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All 'Layout XML' Tutorials
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You'll be able to understand the important aspects of the MVC in the first half of this tutorial. In the second half, you will create a new page in Magento, which will reinforce the concepts discussed in the first half. The beauty of this tutorial is that it breaks down concepts and terminology using examples and words in such a way that this topic with many moving parts is easy to understand!
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In this tutorial, you will create the simplest module possible. After doing this twice, you will be provided with a free custom gift extension to show what a really advanced and cool module looks like. This lesson lays the groundwork for future tutorials.
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This tuorial focuses on thoroughly explaining the key concepts behind Magento themes
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Understanding where a file is located and why can seem confusing. Magento 1.9.1.* has over 16,000 files. When you want to edit a page, which file do you change? This tutorial explains those concepts that will help you navigate through the rough and tumble aspects of Magento themes.
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So, you have most probably come across block files, xml files, .phtml files, etc... There is a rhyme and reason behind how these different files work together to produce a final result. But, understanding how these files relate may seem difficult. This tutorial explains how these files play together using real life examples to pound home how this works.
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This is a get your hands dirty tutorial that walks you through practical examples and explains skills needed for your daily work with Magento. The layout XML consists of so many files, but this tutorial will help you to pinpoint exactly what your looking for.
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What would you do if someone threw 8,461 marables at you and expected you to catch them? Magento has this many php files in the app/code directory. Codepools are the children directories of the code folder and these serve as storage containers for different types of files in Magento. This tutorial will even explain how to create a new codepool. You won't need to create your own codepools in real life, but by going the extra mile, you will have great clarity and depth of understanding on this topic.
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When you are looking at the template path hints, and saying to yourself where in the filesystem can I locate the class called Mage_Customer_Block_Account_Dashboard (or whatever you are looking for). What drummer is Magento marching to with the mappings? We'll, this tutorial uses several examples that show you how to determine what class you are working with and how to find it.
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There are all types of abbreviations like catalog/product, customer/customer, customer/account_dashboard, etc sprinkled all over Magento. These may seem like hieroglphys at first but there's a method to the madness. This tutorial will help you hit whatever curveball, knuckball, screwball, or whatever you encounter so that you can map these abbreviations to a class name.
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When you look at a layout XML file, you might be saying what does all of this do!! Well the layout XML is the thread that holds all of Magento together. There are over 40 layout xml files. This tutorial focuses on those concepts that are at core of what the layout XML is and does. At the end, this tutorial walks through a code sample of how to create a block to reinforce the and explain with clarity the concepts that have been discussed.
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The layout XML can be like a huge dunghill with a few nuggets of gold in it. There are at least 43 layout XML files in a standard Magento instalation. So, where is the gold? This tutorial explains how to find what you are looking for. Only the xml between the handles that correspond to the current page request are used. This tutorial discusses and dissects handles in clear and simple terms.
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Many times deveopers will directly edit the core layout xml files or overwrite them. Both of these methods are frowned upon. So, in order to understand the standards,you must know how merging works. This tutorial, like all the others, contains a myriad of examples and images that explain exactly how merging works. Then, at the end, I will delve into a few examples so that you can put these standards to use!
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The previous tutorials covered the most important handles. Understanding those handles will provide you with the knowledge you will need to handle most all of the situations you encounter. However, there are many other handles that are used and you'll eventually run into them. So, it is a good idea to know these other handles so you'll know what they're all about when you run into them. At the end of this tutorial, there is a list of the handles the major pages in Magento use.
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