About
The Block module allows you to place blocks in regions of your installed themes, and configure block settings. For more information, see the online documentation for the Block module.
Uses
- Placing and moving blocks
- You can place a new block in a region by selecting Place block on the Block layout page. Once a block is placed, it can be moved to a different region by drag-and-drop or by using the Region drop-down list, and then clicking Save blocks.
- Toggling between different themes
- Blocks are placed and configured specifically for each theme. The Block layout page opens with the default theme, but you can toggle to other installed themes.
- Demonstrating block regions for a theme
- You can see where the regions are for the current theme by clicking the Demonstrate block regions link on the Block layout page. Regions are specific to each theme.
- Configuring block settings
- To change the settings of an individual block click on the Configure link on the Block layout page. The available options vary depending on the module that provides the block. For all blocks you can change the block title and toggle whether to display it.
- Controlling visibility
- You can control the visibility of a block by restricting it to specific pages, content types, and/or roles by setting the appropriate options under Visibility settings of the block configuration.
- Adding content blocks
- You can add content blocks, if the Block Content module is installed. For more information, see the Block Content help page.