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Listing blocks are comprised of other pages to dynamically create the list. So to edit items in the list, we need to edit the pages that make up the list, but where are these pages located? 

• NOTE: Faculty/staff listings blocks point to a folder/container under the microsite: GlobalComponents > Faculty List Container > Faculty Container. 
  • Some sites have multiple faculty containers, some containers may be renamed to better indicate the pages within. 
• Other listing blocks can point to any page or container to create their lists.

So, how do we find the container/page that holds the content in the list?

If you are not sure where to to find the pages in the list for editing, editing the listing block can help us navigate to the page/container in the CMS content/page tree that holds these pages.

Video Tutorial

Finding the container page

• Edit the page that contains the list
• Edit the listing block on that page
  • if in display view, click on the list and then click on the selected block in the popup
    
• Switch to All Properties view
  
• click on the Iisting settings tab
• scroll down to the Faculty/Staff container property or Page List Root property
  
• Click on the "..." of the Faculty/Staff container property or Page List Root property
• Select Edit Content
  
• This will open up the container page for editing as well as select it in the content/page tree
  • scroll down the page tree to find the selected content
    
• Expand that page in the content/page tree 
  
• Now you can find the page that displays as the item in your list
• Edit the page that you wish 
• Publish the page and now all listing blocks that have this item in their list have been updated