10. Drupal Blocks Explained

By this point in the book, blocks are not entirely new to you.

In Chapter 7, “Drupal Modules Explained,” you installed modules that added blocks to your site. You published both weather and map blocks. In Chapter 9, “Drupal Themes Explained,” you learned that themes control the layout of your entire site.

This chapter builds on what you’ve already learned and provides a comprehensive introduction to blocks.

At the end of this chapter, you should be able to

Image Understand that different Drupal themes have different block regions.

Place blocks in regions.

Change the order of the blocks displayed.

Control the pages that ...

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