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You can use blocks to place content or functionality on different regions of a page (outside of the body). They are the number two feature you will use to build content on your site behind content types.

Instructions

Using Sidebar Blocks first, if you can

  • See the Sidebar Block page for detailed instructions on how to use this block.

  • Since sidebar blocks are content and not structure, they are easier to use and maintain. You can also assign workflow to them.

Blocks can affect your entire website, and there is no undo button. If you plan on creating a new block, test it on Stage before implementing it on Production.

Creating a New Block

Creating a Menu Block

ADDING MENU BLOCKS
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To add new menu blocks, use the "Add menu block" link on the administer blocks
page, admin/structure/block. You will then be able to configure your menu block
before adding it.


CONFIGURING MENU BLOCKS
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When adding or configuring a menu block, several configuration options are
available:

Basic Options:

Block title
  For menu trees that start with the 1st level, the default block title will be
  the menu name. For menu trees that start with the 2nd level or deeper, the
  default block title will be the title for the parent menu item of the
  specified level.

  For example, if the active menu trail for the Management menu is: Administer >
  Structure > Menus > Main menu, then a menu block configured to start with the
  1st level of the Management menu will display a block title of "Management".
  And a menu block configured to start with the 3rd level of the Management menu
  will display a block title of "Structure".

Block title as link
  For menu trees that start with the 2nd level or deeper, the default block
  title will be the title for the parent menu item of the specified level. If
  this option is checked, the block title will be a link to that menu item.

Administrative title
  To help identify the block on the administer blocks page, you can specify a
  unique title to be used on that page. If blank, the regular title will be
  used.

Menu name
  Select the menu to use for the tree of links.

Starting level
  Blocks that start with the 1st level will always be visible. Blocks that start
  with the 2nd level or deeper will only be visible when the trail to the active
  menu item is in the block's tree.

Maximum depth
  From the starting level, specify the maximum depth of the tree. Blocks with a
  maximum depth of 1 will just be a single un-nested list of links with none of
  those links' children displayed.

Advanced options:

Make the starting level follow the active menu item
  If the active menu item is deeper than the level specified above, the starting
  level will follow the active menu item. Otherwise, the starting level of the
  tree will remain fixed.

Expand
  All children of this menu will be expanded.

Sort
  Sort each item in the active trail to the top of its level. When used on a
  deep or wide menu tree, the active menu item's children will be easier to see
  when the page is reloaded.

Fixed parent item
  If you select a specific menu item, you alter the "starting level" and
  "maximum depth" options to be relative to the fixed parent item. The tree of
  links will only contain children of the selected parent item.

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