Magento – Remove toolbar from product list via local.xml

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I am used to using local.xml for my layout updates, however I cant seem to remove the toolbar from the product list block using either the remove or unsetChild methods.

Can anyone say if this is actually not possible or am i doing something wrong?

I have tried:

<action method="unsetChild">  
    <alias>toolbar</alias>
</action>

and

<action method="unsetChild">  
    <alias>product_list_toolbar</alias>
</action>

and also the <remove name="" /> methods too but nothing works.

Best Answer

And you won't be able to remove it without overriding something. Here is how the getToolbarBlock() method looks like:

public function getToolbarBlock()
{
    if ($blockName = $this->getToolbarBlockName()) {
        if ($block = $this->getLayout()->getBlock($blockName)) {
            return $block;
        }
    }
    $block = $this->getLayout()->createBlock($this->_defaultToolbarBlock, microtime());
    return $block;
}

This means that if a block with a certain name (value returned bygetToolbarBlockName) exists in the layout then that block will be returned. otherwise a new block is created with type catalog/product_list_toolbar and that is returned by the method.

[EDIT] I just had a crazy idea. Why not change the toolbar block type? That way it won't be rendered as a toolbar. I haven't tried it but I think it's worth it.
Something like:

<reference name="product_list">
    <block type="core/template" name="product_list_toolbar" />
</reference>

I mean adding a block with the same name but a different type. If it doesn't work please don't donwvote; it is just in idea :)

Related Solutions

Magento – XML Block Layout

You could do this without calling remove and then having to recreate each block. Simply use the unsetChild and insert actions, they will allow you to move blocks around. The following xml should give you your desired results.

<default>
    <reference name="left">
        <action method="unsetChild">
            <name>left.newsletter</name>
        </action>
    </reference>
    <reference name="footer">
        <action method="insert">
            <block>left.newsletter</block>
        </action>
    </reference>
</default>
<cms_index_index>
    <reference name="footer">
        <action method="unsetChild">
            <name>left.newsletter</name>
        </action>
    </reference>
    <reference name="content">
        <action method="insert">
            <block>left.newsletter</block>
        </action>
    </reference>
</cms_index_index>

Customer Account – Remove Newsletter Link from Navigation

You need to rewrite Magento's Customer Mage_Customer_Block_Account_Navigation Block class.

create config.xml file in the app/code/local/Neo/CustomerNavigationLinks/etc

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <Neo_CustomerNavigationLinks>
            <version>0.0.1</version>
        </Neo_CustomerNavigationLinks>
    </modules>
    <global>
        <blocks>
            <customer>
                <rewrite>
                    <account_navigation>Neo_CustomerNavigationLinks_Block_Account_Navigation</account_navigation>
                </rewrite>
            </customer>
        </blocks>
        <helpers>
            <customernavigationlinks>
                <class>Neo_CustomerNavigationLinks_Helper</class>
            </customernavigationlinks>
        </helpers>
    </global>
</config>

in Neo/CustomerNavigationLinks/Block/Account/ careate a file called Navigation.php with the following content in it

<?php

class Neo_CustomerNavigationLinks_Block_Account_Navigation extends Mage_Customer_Block_Account_Navigation
{
    public function removeLinkByName($name)
    {
        unset($this->_links[$name]);
        return $this;
    }
}
?>

in app/etc/modules create a file called Neo_CustomerNavigationLinks.xml with the following content

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <Neo_CustomerNavigationLinks>
            <active>true</active>
            <codePool>local</codePool>
        </Neo_CustomerNavigationLinks>
    </modules>
</config>

Now in local.xml add following content

<customer_account>
        <reference name="customer_account_navigation">
            <action method="removeLinkByName">
                <name>newsletter</name> 
            </action>
        </reference>
</customer_account>

Best Answer

Related Solutions

Magento – XML Block Layout

Customer Account – Remove Newsletter Link from Navigation

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