Creating A Custom Block

• Goal
• Prerequisite knowledge
• Steps
• Expand your understanding
• Videos
• Additional resources

Goal

Create a block showing the hours and location of the farmers market.

Prerequisite knowledge

• Concept: Blocks
• Concept: Regions in a Theme

Steps

1. In the Manage administrative menu, navigate to Content_ > Blocks (admin/content/block).

2. Click Add content block. The Add content block page appears.

3. Fill in the fields as shown below.

   Field name	Explanation	Example value
   Block description	Name of the block shown to administrators	Hours and location block
   Body	Content of the block when it is displayed	Open: Sundays, 9 AM to

   

4. Click Save. A message appears indicating the block has been saved.

Expand your understanding

• Edit the content of your custom block. In the Manage administrative menu, navigate to Content > Blocks (admin/content/block). Find your block in the list and click Edit to make changes.
• Place the block you created in the sidebar. See Placing a Block in a Region for details.

Videos

Creating a Custom Block

Additional resources

Drupal.org community documentation page "Managing blocks"