The block builder (Meridian Studio)
Every page is a stack of blocks. There are 32 of them.
Building a page
Pages → New page offers a set of starting layouts — home, about, the
experience, investment, sessions, contact, travel, resources and more. Pick one
and you get a sensible stack of blocks to edit rather than a blank screen. Pick
Blank to start from nothing.
Below the stack is the palette, grouped by what each block is for. Click one to
add it.
Rearranging
Drag the handle on the left of any block, or use the up and down arrows. The
duplicate button copies a block with its content, which is the fastest way to
build a repeating section.
Editing
Click a block's bar to open it. Everything is plain fields — no nested panels.
Text fields accept asterisks around a word to set it in italic. That is
how the mixed roman-and-italic headlines throughout the design are made.
Image fields open the picker. For multi-image blocks, the order you click
is the order they appear.
Repeaters — pricing tiers, FAQ questions, session types — have an *Add
another* button and a remove cross on each row.
Saving
One Save page button at the bottom saves the page and every block on it.
Blocks are not saved individually.
Blocks worth knowing
- Hero — full-bleed opener with crossfading slides
- Portfolio grid — pulls collections in automatically, no manual updating
- Statement — full-bleed photograph with words over it
- Masonry / grid / strip / marquee — four ways to show a set of photographs
- Investment — pricing tiers with one highlighted
- FAQ — numbered questions that open one at a time
- Sessions — session types with photograph, inclusions and price
- Film — a YouTube or Vimeo embed that loads nothing until play is pressed
- Enquiry form — wired to your inbox and your dashboard
Preview
The Preview button opens the live page in a new tab. Save first — preview
shows what is saved, not what is on screen.