FAQs

What is the Acquia Cohesion hidden region?

The Acquia Cohesion hidden region is a useful holder for blocks that you want to render using the Acquia Cohesion block element.

If I use a Drupal block in a component, can I expose the block settings in the component form?

No. You cannot expose block forms or settings in Acquia Cohesion component forms.

Do component content entities have view modes?

No. Component content entities do not have view modes.

Can I use Drupal blocks on the layout canvas?

Yes. You can add Drupal blocks to the layout canvas using the block element.

Can I filter the list of blocks in the block element?

No. Drupal provides the list of blocks to the block element.

Can I use Drupal Fields?

Yes, you can use Drupal fields in certain parts of Acquia Cohesion.

Should I use Drupal fields or tokens?

It depends on the use case. For fields and their field formatters use a 'Field' element, for data without field formatters, use a token.

Why is the preview in the Style builder not updating?

The style preview may not be updated because the refresh icon hasn't been toggled to the active state.

Why is my Google map not showing?

Google maps may not be showing if you have not set a Google maps API key.

How do I set the width of a Youtube video embed element?

The Youtube video embed is responsive so it should expand to the width of its parent. If you do need to set a width you can apply the Width CSS property through the Style Builder.