Modify content blocks
You can modify a content block through the Content Blocks API.
When modifying a content block, you must perform the following:
- Get the master version. When editing a content block, you must work with its master version. For more information about querying content blocks, see For developers: Query content blocks. For more information about finding specific content blocks, see For developers: Find content blocks.
- Get a temp version. Check out the master version to get a temp version of the content block. This is the version that you must modify.
- Modify the temp version. Use the temp version to modify the content block.
- Update the master version. Check in the temp version to transfer the changes to the master version.
- Update the live version. Publish the master version to transfer the changes to the live version.
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Modify a content block with the Native API
To modify content blocks using the Native API, you must use the ContentManager class.
Modify a content block with the Fluent API
To modify content blocks using the Fluent API, you must use the content block facade.
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