Notes for adding footer blocks to Drupal 8 conference sites using the Legacy theme. To add a footer block, go to Structure > Block Layout > Add Custom Block. Select a block type depending on which tab (current, previous, next) you are adding. Details are below.
Current Year Footer
Block Content Creation
- Block Type:
- Basic Block (built-in)
- Content:
-
- Block Description
- Footer Sitemap (code)
- Body
- source code for sitemap in footer (link pending)
Block Placement
- Title:
- Footer Sitemap (code)
- Machine Name:
- footerblocklegacycurrent
- Display Title:
- unchecked
- Visibility:
- leave as is (unrestricted)
- Region:
- Footer
- Order:
- 1
Previous Year Footer
Block Content Creation
- Block Type:
- Footer Block Legacy
- Content:
-
- Conference Name, Conference Theme, Start Date, End Date
- as specified
- Location Display Name
- location of conference, to be displayed on the site, e.g. “Reston, VA”
- Location Advisory Title
- alt text for tooltip, e.g. “Reston, Virginia”. Leave blank if identical to Display Name.
- Body
- any WYSIWYG content (usually links to program and/or proceedings from last year)
Block Placement
- Title:
- your choice; “Previous Footer”, “2017 Footer”, etc.
- Machine Name:
- footerblocklegacyprev
- Display Title:
- unchecked
- Visibility:
- leave as is (unrestricted)
- Region:
- Footer
- Order:
- 2
Next Year Footer
Block Content Creation
- Block Type:
- Footer Block Legacy
- Content:
-
- Conference Name, Conference Theme, Start Date, End Date
- as specified
- Location Display Name
- location of conference, to be displayed on the site, e.g. “Reston, VA”
- Location Advisory Title
- alt text for tooltip, e.g. “Reston, Virginia”. Leave blank if identical to Display Name.
- Body
- any WYSIWYG content (usually info for next year)
Block Placement
- Title:
- your choice; “Next Footer”, “2019 Footer”, etc.
- Machine Name:
- footerblocklegacynext
- Display Title:
- unchecked
- Visibility:
- leave as is (unrestricted)
- Region:
- Footer
- Order:
- 3