[support] Configuring blocks to show on different pages depending on theme

Anth malkouna at yahoo.com.au
Mon Jul 26 12:16:09 UTC 2010


Oh oh oh!  Just to add to this, I wrote a handbook page describing that 
behaviour if multiblock doesn't quite cover your function :)

http://drupal.org/node/799494

Anthony.

On 6:59 AM, Michel Morelli wrote:
> Anisa ha scritto:
>> Thank you for your response.  I did not create the theme in question 
>> myself, it's called ABeesParadise.
>>
>> I did what you suggested, and tried only a couple of the core themes, 
>> Garland and Bluemarine.  It's the exact same behavior, so I think 
>> this is just how it is.  If so, I think the documentation should be 
>> changed to clarify this.
>>
>> The /admin/build/block/ settings are theme specific, but individual 
>> block configuration settings are not (for example, 
>> admin/build/block/configure/user/1)  (actually, I don't really 
>> understand why my userid is part of the URL...)
>>
>> So, I can decide which blocks show up in which theme, and where they 
>> are placed in each theme, but I can't do the more indepth 
>> configuration, like visibility settings.
> Hi, I think that solution to your problem could be  Multiblock module 
> (http://drupal.org/project/multiblock):
>
> Drupal's block module is limited by the fact that a block can only 
> have one instance. Each block has a 1:1 relationship with its region, 
> weight, visibility (and other) settings. This means that it is 
> impossible to have blocks in multiple regions or to have blocks that 
> have different settings on different pages. MultiBlock module solves 
> this problem by allowing you to create multiple Block Instances of 
> already existing blocks. Please read the README for more information.
>
> M.
>
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