Magento2 : display static blocks in home page

Question

How to display static blocks in the home page. I want to show a static block on the home page.I am overriding module_cms and add this code in cms_index-index but it's showing only last block

<referenceContainer name="content.bottom">
 <block class="Magento\Cms\Block\Block" name="block_identifier">
 <arguments>
 <argument name="block_id" xsi:type="string">block1</argument>
 </arguments>
 </block>
 <block class="Magento\Cms\Block\Block" name="block_identifier" after="-">
 <arguments>
 <argument name="block_id" xsi:type="string">block2</argument>
 </arguments>
 </block>

How to show all blocks

• Rakesh Jesadiya: You can set using page as well as layout file. Using Page you can set anywhere inside homepage and its easy to manage compare to layout file.
• User0434: cms page? Rakesh
• Rakesh Jesadiya: Yes using cms page, call block inside cms page
• User0434: how to call cms page in homepage.. can you give any example
• User0434: how to display it in home page

Answer 1

Keep below XML in your cms_index_index.xml file and check-in front,

You have to keep the same block_identifier for both static blocks.

You have to keep static block name as unique,

 <referenceContainer name="content.bottom">
 <block class="Magento\Cms\Block\Block" name="block_identifier">
 <arguments>
 <argument name="block_id" xsi:type="string">block1</argument>
 </arguments>
 </block>
 <block class="Magento\Cms\Block\Block" name="block_identifier-second" after="-">
 <arguments>
 <argument name="block_id" xsi:type="string">block2</argument>
 </arguments>
 </block>
 </referenceContainer>

Replace block1 and block2 with your static block id in above XML code.

• User0434: nothing showing
• Rakesh Jesadiya: have you changed name same as above and have you create block1 and block2?
• User0434: changed but not showing
• User0434: ok i got it its working
• User0434: if i add another block then

Answer 2

You can do it in 2 ways.

From cms page add block to homage:

{{block class="Magento\Cms\Block\Block" block_id="block_identifier"}}

From Xml File:

<referenceContainer name="content">
 <block class="Magento\Cms\Block\Block" name="block_identifier">
 <arguments>
 <argument name="block_id" xsi:type="string">block_identifier</argument>
 </arguments>
 </block>
</referenceContainer>

Hope this helps you

• User0434: which xml file ..Kul
• Kul: @Nadh cms_index_index.xml you can find it in view section of module-cms
• User0434: need to overide that module?
• Kul: If you don't have this module in your theme you can copy from Vendor/magento/ otherwise no need to override
• User0434: its not working

Answer 3

Create Block

1. Go to the Admin Panel of the Magento Store and navigate to the Content tab from the left corner of the page. Next, click the Blocks option.

2. Then click Add New Block.

3. Next, add the details of the Block -> Enter the Block Title (Title of the Block) and Block Identifier (Id of the Block).

4. Set Block Identifier=Demo_Test and add some text in content section.

5. Now just click Save.

Add Block to Homepage

1. Go to the Admin Panel of the Magento store, navigate to the Content tab from the left corner of the page and then click on the Page option.

2. Click the Edit on the homepage.

3. Go to the content section and add block shortcode : {{block class="Magento\Cms\Block\Block" block_id="Demo_Test"}}

4. Click Save

• User0434: need to add url as home?
• Syed Muneeb Ul Hasan: Which URL you are talking about ?

Answer 4

Best way is, go to the layout file and copy the block description

<block class="Itheavens\Fanpage\Block\Index\Index" name="index.index" template="Itheavens_Fanpage::index/index.phtml"/>

and replace it with second bracket be like this

{{block class="Itheavens\Fanpage\Block\Index\Index" name="index.index" template="Itheavens_Fanpage::index/index.phtml"}}

Answer 5

block_identifier

Add in default.xml file under Magento_theme Folder which is placed under current applied theme.