Core Docs - Digital Publishing - Add Blocks & Pages

Rock Version: v19.0
Last Modified: 2026-02-17 3:00 PM

As you work on your site, you’ll want to add new pages. There are two ways to do this: through your external organization site, or through your internal Rock site. Both methods end in the same result (new pages with blocks and content), you just take different paths to get there. Each approach has its pros and cons. Creating pages from your external site allows you to view the pages as you’re creating them. Creating pages from your internal site allows you to create and configure pages faster as well as to easily see how the new pages fit into the overall site structure.

The Admin Toolbar is the gateway to a majority of Rock's content management features. This bar is displayed at the bottom of each page that the logged in person has rights to manage. It's always available at the bottom of the page, but it's hidden until you hover over it with your mouse.

You can find the following buttons/links on the toolbar:

Let’s start by looking at how to add a page from your external site.

Adding a Page (External Site)

To add a page from your external organization site, follow these steps:

Adding a Block to a Page (External Site)

A small part of your content management duties will be to add and configure blocks on a page. To add a block to an existing page, follow these simple steps.

Now that your page is created and your block structure is set up, it’s time to configure your page properties and add content. To learn how to do this, see the Add Blocks and Pages article below.

Adding a Page (Internal Site)

Adding a page from your internal site allows you to both create a page and configure its properties in the same place.

Begin by going to Admin Tools > CMS Configuration > Pages. You’ll see a tree navigation of the pages of your site, as well as a ti ti-plus icon. Click the ti ti-plus icon and select either "Add Top-Level" or "Add Child To Selected". Rock will then display the Add Page screen.

The Add Page screen has three tabs: Basic Settings, Display Settings, and Advanced Settings. This is where you set up the new page’s properties.

Click Save when you’re done. Now it’s time to add content to your page. To learn how to do this, see the Add Blocks and Pages article.

Saving Your New Page Configurations
While the Save button appears on each of the Add Page tabs, you only have to click it once to save the configuration settings for all three tabs.  

Editing a Page (Internal Site)

You can also edit a page’s block configuration and properties from the internal site. From the Pages screen (Admin Tools > CMS Configuration > Pages), click the page you want to edit from the tree navigation.

From here, you can edit an existing block by clicking the ti ti-pencil-square button. You can also add a new block by selecting the zone where you want the block to go from the dropdown menu on the right, then clicking ti ti-circle-plus Add Block to Zone to display the Add Block window.

Note here the option to add this block to the Page, Layout or Site. Just like adding a block to your external site, you need to decide if you want this block to only appear on the current page, on any page using this layout or across your entire internal site. The Layout and Site options are best used when adding a block you know for sure belongs on every page, such as a header or footer. Otherwise, it's best to use the Page option.

To edit an existing block’s properties, click the ti ti-settings button. Rock will display the Block Properties screen. The options displayed will depend on the kind of block you're editing.