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Block title

Block title emphasis

This property defined the "h" HTML tag for the block title, which may impact size, style and SEO value. 

Block title background color

This property defines a background color for the block title. This overrides any default theme heading background color.

Block title text color

This property controls the block title text color. This overrides any default theme heading text color. 

Block title note

Add additional notes below the title of this block.

Overline

Overline text

This property sets the text to use for the overline.

Overline text color

This property sets the text color for the overline.

Overline background color

This property sets the background color for the overline.

Overline icon

This property sets the icon to display next to the overline.

General 

Links position

This property defines the location of the block links, which are defined under the "Links" tab. 

Block content width

This property defines the width of the block content.

Block bottom margin

This property sets the bottom margin of the block.

Content discovery 

This property specified whether the asset order from this block will be passed along and used to provide assets for content discovery features.

Followed notifications button

This setting enables users to save a followed notification so that they get an email whenever this block as new content.

Layout

Block background color

This property will create a colored box around the block and all of its contents.

Card background color

This property will create a colored box around the asset card.

Text color

This property will change the asset card text colors. It is typically used to create contrast with the background color box.

Image

Show image

This property will either show or hide the asset preview image.

Aspect ratio

Sets the aspect ratio of the preview image when "Image max" is set to 1.

Content

Automatically update

This property allows the block to automatically check for new content periodically. If new content is found, a button will show up at the top of the block allowing users to click for viewing the latest content.

Display

This property allows a lead paragraph to display on the first asset if set to "Top Story".

Headline size

This property sets the size of the asset headline.

Lead truncate

This property will truncate the lead paragraph to the number of characters defined.

Read more link

This property will either show or hide a "Read more" link at the end of the lead paragraph. The lead paragraph must be set to true for this to show. 

Read more text

This property will customize the "Read more" text.

Show section

This property will either show or hide the asset primary section tag above the headline.

Show flags

This property will either show or hide the asset flags above the headline.

Show byline

This property will either show or hide the asset byline.

Show author

This property will either show or hide the asset author.

Show comment count

This property will either show or hide the asset comment count.

Show sharing buttons

This property will either show or hide the sharing buttons.

Share button type

This property provides choices for the share button display, plus the option to turn off the share buttons with the "none" selection. If the property is set to inherit, it will inherit this value from the URL property.

Show asset type icons

This property toggles the display of asset type icons. If this property is set to inherit, it will inherit this value from the URL property.