Black shapes and shared block templates

Hi L3,

Great questions!

Those black shapes you see when hovering near the block type dropdown are normal UI markers in Rise. They appear when a block type has more layout options, like Paragraph or Quote. They simply show where you can open the dropdown to change the layout and disappear once you move your cursor away.

For shared block templates, what you are seeing is expected. Once a shared block template is inserted into a lesson, it becomes independent. Edits to the original template don’t carry over automatically. To apply updates, you’ll need to reinsert the newest version. You can learn more in our article on creating, sharing, and reusing block templates.

I can see how automatic syncing would make shared content easier to maintain. I’ve shared your idea with our product team as a feature request.