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title: Content blocks
description: A block is a defined piece of content within the system that can be reused.
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release: australia
product: Content Management System
classification: content-management-system
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Configure Content Management sites, Content Management System, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences]
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# Content blocks

A block is a defined piece of content within the system that can be reused.

A content page is constructed by arranging customized blocks of content on a page. Content blocks are an important part of a CMS site. Existing content such as reports, gauges, and record lists are automatically available as content blocks and more can be created within the CMS.

After defining content blocks, use them on any content page by adding them to drop zones. For more information, see [Add content to a page](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_AddContentToAPage.md).

Create content blocks after sites and pages have been designed.

-   **[Configure a content block](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_CreateAContentBlock.md)**  
To configure a content block, define it in the appropriate form.
-   **[View CMS block tags](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_CMSBlockTag.md)**  
View CMS block tags, which are used for advanced block creation and site flexibility.
-   **[Types of content blocks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/r_TypesOfContentBlocks.md)**  
Content blocks, which make up content pages, are reusable pieces of content defined within the system.
-   **[Content Management and the Apache Jelly engine](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/r_ContentManagementAndJelly.md)**  
Apache Jelly is a Java-based and XML-based scripting and processing engine for turning XML into executable code.

**Parent Topic:**[Configure Content Management sites](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_CreateASite.md)

**Related topics**  


[Content sites]()

[Content pages in CMS]()

[Content Management templates]()

[Content types]()

[Style in Content Management]()

[Content Management meta tags]()

[View CMS block tags](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_CMSBlockTag.md)

[Configure a header block](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_HeaderBlock.md)

[Configure a static HTML block](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_StaticHTMLBlock.md)

[Format an image as a static HTML block](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_AddAnImageAsAStaticHTMLBlock.md)

[Configure dynamic blocks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_CreateADynamicBlock.md)

[Catalog cart block](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/c_CatalogCartBlock.md)

[Integrate Live Feed with CMS](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_AddLiveFeedToIFrame.md)

[Configure Flash movie blocks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_FlashMovieBlock.md)

[Configure a detailed content block](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_DetailedContentBlock.md)

[Configure iFrames](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-user-interface/content-management-system/t_IFrame.md)