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I'm new to Mage 2 but familiar with M1. This is a M2.1.1 site

I'm attempting to output a static block in the product description by entering short code in the wysiwsyg editor like so:

{{block class="Magento\\Cms\\Block\\Block" block_id="block_identifier"}}

Even entering it in non-wysiwyg mode results in the same output:

{{block class="Magento\Cms\Block\Block" block_id="block_identifier"}}

is outputted rather than the static block.

However, if I use a widget to render the static block, all is ok.

Am I missing something fundamental - do I need to assign permissions to static blocks like in M1? Or is it possible that the template is at fault?

ps - what happened to the add widget/block buttons on the wysiwyg editor??

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  • Where are you trying to do this? I mean, where in the admin panel. May 2, 2018 at 16:39
  • Hi, thanks for responding. I'm attempting to add the static block in the product description text area on a per product basis.
    – Freshwebs
    May 3, 2018 at 18:15
  • Ah ok. So the product description area, in both M1 and M2, do not accept these. This would require an extension or a customization. May 3, 2018 at 18:31
  • No, sorry, in M1 you can add short codes in the product description - [code] {{block class="Magento\Cms\Block\Block" block_id="block_identifier"}}[/code] works as expected in M1
    – Freshwebs
    May 5, 2018 at 5:35

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You can use this free extension to add cms block in product description https://github.com/magefan/module-catalog

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  • Thanks for the link - seems odd the M2 requires an extension to achieve something so fundamental? This has been core in M1 since almost the outset.
    – Freshwebs
    May 3, 2018 at 18:23
  • The extension you provided looks like exactly what I was thinking, a simple plugin method to pass the description through the filter. Be aware that the extension linked to in the post also does some sort of modification on the breadcrumbs. May 3, 2018 at 18:33

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