Controlling Block Order
To control the order of blocks in an XML layout update, include a “before” or “after” positioning property in the code. The result is essentially the same as what you can achieve using the Layout Editor to drag built-in blocks from one place to another within a column.
To place a block—either before, or after a specific block—replace the hyphen with the block identifier, as shown in the following examples:
- before="-" Places the block at the top of the sidebar, before other blocks.
- after="-" Places the block at the bottom of the sidebar, after other blocks.
Code for Positioning a CMS Block
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<block type="cms/block" before="-" name="left.permanent.callout"> <block type="cms/block" before="some-other-block" name="left.permanent.callout"> <block type="cms/block" after="-" name="left.permanent.callout"> <block type="cms/block" after="some-other-block" name="left.permanent.callout"> |
