Magento 2: Call a static block using xml

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The question:

How i include a static block in a page using xml. For example i created a static block with identifier promo. In magento 1 we include a static block using below code

     <block type="cms/block" name="Promo">
          <action method="setBlockId"><block_id>promo</block_id></action>
     </block>

I want to do exactly same in magento 2

The Solutions:

Below are the methods you can try. The first solution is probably the best. Try others if the first one doesn’t work. Senior developers aren’t just copying/pasting – they read the methods carefully & apply them wisely to each case.

Method 1

<block class="MagentoCmsBlockBlock" name="Promo">
    <arguments>
        <argument name="block_id" xsi:type="string">promo</argument>
    </arguments>
</block>

This is equivalent to M1.

Method 2

Try below code.

Call from Phtml File:

<?php echo $block->getLayout()->createBlock('MagentoCmsBlockBlock')->setBlockId('block_identifier')->toHtml();?>

Call from cms page or block:

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

Call from Xml File:

<referenceContainer name="content">
    <block class="MagentoCmsBlockBlock" name="block_identifier">
        <arguments>
            <argument name="block_id" xsi:type="string">block_identifier</argument>
        </arguments>
    </block>
</referenceContainer>

Hope this helps you!

Method 3

Call from Xml File worked.
Change the “block_identifier” from the CMS block created on magento dashboard and add it to layout.xml

<referenceContainer name="footer">
       <block class="MagentoCmsBlockBlock" name="block_identifier">
            <arguments>
                <argument name="block_id" xsi:type="string">block_identifier</argument>
            </arguments>
        </block>
    </referenceContainer>

Method 4

Try below code:

<block class="MagentoCmsBlockBlock" name="news">
    <arguments>
        <argument name="block_id" xsi:type="string">news</argument>
    </arguments>
</block>

It works for me!Hope this helps!

Method 5

Magento 2: Call a static block using xml
Above image you can see my block identifier= “product_view_right_sidebar”. add below code to your xml file

<referenceContainer name="content">
    <block class="MagentoCmsBlockBlock" name="product_view_right_sidebar">
        <arguments>
                <argument name="block_id" xsi:type="string">product_view_right_sidebar</argument>
        </arguments>
    </block>
</referenceContainer>

Method 6

 <referenceContainer name="content">
      <block class="MagentoCmsBlockBlock" name="daily_deals" template="bigbazaar.phtml">
        <arguments>
            <argument name="block_id" xsi:type="string">daily_deals</argument>
        </arguments>
    </block>
 </referenceContainer>

Here daily_deals is my CMS block identifier’s name. I wish it should work..

Method 7

Since MagentoCmsBlockBlock class is deprecated, you should use:

<block name="custom_block_name" class="MagentoCmsBlockBlockByIdentifier">
    <arguments>
        <argument name="identifier" xsi:type="string">custom_block_identifier</argument>
    </arguments>
</block>

Method 8

You can call CMS block on Magento2 in following 6 ways:-

  • Call static block on category page in Magento2
  • Display CMS block with Magento 2 widgets
  • Insert CMS block into Magento 2 WYSIWYG editor
  • Call the CMS block using layout XML
  • Add static block from template phtml file in Magento 2
  • Show Static Block within another block in Magento2

For calling CMS block on layout, we can use following code –
Considering your block identifier is – promo.

<block class="MagentoCmsBlockBlock" name="Promo">
    <arguments>
        <argument name="block_id" xsi:type="string">promo</argument>
    </arguments>
</block>


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