[support] Possible to add block to node content?

[Matt Connolly]

Jody, in Drupal 6.2 this can be done without adding any custom modules  
or theme modifications.

Log in as administrator user.

Go to:
- Administer
- Site Building
- Blocks

Then "Add Block" - create the content you want - this will be static  
content, although it could be dynamic via javascript.

You have visibility controls here. eg: Make it visible to all users,  
always.

There's also a section called "Page specific visibility settings" -  
here you can allow the block to be shown only on specific pages within  
the drupal site. (I recommend enabling the "Path" module so that you  
can specify url names to pages, which makes this type of access  
control easier.

When you save the block, it will appear in the disabled list back on  
the Blocks page. Move it to where you want (by drag or select from  
pull-down menu). Don't forget to save the page.


best,
Matt


On 20/06/2008, at 3:47 AM, Cog Rusty wrote:

> There used to be a http://drupal.org/project/insert_block module but
> it has not been upgraded to Drupal 6
>
> I also recall a technique for creating "floater" theme regions in the
> content, at least for Drupal 5 (http://drupal.org/node/29139)
>
> But if it is only for one page, does it need to be a block? Can't it
> be just formatted content?
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 12:19 AM, Jody Cleveland <cleveland at winnefox.org 
> > wrote:
>> I'm only going to be having this on one page, and was hoping to  
>> control
>> exactly where it goes using php code. But, I wasn't able to find  
>> anything on
>> how to do that.
>>
>> - jody
>>
>>
>> On 6/19/08 3:57 PM, "Laura Scott" <pinglaura at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes. You can define a region in your theme, into which you place the
>>> block. Many themes by default will place blocks placed into the
>>> "content" region below the node. Look at the handbooks on  
>>> phptemplate
>>> themes discussion on regions. Defining them is *really* easy in  
>>> Drupal
>>> 6.
>>>
>>> An alternative approach would be to use php within the node's  
>>> content
>>> (using the input form and the php parser input setting) to print the
>>> block.
>>>
>>> Laura
>>>
>>> On Jun 19, 2008, at 12:45 PM, Jody Cleveland wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I'm running Drupal 6.2 and I have a question.
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to add a block into a content element? I want to
>>>> create a
>>>> page that includes a block I've created, but I want it in the
>>>> content area
>>>> of the page.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jody Cleveland
>>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Jody Cleveland
>>
>> "The invisible and the non-existent often look very much alike."
>> - Julia Sweeney ~ Letting Go of God
>>
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