Magento: Set Custom Page Title on Homepage
This is the best (only) solution I’ve seen so far to set your own page title on the homepage. By default the Home page is titled “Home page” and in your browser it will show as “Home page – Your Site”. It’d be nicer to just have it say “Your Site” without a prefix or suffix.
Make a copy of \app\design\frontend\base\default\template\page\html\head.phtml into your own package and theme keeping the proper folder structure: \app\design\frontend\your_package\your_theme\template\page\html\head.phtml
Replace:
<title><?php echo $this->getTitle() ?></title>
with:
<title><?php echo ($this->getForcedTitle()) ? $this->getForcedTitle() : $this->getTitle() ?></title>
Edit the Home page in the Admin. Go to the Design tab and add the following to the “Layout Update XML” field:
<reference name="head"> <action method="setForcedTitle"><title>Your Site Name</title></action> </reference>
Replace “Your Site Name” with your title and save.
Source: http://inchoo.net/ecommerce/magento/change-any-page-title-in-magento/
Magento: Display a Static Block in a Side Column on a CMS Page
When editing a CMS page, go to the “Design” tab and add the following to “Layout Update XML”
<reference name="right"> <block type="cms/block" name="your_block_identifier" before="-"> <action method="setBlockId"><block_id>your_block_identifier</block_id></action> </block> </reference>
Remember to replace “your_block_identifier” with your own block. Also the reference name can be changed to display it in the “left” column or “content”.
“before” will put the block before everything in the structural element. That can be changed to “after” to put it after everything. If you know the “name” attribute of the other blocks, you can set your block before or after it like so: before=”cart_sidebar”
US States Select Box
Thought this may come in handy. They are a pain to make or find and sometimes you may only want the list without the formatting.
Full State Name with Abbreviated Value
<select name="state"> <option value="AL">Alabama</option> <option value="AK">Alaska</option> <option value="AZ">Arizona</option> <option value="AR">Arkansas</option> <option value="CA">California</option> <option value="CO">Colorado</option> <option value="CT">Connecticut</option> <option value="DE">Delaware</option> <option value="DC">District of Columbia</option> <option value="FL">Florida</option> <option value="GA">Georgia</option> <option value="HI">Hawaii</option> <option value="ID">Idaho</option> <option value="IL">Illinois</option> <option value="IN">Indiana</option> <option value="IA">Iowa</option> <option value="KS">Kansas</option> <option value="KY">Kentucky</option> <option value="LA">Louisiana</option> <option value="ME">Maine</option> <option value="MD">Maryland</option> <option value="MA">Massachusetts</option> <option value="MI">Michigan</option> <option value="MN">Minnesota</option> <option value="MS">Mississippi</option> <option value="MO">Missouri</option> <option value="MT">Montana</option> <option value="NE">Nebraska</option> <option value="NV">Nevada</option> <option value="NH">New Hampshire</option> <option value="NJ">New Jersey</option> <option value="NM">New Mexico</option> <option value="NY">New York</option> <option value="NC">North Carolina</option> <option value="ND">North Dakota</option> <option value="OH">Ohio</option> <option value="OK">Oklahoma</option> <option value="OR">Oregon</option> <option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option> <option value="RI">Rhode Island</option> <option value="SC">South Carolina</option> <option value="SD">South Dakota</option> <option value="TN">Tennessee</option> <option value="TX">Texas</option> <option value="UT">Utah</option> <option value="VT">Vermont</option> <option value="VA">Virginia</option> <option value="WA">Washington</option> <option value="WV">West Virginia</option> <option value="WI">Wisconsin</option> <option value="WY">Wyoming</option> </select>
Full State Name with Full Value
<select name="state"> <option value="Alabama">Alabama</option> <option value="Alaska">Alaska</option> <option value="Arizona">Arizona</option> <option value="Arkansas">Arkansas</option> <option value="California">California</option> <option value="Colorado">Colorado</option> <option value="Connecticut">Connecticut</option> <option value="Delaware">Delaware</option> <option value="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</option> <option value="Florida">Florida</option> <option value="Georgia">Georgia</option> <option value="Hawaii">Hawaii</option> <option value="Idaho">Idaho</option> <option value="Illinois">Illinois</option> <option value="Indiana">Indiana</option> <option value="Iowa">Iowa</option> <option value="Kansas">Kansas</option> <option value="Kentucky">Kentucky</option> <option value="Louisiana">Louisiana</option> <option value="Maine">Maine</option> <option value="Maryland">Maryland</option> <option value="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</option> <option value="Michigan">Michigan</option> <option value="Minnesota">Minnesota</option> <option value="Mississippi">Mississippi</option> <option