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# Working with Components

Components are the reusable building blocks of every PeakCommerce page. You assemble pages — storefronts, checkout, payment, and portal pages — from components rather than editing monolithic HTML templates. Browse and manage them in **Content → Component Library**.

## What defines a component

Each component in the library has:

* **Category** — how it's grouped (for example Storefront, Portal Widgets, Content, utility, or a custom category).
* **Contexts** — where it can be used (Storefront, Checkout, Customer Portal, Partner Portal, CSR Portal, Payment Pages, or all editors).
* **Source** — **System** (built-in) or **User** (created in your tenant).
* **Status** — whether it's active and available to use.

## Using components

When you build or edit a [page](/product/journeys-and-pages/pages.md), you place components onto it; the page's context determines which components are available. System components give you a ready-made starting set, and user components let you standardize your own building blocks across pages.

See [Creating a Component](/product/using-peakcommerce/templates/creating-a-component.md) to add your own.


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