When you first log in to your Thrive site, your homepage will be blank. You’ll be prompted to add your first block—and this guide will walk you through how to do it.
Adding Your First Block
To begin, click the ADD BLOCK button highlighted on your homepage..png?sv=2022-11-02&spr=https&st=2025-09-19T05%3A13%3A28Z&se=2025-09-19T05%3A25%3A28Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=3KwrfN1ajpurdTiukn4043FnpBuNIKgt1YvlW7bTkC0%3D)
This will take you into Editing Mode, where you can choose the type of block you'd like to add..png?sv=2022-11-02&spr=https&st=2025-09-19T05%3A13%3A28Z&se=2025-09-19T05%3A25%3A28Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=3KwrfN1ajpurdTiukn4043FnpBuNIKgt1YvlW7bTkC0%3D)
Choosing and Configuring a Block
Once you’ve selected a block type (e.g. Essential, Recommended, Latest, Trending, List, or People), you can start configuring how the block looks and what it displays.
You can:
Filter content by tags and specific content types
Set audience visibility—for example, you might show a block of HR-specific content only to your HR staff audience
At the bottom of the configuration panel, you’ll see a live preview showing the block layout and the content it will include.
Configuring your homepage block
Once you’ve selected your block type (Essential, Recommended, Latest, Trending, List, and People), you can begin to configure how the block looks and what it will show.
You can choose to filter the content that appears by tags you have on the platform, as well as specific content types.
You can also choose to set the visibility of this block to a specific audience. Let’s say you have an audience for your HR staff. You can create a block of HR-specific content and set the audience visibility to your HR staff audience, and only those members within that audience will be able to see the block on their homepage.
At the bottom of the block configurator is a preview of what the block will look like in terms of layout style, as what as what content will be populated within the block.
Adding a second homepage block
After you’ve created your first block, you’ll be able to add a second homepage block. The process will be the same as before, and there is no limit to how many homepage blocks you can create.
Reordering and editing blocks in the future
Once you’ve added your blocks, you can go back in at any time to reorder the blocks, or if you want to update block titles or block types. To do this, you’ll first select the cog icon at the top right of any of your homepage blocks while on the homepage. This will take you back into the Editing Mode section of your homepage, where you can edit, delete, and reorder your homepage blocks.