Create Info box

Info boxes are content modules that can be designed in many different ways. You can create info boxes via the administration menu and then place them on pages in various ways, but you can also create info boxes directly in the layout tool.

The design and variations of info boxes
Your entire info box can be clickable, but it doesn’t have to be. It can contain an image, or just text. It can have a "background color" or not. It has a body field with a full editor, which offers many possibilities. You can also add an RSS feed to an info box. When you create an info box via the administration menu, you then need to place it somewhere, as it is only saved in your content library once you do this. Below, we’ll go through how to create an info box and how to place it in your content.

Create an info box via the admin menu

Gå till Manage > Content > Add content > Info box

In the ‘Administrative title’ field, enter the name you want the info box to have in the admin interface. This title is not visible to users; you use it solely to locate your info box in your content library.

In the 'title' field, however, you should enter the main heading that will be visible to visitors, if you want to include one. Remember to select the correct heading level in the 'heading level' drop-down menu.

If you want the entire info box to be a clickable link, enter the destination of the link in the ‘link’ field. Please note that if you choose to make the entire info box a clickable link, all formatting of the content you enter in the body field – as covered in step 6 – will be lost. Bulleted lists, links, headings, etc. will therefore disappear, and the content will simply be displayed as plain text with the "normal" formatting.

If you want to include a featured image or video in the info box, add it under ‘Media’. You can either select an existing one from the library or choose to upload a brand new one.

In the body field, you can enter content in the same way as when using the text editor. Here you can add body text, headings at various levels, lists, links, and embed images and other media. Please note that, as mentioned in step 4, you can only do this as long as you do not make the info box clickable; otherwise, everything will be displayed as standard body text.

Working in the text editor

Select a background colour for your info box under ‘Background color’ and choose whether the width of your info box should be adjusted to fit the space taken up by your content, or whether the info box should be aligned with neighbouring elements. The latter option is useful if, for example, you want to create a mosaic block in the layout tool containing various content boxes that are aligned with one another. 

If you want to create an RSS feed in an info box, you can do so under RSS settings. You can find more information on how to use RSS via the link below. 

Click Save to save your info box to your content library.

Place info boxes in different locations

You can place your info boxes in various locations. The procedure for doing this varies depending on where you want to place your info box. As a general rule, for the types of content you can work with in the layout tool – such as landing pages, subpages and articles – you should also place your info boxes using the layout tool. However, some pages cannot be edited in the layout tool, such as the static listing pages that Drupal generates automatically; in these cases, you can often add an existing infobox in edit mode instead.