An article in a webpage states:
1 Toolset Blocks allows you to design your whole site visually using the default WordPress block editor.
2 Toolset Views allows you to design your whole site but using shortcodes, HTML, and CSS.
3 To create a listing website as per https://toolset.com/course/wordpress-directory-and-classifieds-sites/ uses Views
4 Chapter #4 https://toolset.com/course-chapter/creating-custom-lists-of-directory-items-with-views/
Creating Custom Lists of Directory Items with Views
1. Creating a View
2. Creating Sliders with Dynamic Post Content
Is there a reason why Views are used rather than Blocks as according to the above Item 1 Blocks seem to be the preferred method?
Thanks
John
Hi John,
Thank you for contacting us and I'll be happy to explain the difference.
The Toolset Blocks and Toolset Views plugins are offered as two separate plugins, but at the very core they offer the same set of features. This means that you can install any one of them and you won't be missing out on any of the features.
Before the blocks-based Gutenberg editor was introduced by WordPress, the name of the plugin was Toolset Views. But later it was rebranded as Toolset Blocks.
Also Views is not just the name of the plugin. Toolset offers a very useful tool to create a customized list of posts, as explained in the guide that you referenced:
https://toolset.com/course-chapter/creating-custom-lists-of-directory-items-with-views/
That feature is also called a 'view', even if you have the Toolset Blocks plugin active.
I hope this information helps and let me know if you have any follow-up questions.
regards,
Waqar
Thanks very much for that explanation, it's made some things much clearer.
Is a view the same as a page, ie ready to be included in a website or is it a stepping stone requiring further work?
Regards
John
Just one more thing is the block used in the View a Gutenburg View?
Thanks for writing back and glad that my message helped.
> Is a view the same as a page, ie ready to be included in a website or is it a stepping stone requiring further work?
- A 'view' is not the same as a page. Think of it as list of posts, that can be called or loaded on any page, post or template.
And although, you'll create it on one page/post/template, it can be used again on others.
> Just one more thing is the block used in the View a Gutenburg View?
- Yes, when you'll create a view using a 'View' block, it can be referred to as a block-based view or a Gutenberg view.
Very many thanks for this excellent help.
Is there a tutorial you know of that indicates how a view can be used to create a page/post.
Regards
John H
Sure, the videos available on the following tutorial are great place to start:
https://toolset.com/lesson-placement/lesson-placements-1621261-1622283/
Please let me know if you have any follow-up questions.
Excellent support, many thanks Waqar.
John H
