Home box takes all its power when used with Views 2. Views 2 allows to create dynamic views (say lists) of your content that user can play with: filters, pagination, etc. all this Ajax enabled.
In order to get a really interactive Home box page, there are a few things to set in your View. As an example, we will use a simple view that lists published content.
First, let's take a look at what we want.
In our View, the first thing we need is a block display.
Then in the general settings be sure to have the following settings enabled or set (click image to enlarge).
Now you can as usually set other properties (style, fields, etc.).
We now need to add exposed filters. So add Node type in filters section. Be sure to click Expose button. Like in the following screenshot.
Don't forget to set the following properties in your exposed filter setting pane.
With all this, you should have a full featured Ajax block available for your Home box.
Summary
So you need to check that your view:
- has a title
- is Ajax enabled
- has a pager
- has exposed form in block set to YES
- has an empty text value
- has an admin name (not mandatory, but better for you)
- exposes some filters
- your filters have remember checkbox checked