So I have enabled the archive view and created my own custom block that will display certain news articles. I wanted to use layout manager to create a 2-column page with a 75-25 sizing ratio. the news articles would take up 75% and the archive would act as a sort of sidebar (my website's theme does not have a sidebar unfortunately). Unfortunately when I go to embed block and click the drop-down for "Block to Embed" or "Views reference" neither of those blocks show up. I'm very confused as to why this is and what I could do to correct this, as the documentation says it should support custom blocks, so I'm probably missing something.
Steps:
1. Create custom block and/or enable archive view/block
2. Create new layout manager content, name it whatever you want
3. Click the button at the bottom that says "layout" to edit the layout
4. Click "Add Section" and pick any size, I just listed the sizes I was interested in specifically.
5. Click "Add Block" and then click "Create Custom Block"
6. Click "Embed Block"
7. Click the drop-down for "Block to Embed" or "Views reference" and your view might not be there, it hasn't in my case
If I can clarify anything please ask for clarification and I'll try to get back as soon as possible!