How to insert a block into a node or template in Drupal 7?

In Drupal 6, it was easy to insert a block into a template with the following code:

$block = module_invoke('views', 'block', 'view', 'block_name');
print $block['content'];

However, using the same instructions in Drupal 7 does not seem to work. I have looked around and cannot find the new method.

Does Drupal 7 have a routine that can allow for programmatically inserting a block into a template or node?

Have a look how Drupal does it in [_block_render_blocks][1]. The result of that function gets passed to [drupal_render][2].


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This appears to be the solution for inserting blocks into templates for Drupal 7, but it seems a bit clunky and I have no idea about impact on performance:

$block = block_load('views', 'block_name');
$output = drupal_render(_block_get_renderable_array(_block_render_blocks(array($block))));
print $output;

If anyone has a better procedure, please do add.

Just tested this in drupal 7 and it works:

$bloqueServicios = module_invoke('views', 'block_view', 'servicios-blo_home');
print render($bloqueServicios);

Good luck!

The `module_invoke()` function works. However, I found that rendering a block this way apparently won't use a custom template for that block. This might be OK depending upon your needs.

As commented before in other answers, this works as well and also makes use of custom templates:

$raw_block = block_load('your-module', 'delta');
$rendered_block = drupal_render(_block_get_renderable_array(_block_render_blocks(array($raw_block))));
print $rendered_block;

So, if you have a custom `block--your-module--delta.tpl.php` template file, it will be used to format the block.

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In my search to include a block in a template, i came across this post.

As an addition, if you want to include a custom block (that you added through the block interface) you have to use (instead of `block_load();` in drupal 7)

$block = block_get_custom_block($bid);
$content = $block['body'];

This work for me:

98 is the id of the block

$block =block_load('block',98);
$output = drupal_render(_block_get_renderable_array(_block_render_blocks(array($block))));
print $output;

With wrburgess's answer you may get an error if your server is using a newer version of PHP.

Strict warning: Only variables should be passed by reference in include()...

This is what I did to not cause/get rid of the error.

<?php
$blockObject = block_load('views', 'block_name');
$block = _block_get_renderable_array(_block_render_blocks(array($blockObject)));
$output = drupal_render($block);
print $output;
?>

$block = module_invoke('menu_block', 'block_view', '6');
echo render ($block['content']);

This works for me for printing menu block.

**D7:**

<?php
$block = module_invoke('module_name', 'block_view', 'block_delta');
print render($block['content']);
?>

**'module_name'** = The machine name of the module (i.e. the module's folder name). This is true for core modules too, so for instance 'search', 'user' and 'comment' would all work here.

**'block_delta'** = The machine name of the block. You can determine what this is by visiting the block administration page and editing the block. The URL for editing a webform block, for instance, would be something like:

Drupal 7: admin/structure/block/manage/**webform**/**client-block-11**/configure

In this example, **'webform'** is the module's name, **'client-block-11'** is the block's delta.

Custom blocks will have module name of 'block' and a number for a delta, which you can also find by editing the block.


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