ENB_WEB_CAM-05 Copying blocks and pages
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Where things get a little more advanced is when you need to add new blocks to a page, rather than building everything from scratch, Umbraco makes it really easy to copy and reuse existing blocks. Here's how it works. If you see a section on your page that's well structured and you'd like to replicate it. Select the highest level block, typically the container that wraps all the content within that section.
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Then select the copy button. Next, scroll down to where you'd like to place the new block and select the plus button to add content. In the top right corner, you'll see a clipboard option. Select that and you can paste in the block you just copied. Everything comes across perfectly the structure, the formatting, the content. From there, you simply edit the text and images to suit your needs.
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And if there are any parts you don't need, you can select the block and delete it and then resize the rest of the content if needed. This is a huge time saver whenever you need to create new sections or expand a page. The same principle applies to entire pages as well. If you find a page that's well structured and you'd like to use it as a starting point, right click on it in the content tree or select the three dots.
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Select copy and then select where in your site you want to copy it to. When you create a new page, you'll be able to use that copied page as a template, giving you a head start rather than building everything from scratch.
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