Editor – Examples

Last modified: January 25 2024.

The default value for attributes will be used in the editor. If you prefer to preview the block with different data, you can use the example key.

Keep in mind that the example data will be also be used when previewing the block

Usage

block.json


            {
      "name": "blockstudio/native",
      "title": "Native Block",
      "category": "text",
      "icon": "star-filled",
      "description": "Native Blockstudio block.",
      "example": {
        "attributes": {
          "title": "This is a title"
        }
      },
      "blockstudio": {
        "attributes": [
          {
            "type": "text",
            "id": "title",
            "label": "Title",
          }
        ]
      }
    }

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Select

When adding examples to select-like field types with a values and labels (select, radio, checkbox etc.), the object has to include the value key.

block.json


            {
      "name": "blockstudio/native",
      "title": "Native Block",
      "category": "text",
      "icon": "star-filled",
      "description": "Native Blockstudio block.",
      "example": {
        "attributes": {
          "select": {
            "value": "javascript"
          }
        }
      },
      "blockstudio": {
        "attributes": [
          {
            "type": "select",
            "id": "select",
            "label": "Select"
          }
        ]
      }
    }

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Images

Blockstudio provides an easy way to populate the files field type with example data.

block.json


            {
      "name": "blockstudio/native",
      "title": "Native Block",
      "category": "text",
      "icon": "star-filled",
      "description": "Native Blockstudio block.",
      "example": {
        "attributes": {
          "files": {
            "blockstudio": true,
            "type": "image",
            "amount": 20
          }
        }
      },
      "blockstudio": {
        "attributes": [
          {
            "type": "files",
            "id": "images",
            "label": "Images"
          }
        ]
      }
    }

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