Magento check current page is Homepage

The following code is used to check if the current page is homepage.

<?php if(
Mage::getSingleton('cms/page')->getIdentifier() == 'home'  &&
Mage::app()->getFrontController()->getRequest()->getRouteName() == 'cms' 
) : ? >

Create Magento Store How to ?

There are numerous ways to setup multiple Magento stores that all share the same codebase and backend, but what method you use depends on your needs.

Magento Layout / Structural Block How to?

When you begin the implementation process, first ask yourself this question: What are the layout needs of my store? What this simply means is: “Will my store always have a left column? Or will some pages have a left, main and a right column? Or perhaps some of the pages will just one column?”.

Loading JavaScript in Magento Selected Pages

Load JavaScript in Magento on some pages.
By using $this->getRequest()->getControllerName() on any of your files in template folder you would get the name of the current controller. If you are on let’s say http://somesite.domain/shop/index.php/checkout/onepage/ page, your controller name is onepage. By using the above mentioned code your result would be string “onepage“. So all you need [...]

jQuery Implementation in Magento

Below are the steps to implement jQuery in Magento. There is a lot to like about it, which we’ll probably talk about another time, but it uses Prototype for a JavaScript library. Now I’m sure Prototype is wonderful and all that, but I don’t know a lick of it. I’d rather just use the library [...]

25 Awesome jQuery Tutorials for Web Developeras and Designers

jQuery is everywhere, its fast and versatile, and is rapidly becoming as common on websites as CSS. The only small problem you may have is keeping up with development, keeping up with new plugins and tutorials. This article will do just that. All of these tuts have been written within the past eight weeks, bringing you up to speed with latest developments.

Auto Close Fancybox

Please go through the post to view the jQuery Fancybox auto close code explained…

Critical Ways To Get More Traffic To Your Website

Now you have your new website and you are keen to start making some sales! But, how can you make sales if you do not have high volumes of traffic to your website?One of the challenges which people starting a new online business face is that of getting traffic to their website. This article outlines [...]

Search Engine Optimization and RSS

After putting a lot of thought into how to best use RSS feeds on your website and then creating them on your website, the next step is to promote them. As with any kind of marketing, where and how you advertise your website can determine the amount of visitors. The same applies to RSS feeds.As [...]

Keywords stuffing of a web page.

Keyword stuffing is the deliberate beefing up of particular phrases in the content of the web page. It is a search engine optimization technique for any adult web site promotion. History of keyword stuffing The keyword stuffing has made history more for its abuses than for its uses. It was used as a bait to [...]

3 SEO Linking Strategies To Get Your Site Noticed

Using search engine optimization for one-way link building is the most important factor for getting a high keyword ranking. Because search engines list their results from your link popularity, SEO positioning should be your number one strategy for high pagerank.
SEO Tip #1
When utilizing an aggressive linking campaign, don’t start linking into multiple domain networks which [...]

How to insert Url in the CMS pages?

{{store url=''}} will give base|store url

Include a Javascript file into Magento templates

Customising your magento store can be a good way to set your store apart from the competition so adding features that require javascript files is a common task when building a project.  Learn how to include a javscript file into your magento page templates with this quick how to.The default layout template load is made [...]

Get the current category name in Magento

A key part of the request execution has information stored into the Mage registry and accessing this information is a simple call requesting the needed data.  Learn how to access the registry to find the current category title.
The registry object we are interested in is ‘current_category’ and we will utilise the registry call getName() to [...]

Creating new theme and apply it to a magento store

After finishing Magento installation its time to look at how you want your store to look, what theme will it have , and will the same theme feature across all your stores if you have more then one ?  Our tutorial shows you how to duplicate the default theme and begin to modify it to [...]