</html>
In this example, the :doc:`block<block>` tags define four blocks that child
-templates can fill in. All the ``block`` tag does is to tell the template
-engine that a child template may override those portions of the template.
+templates can fill in.
+
+All the ``block`` tag does is to tell the template engine that a child
+template may override those portions of the template.
Child Template
--------------
if the ``standalone`` variable evaluates to ``true``, and "base.html"
otherwise.
+How blocks work?
+----------------
+
+A block provides a way to change how a certain part of a template is rendered
+but it does not interfere in any way with the logic around it.
+
+Let's take the following example to illustrate how a block work and more
+importantly, how it does not work:
+
+.. code-block:: jinja
+
+ {# base.twig #}
+
+ {% for post in posts %}
+ {% block post %}
+ <h1>{{ post.title }}</h1>
+ <p>{{ post.body }}</p>
+ {% endblock %}
+ {% endfor %}
+
+If you render this template, the result would be exactly the same with or
+without the ``block`` tag. The ``block`` inside the ``for`` loop is just a way
+to make it overridable by a child template:
+
+.. code-block:: jinja
+
+ {# child.twig #}
+
+ {% extends "base.twig" %}
+
+ {% block post %}
+ <article>
+ <header>{{ post.title }}</header>
+ <section>{{ post.text }}</section>
+ </article>
+ {% endblock %}
+
+Now, when rendering the child template, the loop is going to use the block
+defined in the child template instead of the one defined in the base one; the
+executed template is then equivalent to the following one:
+
+.. code-block:: jinja
+
+ {% for post in posts %}
+ <article>
+ <header>{{ post.title }}</header>
+ <section>{{ post.text }}</section>
+ </article>
+ {% endfor %}
+
+Let's take another example: a block included within an ``if`` statement:
+
+.. code-block:: jinja
+
+ {% if posts is empty %}
+ {% block head %}
+ {{ parent() }}
+
+ <meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
+ {% endblock head %}
+ {% endif %}
+
+Contrary to what you might think, this template does not define a block
+conditionally; it just makes overridable by a child template the output of
+what will be rendered when the condition is ``true``.
+
+If you want the output to be displayed conditionally, use the following
+instead:
+
+.. code-block:: jinja
+
+ {% block head %}
+ {{ parent() }}
+
+ {% if posts is empty %}
+ <meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
+ {% endif %}
+ {% endblock head %}
+
.. seealso:: :doc:`block<../functions/block>`, :doc:`block<../tags/block>`, :doc:`parent<../functions/parent>`, :doc:`use<../tags/use>`