Customization, add additional assets types when creating/updating posts ( dynamic menu customizations on cards and snippets )

[jimzcc]

Hi,

i have searched over the developer doc on themes / integrations but can’t quite get to this exactly.

when we create/edit a new post, and click on the “circle+” sign, there is a list of assets we can add, like this :

what are these items called ? posts assets ? i want to get the official naming / definition on these items so that i can search for this in the developer doc more precisely.

or, does anyone has any idea how to customize this list of “assets” ?

[SHAWNHOSEA]

So far, I’ve just seen them referred to as “cards”.

I’d also be interested to know if it’s possible to create more options.

[jimzcc]

hi @SHAWNHOSEA ,
thanks for your reply, the link you attached is very helpful, at least for now i know that the subjects are named “dynamic menu” / “cards” / “snippets”. i have therefore updated the subject accordingly.

i’ll do some more searches based on these hints and update any findings i got under this thread.

[jimzcc]

@SHAWNHOSEA ,

can’t find where to add customized “cards” yet, but adding custom snippets can easily be done like this :

How to Create a Custom Post Template With "Snippets" Embedded Within {{content}}

Any selection can be a snippet, not just individual cards. Create a page with your html blocks and empty writing spaces Select all of the contents (Ctrl/Cmd+A can be easier than click+drag for long posts) Click the “Create snippet” toolbar button Use that snippet when creating a new post

just wished that the Ghost doc can get more organized and easier to get feature demo like this.

[SHAWNHOSEA]

Thanks! I’ll have to try this out.

[aigan]

The cards are defined in ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/options/cards.js as CARD_MENU and used in ghost/admin/lib/koenig-editor/addon/helpers/card-menu-items.js

I can’t see any hook to add to it.

I don’t understand why you would have to fork Ghost just to add custom content to posts and pages.