Umbraco offers two main ways for editors to build pages from components: the Block List and the Block Grid. Both let editors add, reorder and edit content blocks. The difference is layout.

Block List: one column of blocks

Blocks stack one after another. Editors choose what goes on the page and in what order, and the design controls how each block looks. It's simple to learn and hard to break.

Block Grid: blocks in a layout

Blocks can sit side by side in columns and areas, and editors can resize them within rules we set. It's more flexible and closer to a page builder, which suits marketing teams who create lots of landing pages.

How we choose

Guardrails make the difference

Whichever we pick, we limit which blocks are allowed where, give each block clear labels and previews in the back office, and test every layout on mobile. Editors get freedom where it helps and structure where it protects the design.