Adding, Editing, and Deleting Fragment Elements

Elements are areas in a contribution region that can be edited using the Contributor application. These elements appear as fields in Contributor, where users (contributors) can edit text, graphics, and other content.

The most common use of an element is to first create a contribution region on a page template, and then add one or more elements (WYSIWYG, plain text, image, or custom) to that region. Contributors can then open the web page containing the region and add and edit the text or graphics in each field.

A more advanced use of an element is to include it in a fragment to create a static list. A static list bundles multiple elements together in a table-like layout that allows contributors to add, edit, delete, and even rearrange rows and columns of elements (see Static List Fragments).

Adding an Element to a Fragment

To add an element to a fragment, perform these tasks:

1. With the fragment open in the Fragment Editor, click Elements.

   This opens the Fragments Elements dialog (see Fragment Elements Dialog).

   Fragment Elements Dialog

   
   

2. Click the type of element to add to the fragment: WYSIWYG, plain text, image, or custom.

   WYSIWYG Element Icon

   
   

   Plain Text Element Icon

   
   

   Image Element Icon

   
   

   CustomElement Icon

   
   

3. In the Element dialog, follow the same steps as if you were adding the element to a contribution region.

4. Click OK to close the Element dialog and then OK again to close the Fragment Elements dialog.

Editing an Element in a Fragment

To edit an element in a fragment, perform these tasks:

1. With the fragment open in the Fragment Editor, click Elements.

2. In the Fragment Elements Dialog, select the desired element and then click Edit.

3. In the Element dialog, follow the same steps as if you were editing an element in a contribution region.

4. Click OK to close the Element dialog and then OK again to close the Fragment Elements dialog.

Deleting an Element in a Fragment

To delete an element in a fragment, perform these tasks:

1. With the fragment open in the Fragment Editor, click Elements.

2. In the Fragments Element dialog (see Fragment Elements Dialog), select the desired element and then click Delete.

3. Click OK to close the Fragment Elements dialog.

The Elements button only displays in the Fragment Editor when the fragment is of the type "staticlist" (see Specifying Fragment Properties).

The Fragment Elements dialog contains an Advanced button. This opens a text editor that you can use to customize your element even more. However, when you start editing an element this way, you cannot return to the Fragment Elements dialog graphical user interface because there is no interface support for these edits.

Static list fragments are designed for use with the Contributor application. As such, when you add the static list to a page template, you must add it to a contribution region and then assign a data file to that region.