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Working with the Box Hubs Builder

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The Box Hubs builder provides an intuitive interface for organizing your Hub content. The builder uses the same interaction model as other Box tools, making it easy to learn and use.

Before you begin

To organize a Hub, you must have co-owner or editor permissions. For details, see Box Hubs Permissions.

Edit your Hub

To open a Hub in edit mode: 

  1. Go to the Hubs gallery. 
  2. Select the Hub you want to edit.
  3. In the upper-right corner, select Edit. 

The Add Block panel appears on the right side. The panel displays all available content block types you can add to your Hub. 

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Content blocks

Content blocks are the building blocks of your Hub. Each block type serves a different purpose: 

Block type Description
Files and Folders Add content from your Box account. 
Section Header Create an organizational section with a title (up to 100 characters). 
Paragraph Add text content (up to 500 characters). 
Call Out Highlight important information in a new call out window (up to 500 characters). 
Link Preview Embed interactive content directly in your Hub. 
Divider Add a visual separator between content. 

Add a block

Use either method to add a block:

Method 1: Click to add

  1. In the Add Block panel, select the block type.
  2. The block appears at the end of the page.

Method 2: Drag to add

  1. In the Add Block panel, drag the block type onto the page.
  2. Drop it in the desired location.

Manage blocks

To manage a block:

  1. Select the block on the canvas.
  2. The context toolbar appears with available options:
    • Move up or down
    • Move to a Different Page
    • Duplicate
    • Trash
    • Add Items (for Files and Folders blocks)
    • Display as grid or list (for Files and Folders blocks)
    • Formatting toolbar (for Paragraph and Call Out blocks)

To reposition a block, select it and drag it to the new location.

In Files and Folders blocks, individual files become draggable only after you select the block. This prevents accidental movement.

Delete a block

  1. Select the block.
  2. On the context toolbar, select Trash.

Sections

Sections help you organize related content together. Each section can contain multiple blocks.

Create a section

  1. In the Add Block panel, select Section Title or drag it onto the page.
  2. Enter a section title (up to 100 characters).
  3. Add content blocks to your section.

When you add a section title, an outline is created automatically in the Hub navigation. This makes browsing easier for viewers.

Reorder sections

  1. Select the section title.
  2. In the context toolbar, select Move Up or Move Down.
  3. Move the section to the desired position.

Rename a section

  1. Select the section title.
  2. Enter the new title.

Delete a section

  1. Select the section.
  2. In the context toolbar, select Trash.

Pages

Pages provide another level of organization in your Hub. You can create multiple pages and nest them to build a clear hierarchy.

Add a page

  1. In the Hub Outline panel, select Add Page (+).
  2. Replace the default title with your page name.

The default title format is "Untitled Page [yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss]."

Add a nested page

Nested pages (subpages) appear under a parent page in the hierarchy.

  1. In the Hub Outline panel, hover over the parent page.
  2. Select the ellipsis (...) to open the page options.
  3. Select Add Nested Page.
  4. Enter a title for the nested page.

Duplicate a page

  1. In the Hub Outline panel, hover over the page.
  2. Select the ellipsis (...) to open the page options.
  3. Select Duplicate Page.

Change page hierarchy

You can reorganize your pages at any time:

  • Reorder pages: Drag a page up or down to change its position.
  • Create nested pages: Drag a page onto another page to make it a subpage.
  • Promote nested pages: Drag a subpage into the main page area to make it a top-level page.
Your home page is always the highest page in the hierarchy and can't be moved.

Delete a page

  1. In the Hub Outline panel, hover over the page.
  2. Select the ellipsis (...) to open the page options.
  3. Select Delete Page.
  4. In the confirmation dialog, select Delete.
When you delete a page, all content within it is deleted, including blocks and nested pages. This action can't be reversed.

Notify collaborators of changes

After you make changes to your Hub, you can notify all collaborators through email.

Send a change notification

  1. Make your changes to the Hub.
  2. In the upper-right corner, select Save > Save & Notify Collaborators.
  3. In the notification dialog, enter a message describing your changes.
  4. Select Save & Notify.

All Hub collaborators receive an email notification with your custom message and a link to open the Hub.

Save without notifying

If you don't want to notify collaborators:

  1. Make your changes to the Hub.
  2. In the upper-right corner, select Save > Save & Notify Collaborators.
  3. Select Save Only.

Your changes are saved, but collaborators don't receive an email notification.

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