Problem/Motivation

It is currently possible to edit and remove a block from the front-end theme using the contextual menu, this provides quick access to manage blocks without having to load the Block Layout admin page and is great for making quick edits to the blocks. The full Block Layout admin page provides a third option - to disable the block; it would be very useful if this option were to be available from the contextual menu.

Proposed resolution

Provide a contextual menu to disable a given block.

Remaining tasks

Provide a patch with the suggested change.

User interface changes

Contextual menus for blocks would include a new option to disable that block.

API changes

TBD

Data model changes

TBD

Release notes snippet

TBD

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#13 3357596-contextual-menu-disable-block-10.3.x.patch490 bytesprashant.c
#9 disable-block.mp4267.32 KBprashant.c

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DamienMcKenna created an issue. See original summary.

Version: 10.1.x-dev » 11.x-dev

Drupal core is moving towards using a “main” branch. As an interim step, a new 11.x branch has been opened, as Drupal.org infrastructure cannot currently fully support a branch named main. New developments and disruptive changes should now be targeted for the 11.x branch, which currently accepts only minor-version allowed changes. For more information, see the Drupal core minor version schedule and the Allowed changes during the Drupal core release cycle.

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vbouchet opened merge request !6166

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Status: Active » Needs review

Contextual link added, tests updated.

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smustgrave commented
Status: Needs review » Needs work

Appears to have a test failure.

Have not tested.

pooja saraah made their first commit to this issue’s fork.
Replaced direct concatenation of base path with Url::fromRoute method for generating URLs based on routes.

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mlncn commented

It feels kind of tautological, but i guess no more than the other tests, looking at "Explicitly add and validate tokens" in the CSRF access checking documentation it looks like generating the URL like this would work:

Url::fromRoute(
  'entity.block.disable',
  ['block' => $this->blockId],
  ['query' => [
    'token' => \Drupal::getContainer()->get('csrf_token')->get("admin/structure/block/manage/{$block->id()}/disable")
  ]]);
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This is a quite good improvement in the admin interface, will save from multiple clicks and navigation to disable a block.

The "disable block" is working properly as a contextual item
https://www.awesomescreenshot.com/video/28941116?key=7a42ca1e10b8f8ca8bf...

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Just a thought we can have the ordering of the links in alphabetic order or basically "Remove" at the end because that will completely remove the block.

  1. Configure block
  2. Disable block
  3. Remove block
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summit commented

Hi, would it be possible to have a patch for this in Drupal 10.3?
I am looking for this functionality in latest stable Drupal version.
Thanks for your reply in advance,
Greetings,

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@Summit

Please try the attached patch, it does not include tests as those are failing currently, It only consists of the change to provide an additional "Disable block" contextual menu item.

Disable block

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summit commented

Hi, tried https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/3357596#comment-15693587
and indeed a -disabled block- feature arises.
But the block is still shown. And there is no -enabled block- feature. So I do not know if it is working?
greetings and thanks for building this,

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Could you please attach a GIF etc. in which we can see the disable block not working and if you have any error in your "Recent log messages" page?

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summit commented

Hi,
I can't show a GIF. It is just still there. I can send you a small video clip I made?
No error in the errorlog, sorry.

Greetings,

Version: 11.x-dev » main

Drupal core is now using the main branch as the primary development branch. New developments and disruptive changes should now be targeted to the main branch.

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