Building with blocks
The blocks
attribute is one of the most potent tools in Shopify. By using them, we can create modules that we can reuse any number of times and reorder the section content from within the theme editor. At this point, this might be confusing as it sounds similar to what we just learned about regarding dynamic sections. However, the key difference is that blocks
sections allow us to reorder the content within the section, not the sections themselves, which allows us to create more complex features.
Additionally, we can combine the blocks
attributes with static sections to create a dynamic section functionality that's similar to what we currently have on the home page, and then include it on any page. However, instead of rearranging sections, we will be rearranging the blocks.
The blocks
attribute allows us to create different types of blocks using the object format, under which each object type will act as a unique module. Here, we can include a different...