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Magento: Set Custom Page Title on Homepage

By on October 3, 2012

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/

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Magento: Display a Static Block in a Side Column on a CMS Page

By on February 14, 2012

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”

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US States Select Box

By on September 13, 2011

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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