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I am new to stackoverflow but i will be very open with my doubt and questions which i want to ask.
I am trying to create a custom block in magento. I am newbie to magento and learning it to become a advanced developer of magento.
I have tried the following things:
I have created a directory Magentotutorial in magento/app/code/local/Magentotutorial.
I have made a basic structure in it which are five directory in Magentotutorial. So the location is magento/app/code/local/Magentotutorial/World
Directories are :
magento/app/code/local/Magentotutorial/World/controllers,
magento/app/code/local/Magentotutorial/World/sql,
magento/app/code/local/Magentotutorial/World/Model,
magento/app/code/local/Magentotutorial/World/Helper,
magento/app/code/local/Magentotutorial/World/Block,
magento/app/code/local/Magentotutorial/World/etc.
magento/app/code/local/Magentotutorial/World/etc/config.xml
config.xml file contains the following code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config>
<modules>
<Magentotutorial_World>
<version>0.1.0</version>
</Magentotutorial_World>
</modules>
<global>
<blocks>
<Magentotutorial_World>
<class>Magentotutorial_World_Block</class>
</Magentotutorial_World>
</blocks>
</global>
<frontend>
<layout>
<updates>
<Magentotutorial_World>
<file>test.xml</file>
</Magentotutorial_World>
</updates>
</layout>
</frontend>
</config>
To activate my module in magento i have created xml file.
Magentotutorial_World.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config>
<modules>
<Magentotutorial_World>
<active>true</active>
<codePool>local</codePool>
</Magentotutorial_World>
</modules>
</config>
magento/app/code/local/Magentotutorial/World/Block
i have creted a file named example.phpexample.php has the following code:
<?php
class Magentotutorial_World_Block_Example extends Mage_Core_Block_Template
{
}
5. Now i have layout and template in my magento directory atmagento/app/design/frontend/rwd/default/layout
In my layout file i have made test.xml file which has the following code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<layout>
<default>
<block type="magentotutorial_world/example" name="newreferenceBlock" template="test/example.phtml" />
</default>
</layout>
example.phtml has the following code:
<html>
<body>
<h1 style="background-color:yellow">Hello New Reference!</h1>
</body>
</html>
Now in page.xml i have put this code
<default translate="label" module="page">
<label>All Pages</label>
<block type="page/html" name="root" output="toHtml" template="page/3columns.phtml">
<block type="magentotutorial_world/example" output="toHtml" name="newReferenceBlock" template="test/example.phtml" />
<block type="page/html_head" name="head" as="head">
<action method="addJs"><script>prototype/prototype.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>lib/ccard.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>prototype/validation.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>scriptaculous/builder.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>scriptaculous/effects.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>scriptaculous/dragdrop.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>scriptaculous/controls.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>scriptaculous/slider.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>varien/js.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>varien/form.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>mage/translate.js</script></action>
<action method="addJs"><script>mage/cookies.js</script></action>
Over here i have put out my code which is
<block type="magentotutorial_world/example" output="toHtml" name="newReferenceBlock" template="test/example.phtml" />
in this file i have used getChildHtml.
<div class="col-left sidebar"><?php echo $this->getChildHtml('newreferenceBlock'); ?></div>
The whole file is
<?php
/**
* Magento
*
* NOTICE OF LICENSE
*
* This source file is subject to the Academic Free License (AFL 3.0)
* that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE_AFL.txt.
* It is also available through the world-wide-web at this URL:
* http://opensource.org/licenses/afl-3.0.php
* If you did not receive a copy of the license and are unable to
* obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send an email
* to [email protected] so we can send you a copy immediately.
*
* DISCLAIMER
*
* Do not edit or add to this file if you wish to upgrade Magento to newer
* versions in the future. If you wish to customize Magento for your
* needs please refer to http://www.magentocommerce.com for more information.
*
* @category design
* @package rwd_default
* @copyright Copyright (c) 2014 Magento Inc. (http://www.magentocommerce.com)
* @license http://opensource.org/licenses/afl-3.0.php Academic Free License (AFL 3.0)
*/
?>
<?php
/**
* Template for Mage_Page_Block_Html
*/
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<!--[if lt IE 7 ]> <html lang="en" id="top" class="no-js ie6"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 7 ]> <html lang="en" id="top" class="no-js ie7"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 8 ]> <html lang="en" id="top" class="no-js ie8"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 9 ]> <html lang="en" id="top" class="no-js ie9"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if (gt IE 9)|!(IE)]><!--> <html lang="en" id="top" class="no-js"> <!--<![endif]-->
<head>
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('head') ?>
</head>
<body<?php echo $this->getBodyClass()?' class="'.$this->getBodyClass().'"':'' ?>>
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('after_body_start') ?>
<div class="wrapper">
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('global_notices') ?>
<div class="page">
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('header') ?>
<div class="main-container col2-left-layout">
<div class="main">
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('breadcrumbs') ?>
<?php // This left_first block will display above the main content on smaller viewports ?>
<?php if ($_leftContent = $this->getChildHtml('left_first')): ?>
<div class="col-left sidebar col-left-first"><?php echo $_leftContent; ?></div>
<?php endif; ?>
<div class="col-main">
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('global_messages') ?>
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('content') ?>
</div>
<div class="col-left sidebar"><?php echo $this->getChildHtml('left') ?></div>
</div>
<div class="col-left sidebar"><?php echo $this->getChildHtml('newreferenceBlock') ?></div>
</div>
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('footer_before') ?>
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('footer') ?>
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('global_cookie_notice') ?>
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('before_body_end') ?>
</div>
</div>
<?php echo $this->getAbsoluteFooter() ?>
</body>
</html>
Now I am Not able to render this block on any of my pages. Basically i want to add this template on my index page.
What is going wrong in my code?? I also want to know that is my block type ="magentotutorial_world" is right??
What if i want to revert changes in my test.xml and want to make changes in my page.xml file. How to do that???
Kindly help me out.
Thanks and regards.
939
You mistyped block set in magento/app/code/local/Magentotutorial/World/etc/config.xml. Change Magentotutorial_World to lowercased magentotutorial_world:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config>
<modules>
<Magentotutorial_World>
<version>0.1.0</version>
</Magentotutorial_World>
</modules>
<global>
<blocks>
<magentotutorial_world>
<class>Magentotutorial_World_Block</class>
</magentotutorial_world>
</blocks>
</global>
<frontend>
<layout>
<updates>
<Magentotutorial_World>
<file>test.xml</file>
</Magentotutorial_World>
</updates>
</layout>
</frontend>
</config>
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