value="Missouri">Missouri</option> <option value="Montana">Montana</option> <option value="Nebraska">Nebraska</option> <option value="Nevada">Nevada</option> <option value="New Hampshire">New Hampshire</option> <option value="New Jersey">New Jersey</option> <option value="New Mexico">New Mexico</option> <option value="New York">New York</option> <option value="North Carolina">North Carolina</option> <option value="North Dakota">North Dakota</option> <option value="Ohio">Ohio</option> <option value="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</option> <option value="Oregon">Oregon</option> <option value="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</option> <option value="Rhode Island">Rhode Island</option> <option value="South Carolina">South Carolina</option> <option value="South Dakota">South Dakota</option> <option value="Tennessee">Tennessee</option> <option value="Texas">Texas</option> <option value="Utah">Utah</option> <option value="Vermont">Vermont</option> <option value="Virginia">Virginia</option> <option value="Washington">Washington</option> <option value="West Virginia">West Virginia</option> <option value="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</option> <option value="Wyoming">Wyoming</option> </select>
Abbreviated State Name with Full Value
<select name="state"> <option value="Alabama">AL</option> <option value="Alaska">AK</option> <option value="Arizona">AZ</option> <option value="Arkansas">AR</option> <option value="California">CA</option> <option value="Colorado">CO</option> <option value="Connecticut">CT</option> <option value="Delaware">DE</option> <option value="District of Columbia">DC</option> <option value="Florida">FL</option> <option value="Georgia">GA</option> <option value="Hawaii">HI</option> <option value="Idaho">ID</option> <option value="Illinois">IL</option> <option value="Indiana">IN</option> <option value="Iowa">IA</option> <option value="Kansas">KS</option> <option value="Kentucky">KY</option> <option value="Louisiana">LA</option> <option value="Maine">ME</option> <option value="Maryland">MD</option> <option value="Massachusetts">MA</option> <option value="Michigan">MI</option> <option value="Minnesota">MN</option> <option value="Mississippi">MS</option> <option value="Missouri">MO</option> <option value="Montana">MT</option> <option value="Nebraska">NE</option> <option value="Nevada">NV</option> <option value="New Hampshire">NH</option> <option value="New Jersey">NJ</option> <option value="New Mexico">NM</option> <option value="New York">NY</option> <option value="North Carolina">NC</option> <option value="North Dakota">ND</option> <option value="Ohio">OH</option> <option value="Oklahoma">OK</option> <option value="Oregon">OR</option> <option value="Pennsylvania">PA</option> <option value="Rhode Island">RI</option> <option value="South Carolina">SC</option> <option value="South Dakota">SD</option> <option value="Tennessee">TN</option> <option value="Texas">TX</option> <option value="Utah">UT</option> <option value="Vermont">VT</option> <option value="Virginia">VA</option> <option value="Washington">WA</option> <option value="West Virginia">WV</option> <option value="Wisconsin">WI</option> <option value="Wyoming">WY</option> </select>
Abbreviated State Name with Abbreviated Value
<select name="state"> <option value="AL">AL</option> <option value="AK">AK</option> <option value="AZ">AZ</option> <option value="AR">AR</option> <option value="CA">CA</option> <option value="CO">CO</option> <option value="CT">CT</option> <option value="DE">DE</option> <option value="DC">DC</option> <option value="FL">FL</option> <option value="GA">GA</option> <option value="HI">HI</option> <option value="ID">ID</option> <option value="IL">IL</option> <option value="IN">IN</option> <option value="IA">IA</option> <option value="KS">KS</option> <option value="KY">KY</option> <option value="LA">LA</option> <option value="ME">ME</option> <option value="MD">MD</option> <option value="MA">MA</option> <option value="MI">MI</option> <option value="MN">MN</option> <option value="MS">MS</option> <option value="MO">MO</option> <option value="MT">MT</option> <option value="NE">NE</option> <option value="NV">NV</option> <option value="NH">NH</option> <option value="NJ">NJ</option> <option value="NM">NM</option> <option value="NY">NY</option> <option value="NC">NC</option> <option value="ND">ND</option> <option value="OH">OH</option> <option value="OK">OK</option> <option value="OR">OR</option> <option value="PA">PA</option> <option value="RI">RI</option> <option value="SC">SC</option> <option value="SD">SD</option> <option value="TN">TN</option> <option value="TX">TX</option> <option value="UT">UT</option> <option value="VT">VT</option> <option value="VA">VA</option> <option value="WA">WA</option> <option value="WV">WV</option> <option value="WI">WI</option> <option value="WY">WY</option> </select>
Abbreviated States with no formatting for a CMS form builder
AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY
Full State Names with no formatting for a CMS form builder
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
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