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8 - Action Tags
This tutorial contains examples of how to change a page's tempalte (1 column, 2 columns, 3columns). It also provides examples of how to include JavaScript file(s) and CSS file(s). Lastly, it explains how to add and remove toplinks and the example code can be resused since these are items you'll come across often in your experiences as a developer.
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3- Theme Fallback Hierarchy: Practical Examples of how fallbacks work
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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4 - The different types of files in Magento, what they do and, Where are they located
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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5 - Understanding Blocks Better / Critical Fundamentals of the Layout XML
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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6 - Understanding Code Pools
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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7 - How to Map Classes to Files
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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8 - Converting Abbreviations to Full Class Names
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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1 - Understanding the Basics
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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2 - Handles - The Cowboy that Rounds up The Blocks
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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3 - Merging Handles - How to Write Layout XML The Right Way
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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4 -All Other Handles
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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5 - How to Create a Block (the standard way)
Here, you wil learn how to add a block to a new page or an existing page. This tutorial will guide you step-by-step through an example of adding a block. The examples in this tutorial are of tasks that you will do constantly as a developer!
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6 - How to Create a Block (the automatic way)
The previous tutorial covers many situations you will come across, but there will be many occassions where blocks are added a little differently. This knowledge in this tutorial will enable you to add blocks onto the left or right sidebars. It will also allow you and easy way to add blocks on to the end of the main content area of the page.
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7 - Nesting Blocks
When looking at the layout XML files, many times blocks are stored inside of other blocks just like the picture of the Russian dolls. This tutorial demystifies how nesting works and how you can do it yourself. And, this tutorial will walk you through an example of exactly how to do this. The tutorial contains two whole example modules illustrating how this is done. The second example is more complex; it is designed to broaden the knowledge you learned earlier and deepen your understanding.
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15 - Setup Scripts - How to Create An Attribute (part 3)
There are many different attribute settings. Customers and products can have different ones. What do ALL of these mean? what do all of these do? So, if you are caught in a place where you need to know what settings like apply_to, Is_html_allowed_on_front, filterable, multiline_count, etc does. Then, this tutorial explains these and provides many pictures of exactly what these settings do. These are good to know because what if you want your attribute to appear in the search, the layered navigation, or appear as a criterea for discounts. These advanced settings allow you to do this and much more.
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