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

Question

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         


        

Answer 1

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;

Answer 2

This worked for my Drupal 7 , URL: admin/structure/block/manage/addthis/addthis_block/configure NOTE:delta and module name present in the url itself

$addblock = module_invoke('addthis','block_view','addthis_block');
print render($addblock['content']);

More information can be found on http://technarco.com/drupal/insert-block-node-or-template-drupal-7

Answer 3

Improving wrburgess' answer, you can do it in one line...

<?php print drupal_render(_block_get_renderable_array(_block_render_blocks(array(block_load('module_name', 'block_delta'))))); ?>

So for example, I use block number 6...

<?php print drupal_render(_block_get_renderable_array(_block_render_blocks(array(block_load('block', '6'))))); ?>

Answer 4

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.

Answer 5

For some reason render() doesn't work for me, but this does:

<?php
    $block = module_invoke('block', 'block_view', '1');
    echo $block['content'];
?>

Answer 6

Just tested this in drupal 7 and it works:

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

Good luck!