block

The block tag performs two functions. If used in a parent template, it will designate a section as being allowed to be overriden by a child template. If used in a child template, it will override the content originally declared in the parent template. See the extends tag for a more detailed explanation on how to implement template inheritance.

The contents of a block will only be used if a child template does not override it. It is often useful to define empty blocks as placeholders for content to be provided by a child template.

The block tag is immediately followed by the name of the block. This name will be the same name the child template uses to override it. The endblock tag can optionally contain the block's name for readability.

In the following example we create a block with the name 'header':

{% block header %}
	<h1> Introduction </h1>
{% endblock header %}

A child template should not have any content outside of blocks. A child template is only used to override blocks of a parent template.