Place Blocks with Context

Placing blocks with context allows you to place blocks on multiple pages throughout your site. This feature will save you time when you need to place a block or blocks sitewide or on all content with a section of your site.

Note: To place blocks on individual pages on your site, it's best to place blocks via Edit Layout.

For example:

Placing a "Latest Articles" block on all articles in the site.
Placing a "Social Links" block in the footer of the site.
Placing a "Text" block with quick links in a section of the site.

There are two types of blocks, system blocks and blocks you create manually. If you plan to place a manually created block it must be created first before you follow the steps in the tutorial.

Video Tutorial

Note: you must enable the Advanced Layout bundle to use this feature.

Select a Context

Go to the Express toolbar and select Structure.
Select Context from the list of options.
If you already have a context created, click the Edit link next to that context.
If the context you want does not exist, click + Add to create a new one.

Set a Condition

For new contexts only, you'll need to set the condition under which the block will appear. The most often used conditions are Path and Menu.

Path: attaches the block to single pages. This is the URL of the page. It's best to use the node number of the page if you can.
Menu: attaches the block to entire sections of the site map. Select your section from the list.

Choose one of these from the <Add a condition> drop-down.

Add the Reaction to Blocks

Scroll down to the Reactions section and choose Blocks from the <Add a reaction menu> drop-down.

Add a Block to a Region

Click and expand the Blocks section on the right and check the box next to the block(s) you want to place in a region.
Click the + Add link on the region where you would like to place the blocks.
Once the block is added, you should see it listed in the region.

Save the Context

Scroll to the bottom and click Save.