{"id":65857,"date":"2026-06-11T11:29:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/help\/non-knowledgebase\/uncategorized\/how-do-i-edit-elements\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:35:05","password":"","slug":"how-to-edit-elements","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/website-and-finder\/pages\/how-to-edit-elements\/","title":{"rendered":"How to edit elements?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ChurchTools Website lets you insert one or more elements into a page&#8217;s content or sidebar. Of course, you can edit and customize the list of elements and the elements themselves at any time. We&#8217;ll explain how to do that in this article.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(1) Expand\/collapse all items<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using the &#8221; Fold in all<em> sets<\/em> &#8221; and <em>&#8220;Fold out all sets<\/em> &#8221; buttons in the upper-right corner (three-dot menu) above the list of elements, you can collapse all previously inserted elements to their title bars or expand them to show their details. Collapsing the elements gives you a quick overview of their layout on the page, especially on larger pages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(2) Move elements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using the handle to the left of the element&#8217;s title, you can easily grab an element with the mouse and <em>move<\/em> it up or down in the layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(3) Show\/hide an element on the website<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the switch is active, <em>the element is displayed on the webpage<\/em>. Clicking the switch deactivates it, and the corresponding element is no longer displayed. This makes it easy, for example, to show and hide elements for recurring events, rather than having to delete and recreate them over and over again.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(4) Three-dot menu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using an item&#8217;s <em>three-dot menu<\/em>, you can <em>expand<\/em> or <em>collapse<\/em> the item, <em>duplicate<\/em> it, or <em>delete<\/em> it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(5) Heading<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can add a <em>heading<\/em> to most elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(6) Enter\/select information about the element<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For some elements, you&#8217;ll need to provide additional information: select external <em>services<\/em>, choose <em>tags<\/em> to narrow down your selection of groups, posts, people, or events, define <em>buttons<\/em>, add <em>descriptive text<\/em>, and upload <em>images<\/em>. It all depends on the element and how you plan to use it.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(7) Design Options<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For many elements, you have the option to customize the <em>design<\/em> to suit your preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-box ct-box-blue has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1ccdadb1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-radius:8px;border-left-color:#22c55e;border-left-width:0.5rem;background-color:#dcfce7;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0.5rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0rem;margin-left:0.5rem\"><strong>Tip<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-right:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;margin-left:0.5rem\">On mobile devices, you can also display teasers, groups, events, posts, people, and galleries as a horizontal carousel in certain layouts. This keeps the page organized even when it contains many elements and prevents it from becoming unnecessarily long. To do this, the <em>\u201cMobile Devices \u2013 Sideways Scroll\u201d<\/em> setting is available in some layout options.  <\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(8) Additional Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an element&#8217;s advanced settings, you can set a <em>time period<\/em> during which the element should be visible, enable <em>automatic<\/em> slide <em>transitions<\/em>, or add <em>teaser elements<\/em>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Website_Page-content_Add-element.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1212\" height=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Website_Page-content_Add-element.png\" alt=\"Screenshot Website Page content Add element\" class=\"wp-image-65870\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.33775536709123;width:636px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Website_Page-content_Add-element.png 1212w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Website_Page-content_Add-element-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Website_Page-content_Add-element-1024x765.png 1024w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Website_Page-content_Add-element-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Website_Page-content_Add-element-360x269.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1212px) 100vw, 1212px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Insert Additional Elements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To add new items <em>to the end of the list<\/em>, use the <em>+ icon<\/em> below the last item on the page.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to add another element <em>between two existing ones<\/em>, hover your mouse over the space between the two elements and click the <em>+ icon<\/em> that appears there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ChurchTools Website lets you insert one or more elements into a page&#8217;s content or sidebar. 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