8.2. Creating A Custom Block | Drupal 8, Drupal 9, Drupal 10, and Drupal 11

Goal

Create a block showing the hours and location of the farmers market.

Prerequisite knowledge

Steps

In the Manage administrative menu, navigate to Content_ > Blocks (admin/content/block).
Click Add content block. The Add content block page appears.

Fill in the fields as shown below.

Field name	Explanation	Example value
Block description	Name of the block shown to administrators	Hours and location block
Body	Content of the block when it is displayed	Open: Sundays, 9 AM to 2 PM, April to September<br />Location: Parking lot of Trust Bank, 1st & Union, downtown Anytown.

Add a content block

Click Save. A message appears indicating the block has been saved.

Expand your understanding

Edit the content of your custom block. In the Manage administrative menu, navigate to Content > Blocks (admin/content/block). Find your block in the list and click Edit to make changes.
Place the block you created in the sidebar. See Section 8.3, “Placing a Block in a Region” for details.

Additional resources

Drupal.org community documentation page "Managing blocks"

Attributions

Adapted by Jacob Redding and Boris Doesborg from Managing blocks, copyright 2000-2025 by the individual contributors to the Drupal Community Documentation.

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