Pages & Content
Components and content items
Reusable pieces of a site: what a component is, content sections and items, and when to build one.
Last updated September 2, 2026
A component is a piece of a page built once and used in many places — a services grid, a testimonial band, a call to action, a team section.
Components and their content
| Piece | What it is |
|---|---|
| Component | The reusable structure. |
| Content section | A grouping of content within it. |
| Content items | The individual entries — each card in a grid, each item in a list. |
When to build one
- The same block appears on three or more pages.
- It changes regularly, and you do not want to edit it in six places.
- It has to be identical everywhere — a legal note, a set of accreditations.
Building a component for something used once is more work than it saves. Wait until the second or third use.
Tribes and components
Tribes have their own components list too, so a location can have pieces that are genuinely theirs — their team, their premises — alongside the shared ones.
See it working
A franchise website running on Gorilla Dash
Hungry Gorilla is a demonstration website for a made-up cafe franchise. Its pages, location pages, menus, online ordering and enquiry forms are all managed in Gorilla Dash, so you can see how the pieces fit together before you build your own.