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.

I want to rotate an element. Do I use the X, Y or Z rotate property?

If you’re trying to rotate the element front on, use the Z rotate property.

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.

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 react components in Acquia Cohesion?

Yes, you can render react components.

How do I add custom functionality to my Acquia website?

Yes, you can add custom functionality to your site through the use of custom Drupal modules, sub-themes, and custom elements.

Can I develop my own custom elements?

Yes. If you're a developer you can create your own custom elements. These will appear within the 'Custom element' category in the Sidebar browser.

Can I use custom elements inside Components?

Yes. If you develop your own Custom elements you can use them within Components and make their fields editable within your them.

Can I apply custom styles to content in the WYSIWYG?

Yes. As long as you are using the Cohesion text format you will see two new menus ‘Element styles’ and ‘Inline styles’. Use these to apply custom styles.

Why, when I add a block quote via the WYSIWYG, is the text size different to what I’ve set in my Block quote style?

The WYSIWYG (ckeditor) adds a paragraph tag around the text within the block quote. This causes it to inherit the text size of your paragraph base style.