As the name implies, Block Refresh allows an administrator to configure a block to refresh it's content in a given number of seconds. Block Refresh uses jQuery/AJAX so the refresh happens "behind-the-scenes".
Please submit any feature requests in the issues queue.
Current Features:
- Automatically refresh a block in a set number of seconds (configurable per block)
- Allow site visitor to manually refresh block (configurable per block)
Known Issues
#881046: Block Refresh doesn't work with some themes (SOLUTION) (see comment #2 for details)
Current Release
6.x - The current release is stable and is ready for production websites.
7.x - The current release is stable and is ready for production websites.
7.x-2.x - This is in early development. This release includes Panels support! Please submit any issues, comments, questions regarding Panels integration with the 2.x branch here: #1272556: Panels Support in Blocks.
Usage
To use, install Block Refresh as other normal modules. Once installed go to admin/build/block (admin/structure/block in Drupal 7) and click "configure" on the block you want to setup to refresh. There will be a section for Block Refresh. Select the options you would like and click "Save Block". Your block should now be ready to Refresh!
Be sure to set appropriate permissions at admin/user/permissions (admin/people/permissions in Drupal 7)
Please submit any issues in the issues queue.
Thanks to aaron for his work in getting this module started!
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Project Information
- Maintenance status: Seeking co-maintainer(s)
- Development status: Under active development
- Reported installs: 825 sites currently report using this module. View usage statistics.
- Downloads: 6,426
- Last modified: December 2, 2011
