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building-blocktypes from macareuxdigital/concretecms-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add macareuxdigital/concretecms-skills/building-blocktypes@git:20260913.db96265Pins git:20260913.db96265 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
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- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- macareuxdigital/concretecms-skills
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- MIT
Create and manage Concrete CMS block types. Use this skill when the user asks to create or modify custom block types.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Building Block Types
Block types are the fundamental units of content in Concrete CMS. They allow users to add different types of content (text, images, forms, etc.) to pages.
## Basic Workflow for Block Type Development
1. **Define the Block Type Directory**:
- If in a package: `packages/your_package/blocks/block_handle/`
- If in application: `application/blocks/block_handle/`
2. **Create the Controller**:
- Create `controller.php` in the block directory.
3. **Create the View**:
- Create `view.php` for the public output.
4. **Create Add/Edit Forms**:
- Create `add.php` and `edit.php` for the dashboard interface.
- These files typically include `form.php`: `<?php $this->inc('form.php'); ?>`
- Do not forget these files, as they are required for the block to be added or edited in the CMS.
5. **Create the Form Template**:
- Create `form.php` which is shared by both `add.php` and `edit.php`.
6. **Define Database Schema**:
- Create `db.xml` (Doctrine XML format) to define the block's data table.
- Refer to the `working-with-database` skill for the XML format.
7. **Register the Block Type**:
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How to install
mdr add macareuxdigital/concretecms-skills/building-blocktypes@sha256:ea606dcdc6548f77The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260913.db96265, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Source
macareuxdigital/concretecms-skills · 10 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-13 · branch main
API
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