I have a short code
{{block type="ibtheme/product_list_featured" category_id="51" random_products="" template="catalog/product/list/featured.phtml"}}
which is working fine in editor from backend. How can U call the same short-code from a PHTML page ?
When I put the same code, it is printing a simple text.
phtml is php code, not cms html passed through a filter to catch the short codes (macros) and expand them out.
The contents between "{{" and "}}" must interpreted by a template engine and is only valid inside emails, CMS pages/blocks and the wysiwyg editors in the backend.
You put their equivalent into layout and call them as in the following ->
Magento Shortcode CMS block not working on product pages
In Magento CMS or Static block, if you want to add PHP code then you can just call any custom .phtml file by using following code. Like here I am including my_custom.phtml.
{{block type="core/template" name="myCustom" template="cms/my_custom.phtml"}}
This is equivalent to following layout tag:
<block type="core/template" name="myCustom" template="cms/my_custom.phtml">
Hope you find it useful.
The above answers are both incorrect if I'm reading that you would like to use shortcodes in phtml pages. I use these frequently, since we have a tremendous amount of content, and breaking them down in to phtml blocks is the easiest way for us to keep our content fresh.
Anyhow, here's the correct way to use call blocks in phtml:
<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('core/template')->setTemplate('cms/my_custom.phtml')->toHtml(); ?>
For Example, to use the block in your original answer would be
<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('ibtheme/product_list_featured')->setTemplate('catalog/product/list/featured.phtml')->toHtml(); ?>
I think this is what you're actually looking for. The code is in the CMS module in the Magento code.
<?php
// Load the cms helper
$helper = Mage::helper('cms');
// get the cms static block processor
$processor = $helper->getBlockTemplateProcessor();
// run the content with the shortcode through the filter
// in this case $item->getAnswer() contains a shortcode
$html = $processor->filter($item->getAnswer());
// print it to the page
echo $html;
?>
Remember anything is possible, just dig deeper. If in doubt, copy the Magento core code.
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I'm doing my first totally custom Drupal 7 theme. I have the page.tpl.php file working fine and have header and footer regions working, until I move this:
<?php print render($page['main_menu']); ?>
into region--header.tpl.php - the menu is no longer generated - the html around the PHP is generated - nav etc. so I know drupal's reading the template file OK.
The same code works fine if it is in page.tpl.php
Any help greatly appreciated.
Main menu available as block. So you can just put him to this region. It's good practice.
Also don't forget to clear drupal/browser cache.
If you define custom variable in preprocess_page() or any other preprocess functions you shouldn't use render function, just use print $main_menu for example.
Also try check this
This is the first time I am creating a custom tempalte for Magento. I installed a 3rd party plugin, that allows me to use this code in the cms editor:
{{block type='bannerslider/bannerslider' template='bannerslider/bannerslider.phtml'}}
Now, I want to use this on a page in my template. What php code should I use to get this to work ?
I tried
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('bannerslider/bannerslider') ?>
But that displays nothing.
Thank you!
You have to declare your block inside layout file of your custom template (usually, local.xml) under some handle (like default or catalog_product_view).
For example:
<block type="bannerslider/bannerslider" name="banner_home" template="bannerslider/bannerslider.phtml"/>
under <default> handle would let you to call <?php echo $this->getChildHtml('banner_home') ?> in any place of your template. Notice that you have to use name from layout, not block class to call it with getChildHtml.
An alternative I received from someone else:
<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('bannerslider/bannerslider')->setTemplate('bannerslider/bannerslider.phtml')->toHtml();
?>
I'm using the BannerSlider Extension and it works great but for design purposes I need it to include it in a template.
At this moment I'm using it with the CMS like this:
{{block type='bannerslider/bannerslider' template='bannerslider/bannerslider.phtml'}}
How can I get the PHP code for that single line, to add it directly to my template ?
Create cms/block and place your code
{{block type='bannerslider/bannerslider' template='bannerslider/bannerslider.phtml'}}
and then you can call anywhere in template that cms/block like this
<?php
echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId('YOUR IDENTIFIER')->toHtml()
?>
I'm running magento 1.4 and I'm trying to display an overlayer banner on all the pages in my magento store. In which file should I add the code snippet for the banner so that the it gets displayed on all pages?
BTW: the code snippet is actually some a short php if function + an OpenX Javascript Tag
From this search:
Go to /admin/cms_block/ and add a block. Remember the identifier.
In your code add <?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId('identifier')->toHtml() ?>
There you go…
For javascript to be included on every page have a look at page.xml layout <default> section. For PHP code see which blocks are included on the page and create a block after (or before) one of them
Currently, the currency selector is at the top, here’s my development site:
http://nordschleife.metaforix.net/118/118/index.php/kyocera.html
However, I would like to switch the currency selector to just under “Price” heading of the table.
I tried
echo $this->getCurrency();
but there’s nothing. I guess I need some method like getCurrencyHtml(), but it seems that there’s no such a method.
Or must I edit layout files, and how should I go about doing this?
I can show you a way to do this, but in order to understand what's going on, you'll need to have at least a basic grasp of how Magento's layout files work. For that you should read the designer's guide here and a basic explanation of how it all works here.
Now there are several way of handling this, but I think the easiest way is to simply use the existing currency block. Seeing as you'll be putting it in that tiny cell I assume you wont be needing the "Select your Currency" headline. So we'll need a new template.
A block in Magento consists of two files, a block class that does all the work of generating dynamic content and a template file which uses the block class' methods along with some html to create the final result. The heavy lifting of getting the currency options is already done by the block class so if we can use that paired with a new template file we'll be set.
The existing declaration in the layout files and specifically directory.xml is
<block type="directory/currency" name="currency" before="catalog.leftnav" template="directory/currency.phtml"/>
So the template file is app\design\frontend[interface][theme]\template\directory\currency.phtml
Copy that to currency2.phtml and in there remove the heading.
Now to create a new block named "currency2" consisting of the old block class and the new template file we write
<block type="directory/currency" name="currency2" as="currency2" template="directory/currency2.phtml"/>
We'll be using that in /template/catalog/product/list.phtml so open catalog.xml and put the new block declaration under
<block type="catalog/product_list" name="product_list" template="catalog/product/list.phtml">
in the appropriate section (I assume catalog_category_default).
Finally open /template/catalog/product/list.phtml and add
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('currency2'); ?>
where you want the block to appear.