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diff --git a/sites/all/modules/views/help/display-block.html b/sites/all/modules/views/help/display-block.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9ac6d315a --- /dev/null +++ b/sites/all/modules/views/help/display-block.html @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +Block displays will show up on your blocks administration page. Once a block display is created and saved, it can be enabled and positioned in your theme by visiting <strong>administer >> site building >> blocks</strong> and selecting it from the list. + +Blocks <strong>do not</strong> accept arguments from any source; the only way to get arguments to a block is to provide defaults to it, possibly via the PHP Code default setting. + +<ul> +<li>Edit the argument in question; you may want to override this argument if you have multiple displays using it.</li> +<li>Change the "Action to take if argument is not present" to "Provide default argument". This will bring up a new box called "Provide default argument options".</li> +<li>The most common default argument type used for blocks is Node from URL, where it attempts to determine if the URL refers to a node, for example if visiting 'node/1' or 'node/1/edit'. User ID from URL is also very common.</li> +<li>If you change the default argument type to 'PHP Code' (note: You must have permission to use PHP code on your site) you can enter PHP to define the argument needed. Simply return the argument.</li> +<li>If you are using a <strong>more link</strong> with a block, you must have a page display for that more link to attach to. The more link will not print if there is no place (no display) for it to link to.</li> +</ul> |