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Block reference

This page lists every block type in the palette and the design variants available for the blocks that have them. A variant is purely a different look — the same content rendered another way — so switching one never changes or loses your content.

The block palette

Block types

Section titled “Block types”

Content

  • Heading — a section heading.
  • Text — rich text (headings, lists, bold / italic / links).
  • List / Bullets — a bulleted or numbered list.
  • Statement / Callout — a highlighted statement.
  • Divider — a visual separator.
  • Continue — a page break that gates progress within a lesson.
  • Button — a labelled button.

Media

  • Image — a single image, with size and alignment.
  • Image + Text — an image paired with text, with an image-size control.
  • Gallery — a set of images.
  • Audio — an audio clip.
  • Video / Embed — an uploaded video or a YouTube / Vimeo embed.

Interactive

  • Accordion — collapsible sections.
  • Tabs — tabbed panels.
  • Click-to-reveal — content revealed on click.
  • Timeline — a sequence of events.
  • Modal — content opened in a dialog.
  • Check-for-understanding (CFU) — an inline knowledge check with radio options and Submit.
  • Flashcards — two-sided cards.

The CFU and Flashcard blocks come from the EDZLMS interactive-content library.

Design variants

Section titled “Design variants”

Authors pick a variant from a thumbnail grid in the block’s settings. The same variant renders identically in the editor canvas, the preview, and the published SCORM player.

BlockVariants
Accordionplus/minus right · arrow left · numbered · separated cards · flush
Tabstop · left rail · bottom strip · clickable boxes · tab with image · process stepper (numbered prev/next panels)
Gallerygrid · carousel · masonry · lightbox thumbnails · full-bleed slideshow
List / Bulletsplain · icon · numbered cards · checklist · two-column
Statement / Calloutinfo · note · quote · warning · big
Flashcardsflip on click · flip on hover · grid · image front · carousel (one card + prev/next + counter)
Image + Textimage left / text right · text left / image right · text over image (left) · text over image (centered)
Cover pagefull image + overlay · image left / text right · image right / text left · color block · centered

The tab with image and flashcard image front variants accept an uploaded image (or a URL) in the block’s settings.