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title: Block property
slug: cms-13/docs/block-property
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createdAt: 2026-07-30T20:22:02.544Z
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The **Block** property type lets you embed structured, reusable content components within a content type. Use blocks to group related properties and create modular content structures. Define your own block types through [Create pages and blocks](docId\:mCe5BRXNDt6oaLHw5x7KX).

The following image shows **Block** property type examples.

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## Configure Block property

The following attributes are available when you configure a **Block** property.

- **Name** – Enter the name of this block property type. This name is used for programming and language settings.
- **Type** – Lets you change the content type to any other.
- **Block Type** – Select any of the existing block content types to create a block with separate properties. (To create a block, see [Create pages and blocks](docId\:mCe5BRXNDt6oaLHw5x7KX).)
- **Value must be entered** – Unavailable.
- **Unique value per language** – Unavailable.
- **List** – Select to make the property a list property. Available in Experience and Element content types; unavailable in Page, Block, and Media content types.
- **Property Indexing Type** – Unavailable.
- **Default value** – Unavailable.
- **Display in edit view** – Unavailable.
- **Display name** – Enter the text you want to display above the block element on the page in **All Properties** view.
- **Help text** – Enter text to display next to the **Display Name**. The following image shows how help text displays.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/DWTeGk5uuEkqlmtX55qOS_e373f72cad3f5c7fe6969e2f9611dfbb254d40e36a173de8d10beba5090faf7b-image.png)

- **Sort index** – Specify a value to determine the order in which data is displayed or processed.
- **Property Group** – Select a property group (**Categories**, **Content**, **Dynamic Blocks**, **Preview**, **Scheduling**, **SEO Settings**, **Shortcut**) to organize your content on tabs in the **All Properties** view of the content type. The following image shows a block on the **Dynamic Blocks** tab (property group).

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/pccDI0GAbVg9NYqPdYRpk_3d304857f239a04395195ffa0bd9efc2c4a731b87c05b7a69be7921cb90e9277-image.png)

## How block property types render in the All Properties view

### Application labels dictionary

The **Application labels dictionary** content type has the following property components.

- **Items** – Dictionary item block type.
- **Key** – Simple text box.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/aNDKJcfjgYYmwZMX-kxwj_03facab4aef0133f6711191b416f61ba9469c57a479bd100fc083b311e5cb442-image.png)

### Banner Block

The **Banner Block** content type has the following property component.

- **Title** – Simple text box.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/Iy-ggzi7hKQ8NHXQZtZOQ_f7b35e01fd414161d5fdca487bc8017ad27113cb17875038cfa4482edef356aa-image.png)

### Button

The **Button** content type has the following property components.

- **Link** – URL to page or external address.
- **Text** – Simple text box.
- **CSS Classes** – Simple text box.
- **Button Type** – Choice (drop-down list).
- **Variant** – Choice (drop-down list).

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/fqcvqPA5kbCYLjSa2BU--_7dc5690030c7d3636985844fcbd10884fb846201884971105d9b97ac01d6764e-image.png)

### Card Component

The **Card Component** content type has the following property components.

- **Heading** – Simple text box that requires input.
- **Subheading** – Simple text box.
- **Description** – Text box with minimal TinyMCE (bold and italics only).
- **Color** –  Choice (drop-down list).
- **CardButton** – Button block type.
- **Icon** – Content Reference with only images allowed.
- **Image** – Content Reference with only images allowed.
- **Image Layout** – Choice (drop-down list).

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/nPmQ0G4-c3WaWlLW5uoOE_c03b3843acc66c9bb1e4bb928e4faaf71cea64f7996e04f121e744995dd09715-image.png)

### Dictionary Item

The **Dictionary Item** content type has the following property components.

- **Key** – Simple text box.
- **Value** – Simple text box.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/3L1pAPPwTVArgjLeGkdxd_10a06b030c42d965436754f97ef5e775582de29e7c09857e7ef52cb5a113bbdc-image.png)

### Mega Menu Group

The **Mega Menu Group** content type has the following property components.

- **Heading** – Simple text box.
- **Menu item link** – URL to page or external address.
- **Navigation content** – Content Area with allowed content types: **Navigation Menu** and **Card Component**.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/EUO2e27shPYZ09ZSveOs3_307a513636311d081173fde50d1392c7205405f23bbde9280bedfbd8220d430c-image.png)

### Navigation Menu

The **Navigation Menu** content type has the following property components.

- **Heading** – Simple text box.
- **Links** – Link collection.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/1PrPjdVp1UE3P6QF9obGF_1f743ada564910385b45591c2009ff0e940138748730b43057f6b53ff2cc9193-image.png)

### Office locations

The **Office locations** content type has the following property components.

- **Title** – Simple text box. User is required to enter data.
- **Address (1st Line)** – Simple text box. User is required to enter data.
- **Address (2nd Line)** – Simple text box.
- **City** – Simple text box. User is required to enter data.
- **Postal Code** – Simple text box.
- **Country** – Simple text box.
- **Phone number** – Simple text box.
- **E-Mail address** – Simple text box.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/r61DwHXZcRqr4WLW4MzAQ_98e691f8717df5b341a8b84c62f2e213840337696c6f44907e638b83d4834106-image.png)

### Page SEO Settings

The **Page SEO Settings** content type has the following property component.

- **Meta title** – Simple text box.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/MmXAZHU_rQTHRaxriqKrf_edeae60df772253b015173320934d59af855cb0163b0044fa467be0e52e207b0-image.png)

### Website footer configuration

The **Website footer configuration** content type has the following property components.

- **Main Office Location** – Content Area that permits only an **Office Location** content type as input.
- **First Menu** – Navigation Menu block type.
- **Second Menu** – Navigation Menu block type.
- **Third Menu** – Navigation Menu block type.
- **Logo** – Content Reference that permits only an **Images** content type as input.
- **Logo alternative text** – Simple text box.
- **Legal links** – Link collection.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/D2qB7Iy5EQwMDo_XlciqG_e53e6f0d2e8e5b9b9adc75e396377c2be708b903f774abef924da7bdeb49aa5f-image.png)

### Website header configuration

The **Website header configuration** content type has the following property components.

- **Logo** – Content Reference that permits only an **Images** content type as input.
- **Dark Mode Logo** – Content Reference that permits only an **Images** content type as input.
- **Main Navigation** – Content Area that permits only a **Mega menu group** content type as input.
- **Utility Navigation** – Content Area.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/BrbvVORKJ5iIeSMZye5kI/Uz64Kta98F5Zj8EnXTxv5_08e82b5b9cdc080da7ce66a080b7bc19180ac371c311105dac51f1c49a607adf-image.png)

## Block property binding in Visual Builder

Block properties support **property binding** in the Visual Builder view. Binding connects a block property directly to a property on the parent Experience or Section, letting editors manage the value from the parent content item rather than editing the block in isolation.

:::hint{type="info"}
**Note**
Binding is available only for properties on blocks that are **direct children** of an Experience or Section (first-level content). Nested scenarios — where a block is placed inside another block, which is itself inside an Experience or Section — are not supported.
:::