Blocks in Drupal 6

Blocks contain content from modules, or custom content input by the administrator.

Adding a new block

1. From the Blocks overview page (Administration > Site Building > Blocks), click the "Add Block" tab.
2. Insert a Block description (*required), which will be displayed on the block overview page.
3. Insert a Title for the block.
4. Insert the body content for the block. Be sure to confirm you are using the correct input format for your block.
5. (optional) Set User, Role, and Page specific visibility settings.
6. When you click save, the block is created but not placed in a region by default. You will need to drag and drop it into a region in order for it to show up on the site.

Configuring a block

1. Go to the Blocks overview page (Administration > Site Building > Blocks) to configure the blocks on your site.
2. This page allows you to drag-and-drop blocks into different regions as well as reorder the blocks within a region.
3. Next to each block you can click "Configure" to change the specific block settings:
   • Block title: Allows you to override the default title for the block
   • User, Role, and Page specific visibility: Adjust visibility for block based on user, role or page.
   • Additional settings may also be available, depending on the particular block.

Note that blocks are configured per theme. If you change the theme or enable multiple themes, you will need to configure blocks per theme.

Deleting a block

You can only delete a block added through the method above. Blocks created by a module can not be deleted using this method.

1. On the Block overview page (Administration > Site Building > Blocks), blocks that can be deleted will have a "delete" link beside them. Clicking this link will present a confirmation page, and clicking the Delete button will remove the block.

Third-party videos

• Screencast on Regions Blocks and Menus
• Video about understanding Drupal's Block System