Template blocks are new to version 2.2.0 of the template and are designed to cut down on template maintenance. Below you can see the template blocks I use for the dominoblog.com website.



In order to create a template block you need to goto the Templates in your database and then select the Template Blocks view.



Click the "Create Template Block" button that appears on the view and a blank template document will appear - name your template something meaningful in the Properties Tab - Template Name and then create your template html in the Text/HTML tab. All the usual DXTags you would use can be entered.

In order to use a Template Block within a site or document template etc - edit that template and insert the following syntax into where you wish the template block to be placed:

<$DXTemplateBlock Name="LeftBar"$>

Hopefully it is obvious to see that the name attribute refers to the name of the template block you created.

Using template blocks will save a lot of time in the future if you want to edit a standard menu etc - as it can be done in one place rather than editing your site/document and any other templates you may use - think of it as similar to a subform in notes design.