section.

See CMS Block: Reference Information to learn about attributes on this page.

Deleting CMS Block Assignments

You can delete the assignment of a CMS block to a slot removing its content from the in the corresponding Storefront page.

To delete an assignment, click Delete in the Actions column in the List of assigned Blocks for [name] Slot. This will remove the content of the CMS block from the corresponding Storefront page.

Selecting Pages

You can select the Storefront pages in which a CMS blocks will be displayed. This defines particular pages in which the content of the selected CMS block is rendered. Otherwise, a CMS block is rendered in all the pages to which the corresponding template with slots is applied.

To select pages: