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Pala offers two ways to work with content: viewing blocks visually on the page, or opening them in the editor dialog to edit fields.

Visual View (On-Page)

The visual view shows your page as it will appear to visitors. What you see:
  • All blocks stacked vertically
  • How content looks in context
  • Spacing, layout, and design
What you can do:
  • Hover over blocks to see the toolbar
  • Drag blocks to reorder them
  • Click “Edit” to open the form dialog
  • Delete blocks
  • Add new blocks via drag-and-drop from sidebar
Use the visual view to see how your page looks and to rearrange blocks.

Form Editor (Dialog)

Click “Edit” in the block toolbar to open the editor dialog. Content Tab:
  • Shows all fields in a structured form
  • Edit text, images, links, etc.
  • Scroll through all fields
  • See what’s filled in and what’s empty
Code Tab (developers only):
  • Edit HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
  • See live preview
  • Toggle with Cmd/Ctrl + E
Content editors only see the Content tab. Developers can switch between Content and Code tabs.

When to Use Each

Use Visual View When:
  • Building page layouts
  • Rearranging blocks
  • Checking how content looks
  • Adding or removing blocks
Open Form Editor When:
  • Editing block content
  • Filling in multiple fields
  • Updating text, images, links
  • Need to see all fields at once

Workflow

Typical editing flow:
  1. Start in visual view - See the full page
  2. Hover over a block - Toolbar appears
  3. Click “Edit” - Form dialog opens
  4. Fill in fields - Edit content in Content tab
  5. Save - Changes appear on page
  6. Repeat - Edit more blocks as needed
You can also press Cmd/Ctrl + E while hovering over a block to quickly open the editor dialog.

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