Blocks

1: Basic
2: Block Menu
3: Branch Amenities
4: Custom Simple
5: Flexible

What are Blocks?

Blocks are boxes of content rendered into a specific area, or region, of a web page. Blocks are placed and configured specifically for each theme, allowing for customization of content display and layout. Think of them as reusable content containers.

What are Content Blocks?

Content blocks are a specific type of block, where you can edit the content directly through the administrative interface. You can define one or more block types and attach fields to each block type, enabling structured content creation for blocks. Content blocks can be placed just like blocks provided by other modules.

What is the Block Description?

The block description is an administrative label for a block, which is displayed in the administrative interface to help identify the block. It is not displayed to site visitors on the live website.

What is the Block Title?

The block title is the heading that is optionally displayed to site visitors when the block is placed in a region. The visibility of the title can be configured within the block’s settings.

Managing Blocks

The Block module allows you to place existing blocks in regions of your installed themes and configure various block settings, such as title visibility, and user roles. The Block Content module allows you to manage custom block types and create/edit their content.

Additional Resources

Blocks (Drupal User Guide)
Refer to the related topics listed below for specific tasks.

1 - Basic

A simple block with a description. This block type is commonly used for displaying basic content on a website. It offers a single WYSIWYG field for content creation.

Fields

Name	Machine name	Required	Description
Content	`field_block_content`	Yes	WYSIWYG field without summary. Allows rich text formatting.

2 - Block Menu

The Block Menu implements a custom block type with links. Blocks are boxes of content rendered into a region of a web page. Content blocks are blocks whose content you can edit, placing them like blocks provided by other modules. The block description is an identification name for a block, shown in the administrative interface but not displayed on the site. The block title is the heading optionally shown to site visitors when the block is placed in a region.

Fields

Name	Machine name	Required	Description
Menu Links	`field_menu_block_links`	Yes	The menu links to be displayed in the block.
Color	`field_menu_block_color`	Yes	Select the background gradient color for the menu block.
Text color	`field_menu_block_text_color`	Yes	Select the text color for the menu block.

3 - Branch Amenities

A block displaying a list of amenities for the current branch.

Fields

Name	Machine name	Required	Description
Branch amenities	field_branch_am	Yes	Uses a custom formatter to display a list of amenities within a Paragraph block. This field is a boolean to indicate if the amenity is available. Hidden from content managers by default.
Link	field_sb_link	No	A link to display at the bottom of the block. Allows for adding attributes like `target`, `rel`, and `class`.
Title	field_sb_title	No	A title to display at the top of the block.
Icon class	field_icon_class	No	A Font Awesome icon name, e.g., `flag`, `car`, or `info`. This overrides the image icon. See Font Awesome for available icons.
Section Title	field_section_title	No	Section heading
Section Subtitle	field_section_subtitle	No	Section subheading
Image	field_image	No	Image for the block. Uses the `amenities_image` image style.

4 - Custom Simple

A simple block with a body, title, icon and link.

Fields

Name	Machine name	Required	Description
Icon	field_icon	No	Icon for the block.
Icon class	field_icon_class	No	Provide a “Font Awesome” icon name, e.g. `flag`, `car`, `info`. Overrides image icon. See available icons here.
Body	field_sb_body	No	Enter the main body text for the block. Supports basic HTML.
Link	field_sb_link	No	Add a link to the block. Provide a full URL.
Title	field_sb_title	No	Title to display at the top of the block. If left blank, no title will be displayed.

5 - Flexible

The Flexible block provides a way to display content from a referenced node.

Fields

Name	Machine name	Required	Description
Node reference	field_node_ref	Yes	Provide a reference to a Node. The content of the referenced node will be displayed in the block.