Place a block in multiple regions

Question

Is there a module which can allow users to place the same block in multiple regions? That way I don't have to make the same View block twice.

Answer 1

Multiblock module makes this possible:

Drupal's block module is limited by the fact that a block can only have one instance. Each block has a 1:1 relationship with its region, weight, visibility (and other) settings. This means that it is impossible to have blocks in multiple regions or to have blocks that have different settings on different pages. MultiBlock module solves this problem by allowing you to create multiple Block Instances of already existing blocks.

Answer 2

It is unclear if you want to use the same block more than once on the same page or place it in different regions on different pages. Either way I would recommend you take a look at the context module.

Using context you can place a block with in different regions on different pages. Alternatively you can create 2 contexts which apply to the same page/s and place the same block in different regions.

Answer 3

The http://drupal.org/project/bean module also now has this functionality. Not just for custom block entities but also for blocks defined in hook_block. See the dev version and the bean_all submodule.

Answer 4

The Panels module also makes it easy to use multiple instances of the same block on a page.