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L3
Community Member
4 days ago

Black shapes and shared block templates

Couple of questions

  1. When the mouse pointer hovers over a block type in a lesson - these black shapes appear (see image). What are they for?
  2. Chat GPT tells me that block templates (shared with a team) will update automatically - but I can't get this to work. I create a shared block template. Insert it in another lesson. But when I modify the original the 'copy' doesn't update.

Thanks for the help

 

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3 Replies

  • EricSantos's avatar
    EricSantos
    Staff
    2 days ago

    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.

    • L3's avatar
      L3
      Community Member
      2 days ago

      Thanks for that Eric - seem like the 'auto syncing' block templates were just a figment of Chat GPT's imagination!

      • EricSantos's avatar
        EricSantos
        Staff
        16 hours ago

        I’m really glad that helped clear things up, L3! Auto-syncing block templates would be a great addition, and I appreciate you taking the time to test and confirm how it works.

        Thanks again for bringing both questions to the community.