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Investigate adding a _view hook for blocks and use that to set contextual links rather than in a _view_alter hook

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Created on 18 February 2013, over 12 years ago
Updated 25 August 2025, about 2 months ago

Follow up for #1871772: Convert custom blocks to content entities →

Problem/Motivation

+++ b/core/modules/block/custom_block/custom_block.module
@@ -53,3 +157,161 @@ function theme_custom_block_block($variables) {
+function custom_block_block_view_alter(array &$build, Block $block) {
+ // Add contextual links for custom blocks.
For adding stuff to block views, we should have a _view hook that is not a _view_alter hook. I don't know whether that exists or not, but in case it does not, we need one (and this one should be converted). Potential follow-up issue.

Proposed resolution

Investigate a hook_block_view() hook and use it for contextual links in custom_block instead of hook_block_view_alter().

Remaining tasks

Investigate hook
Update custom_block.module

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Status

Postponed: needs info

Version

11.0 🔥

Component

block.module

Created by

🇦🇺Australia larowlan 🇦🇺🏝.au GMT+10

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  • Comment about 2 months ago →
    🇺🇸United States smustgrave

    Thank you for creating this issue to improve Drupal.

    We are working to decide if this task is still relevant to a currently supported version of Drupal. There hasn't been any discussion here for over 8 years which suggests that this has either been implemented or is no longer relevant. Your thoughts on this will allow a decision to be made.

    Since we need more information to move forward with this issue, the status is now Postponed (maintainer needs more info). If we don't receive additional information to help with the issue, it may be closed after three months.

    Thanks!

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