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Supercharge your IDE with the integrated Block Store search

Written by Lisanne Steenis | Apr 14, 2025 12:43:00 PM

We're thrilled to announce a powerful new feature designed to significantly boost your productivity within the Actions and Pages IDE: Integrated Block Store Search!

We're constantly striving to make your development experience smoother, more efficient, and ultimately, more enjoyable. We understand that building powerful applications often involves leveraging pre-built functionalities. That's why we've seamlessly integrated the Block Store directly into your familiar Actions and Pages IDE search bar.

Goodbye context switching, hello seamless integration

Imagine you're building a new action and need a specific function – perhaps one that performs a complex data transformation with the mass mutate or building a page and looking for widgets that help you speed up. Previously, you might have had to navigate away from your building environment, browse the Block Store, find the desired function or component, and then follow the flow of installing the block in the correct application. This context switching can be disruptive and time-consuming, even if you know what function you are looking for.

Not anymore! With the new Integrated Block Store Search, the power of the Block Store is now right at your fingertips. As you type your search query within the Actions and Pages IDE, the results will now include relevant blocks from the Block Store alongside your existing functions and components.

Here's how this game-changing feature will benefit you:

  • Enhanced productivity: No more jumping between different interfaces! Find and utilize pre-built Block Store content directly within your Actions and Pages IDE search. This eliminates the need for redundant development, allowing you to focus on the unique logic of your application and significantly reduce development time.
  • Improved user experience: Keep your focus where it matters most – within the IDE. By bringing the Block Store content directly into your workspace, we're creating a more intuitive and streamlined development environment. Leverage the full potential of the Block Store without ever having to leave your current context.
  • Increased Block Store utilization: For builders who contribute to the Block Store, this integration provides a significant boost in visibility and adoption for their pre-built blocks. By making Block Store content easily discoverable within the IDE, we encourage greater utilization and maximize the value of your shared components.

 

How it works: Simple and intuitive

Using the Integrated Block Store Search is as straightforward as using the existing Actions and Pages IDE search functionality. Simply type keywords related to the function you're looking for, and the search results will now include relevant matches from both your local actions and the Block Store.

Key things:

  • Familiar interface: This feature seamlessly augments the existing Actions and Pages IDE search. You'll still have access to and can use all your previously created actions as usual.
  • Expanded scope: We've simply broadened the search scope to include the wealth of pre-built components and functions available in the Block Store.
  • Your primary search tool: We encourage you to leverage the IDE search as your go-to method for finding content, whether they are locally created or available in the Block Store.

 

Ready to supercharge your IDE?

This new integration is live now within your Actions and Pages IDE! Start exploring the Block Store directly through your familiar search bar and discover how much time and effort you can save.

We believe this feature will be a significant step forward in empowering you to build powerful applications faster and more efficiently. We're excited to see how you leverage the Integrated Block Store Search to unlock new possibilities!

As always, we value your feedback. Let us know what you think of this new feature and how it's impacting your workflow in the comments below. Happy building!