CMS page add block magento

Question

I have in CMS->page "home page" file. In content i am writing line like this:

{{block type="myfolder/newfile" template="myfolder/newfile.phtml"}}

I want to render in content file newfile.phtml. What i am doing wrong ?

My new file is under: app\design\frontend\default\themeas\template\myfolder\newfile.phtml

Answer 1

Since Magento 1.9.2.2, or equvivalent patch you also need to grant permissions to the new block. You do this in the backend: System | permissions | blocks

I.e if you wish to show:

{{block type="catalog/product_bestseller" name="krillo.bestseller" template="catalog/product/bestseller.phtml"}}

Add your block name "catalog/product_bestseller" and set the status to "allowed"

Answer 2

I'd like to offer an alternative:

The above answers work fine, however it's my personal preference to not insert blocks in the content of a CMS page as clients can (and have) deleted this crucial line when trying to edit text and content using the WYSIWYG.

You could add the following in the the Layout > Layout update XML section of a CMS page:

<reference name="content">
    <block after="-" type="your/block_type" name="block.name" template="your/block/template/file.phtml"/>
    <action method="insert" ifconfig="your/block_type">
        <block>block.name</block>
    </action>
</reference>

This way, clients are less likely to edit this tab!

Hope this helps anyone else with this issue!