[IPS Marketplace] Pages SuperBlocks

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Create the community frontpage you always wanted just with drag&drop! This plugin & template set let’s you create a beautiful frontpage in the style of magazines or newspapers. You can display content from all your IPS apps: Core (Clubs, Calendar), Forums, Pages, Gallery, Downloads, Blogs. That’s 9 block types in total! But there is more: You choose the look of each block from 6 different layouts! Mix and match however you like! Feature a single article, show your recent clubs, albums, blog entries … It’s totally up to you. And instead of the dull stock block listings, SuperBlocks are appealing and engaging by showing images and teaser texts from the items of your feeds. 

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What’s needed: 

• IPS 4.3 in its most recent version with the Pages application  
• You should be familiar with setting up Pages blocks

How does it work:

The SuperBlocks plugin provides templates for regular Pages custom feed blocks. So you get the full power of Pages custom blocks with all their settings and filters. And you use the blocks like any Pages block. You just add a SuperBlocks template to create a more stylish look for the block. 

The SuperBlocks templates can be used in the main content area of any community page, which supports drag&drop slots. It doesn’t work in the sidebar and is not meant for pages with multiple content columns (e.g. a 3-column Pages page). You can create entire Page Builder pages with SuperBlocks or place individual blocks anywhere on your site. SuperBlocks in the main content work with or without a sidebar next to them. 

The layouts are chosen through the number of items you pick (or have) in your feed block. A value of “1” creates one big featured entry. “2” puts two entries next to each other. “3“ puts three entries in a row. “4” features the first entry and shows the other three entries as a list. “5” uses a two by three grid. “6” features one entry, shows images for two more entries and shows the rest as text only in another row. Higher values than six will be ignored. 

SuperBlocks are of course responsive and by default the templates will try to balance the use of hi-res and low-res images. You can fine-tune this in the plugin settings in accordance with your app image settings and the pages your are creating using SuperBlocks. 

What’s included: 

• Pages block templates in 6 different styles for each of the following feed types:
  • Pages: Record Feed 
  • Forum:
    • Topic Feed
    • Post Feed
  • Calendar: Upcoming Events
  • Clubs: Club Feed
  • Download: Files Feed
  • Blog: Entry Feed
  • Gallery:
    •  Image Feed
    • Album Feed
• A settings plugin with these features
  • Show block titles on desktop
  • Show block titles on tablets
  • Show block titles on phones
  • Key color
  • Secondary color
  • Badge overlay color
  • Image settings per app to influence quality and page loading

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