Magento 2 - Test if Static Block is Enabled in custom template

Question

In Magento 1.9, I could test if a CMS Static Block was active with the following code:

if ( Mage::getModel('cms/block')->load('block_id')->getIsActive() == 1) {...}

How would I do the same in Magento 2? This is what I've tried so far:

$blockIsActive = $this->getLayout()->createBlock('Magento\Cms\Block\Block')->setBlockId('7')->getIsActive();
if ($blockisActive == 1){..}

Answer 1

If you use

$block->getLayout()
->createBlock('Magento\Cms\Block\Block')->setBlockId(BLOCK_ID)->toHtml();

Then there are not need to check block is active or not because of Magento\Cms\Block\Block's _toHtml() function return content whenever the block is active[ by checking if ($block->isActive()) {]

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Check _toHtml() function of that class:

protected function _toHtml()
 {
 ...
 $html = '';
 if ($blockId) {
 ....
 /** @var \Magento\Cms\Model\Block $block */
 $block = $this->_blockFactory->create();
 ......
 if ($block->isActive()) {
 $html = $this->_filterProvider->getBlockFilter()->setStoreId($storeId)->filter($block->getContent());
 }
 }
 return $html;
 }

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For logical reference,you can use below

$html=$block->getLayout()->createBlock(
 'Magento\Cms\Block\Block'
 )->setBlockId(10)->toHtml();
// check it have content
if($html!=''):
 echo $html
endif;

Answer 2

You can do it using below code for any custom template,

 $obj = \Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager::getInstance();
 $blocks = $obj->get('Magento\Cms\Model\Block')->load(7);
 if($blocks->getIsActive()){
 //code
 }

• Chandra: This worked for me as well! Since I was already using ->toHtml I went with other solution for my project.
• c.norin: Avoid using ObjectManager. Quoting Magento: "Magento prohibits the direct use of the ObjectManager in your code because it hides the real dependencies of a class." devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.2/extension-dev-guide/…