20.2.1. How to create a block, theoretical approach

You have to follow these rules when creating a block:

Remember that you have a limited amount of space in the block, pay special attention to the layout!

Warning Warning
 

In order to have W3C standard compatible blocks, Francisco Burzi says:

"To respect the W3c standards for HTML 4.01 Transitional, it is very important that you replace all "instances of &" in the URL by the tag "& "

For example the URL:
<a href="modules.php?op=modload&name=FAQ&file=index">
must be written:
<a href="modules.php?op=modload&amp;name=FAQ&amp;file=index">
and don't use, for example, the tag "li" (used to create a list), but leave that in the style sheet (CSS) which will make it for you.

The background for the tables and font etc., are better left to the style sheet (CSS).

We will now see how to construct a block starting from the beginning.


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