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04 Apr Magento 1 short codes, tips and tricks

Posted at 14:20h in Tips & Tricks by

I’ve started using Magento 1 for The Toy Store and 6 months in realised I have been doing it wrong.

Here are some things I’ve learn’t along the way, feel free to mention anything you’ve learn’t and feel I or anyone else might find useful in the comments below.

It is good form to use short codes where possible as it avoids breaking your site when you switch stores, change themes, move domains etc.

Here are some basic short codes I’ve learnt to use:

XXX is where you input your data

 

Magento 1 Shortcodes

GET STORE URL :

CMS/PAGE:

<a href=”{{store url=’XXX‘}}”>

if a question mark is in your url

<a href=”{{store url=”}}?brand=124″>

 

PHTML:

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_WEB);

 

GET BASE URL :

CMS/PAGE:

{{store url=””}}

 

PHTML:

Mage::getBaseUrl();

 

GET SKIN URL :

CMS/PAGE:

{{skin url=’images/imagename.jpg’}}

 

PHTML:

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_SKIN);

(a) Unsecure Skin Url :

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(b) Secure Skin Url :

$this->getSkinUrl(‘images/imagename.gif’, array(‘_secure’=>true));

 

GET MEDIA URL :

CMS/PAGE:

{{media url=’/imagename.jpg’}}

 

PHTML:

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_MEDIA);

 

GET CURRENT URL

PHTML:

Mage::helper(‘core/url’)->getCurrentUrl();

 

GET JS URL :

PHTML:

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_JS);

 

GET THE CURRENT CURRENCY SYMBOL

<?php echo Mage::app()->getLocale()->currency(Mage::app()->getStore()->getCurrentCurrencyCode())->getSymbol(); ?>

 

STATIC BLOCKS SOMETIMES STOP WORKING

Sometimes your static blocks disappear when you update the site or just don’t show up when you add the below code:

{{block type=”cms/block” block_id=”XXX”}}

You have to give permissions for the blocks

System => Permissions => Blocks: