Display Static Block for Category in Magento

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I’m trying to set up a static block for my categories. I created a phtml file, then linked this file to the static block I created:

{{block type="catalog/navigation" template="catalog/navigation/sub_navigation.phtml"}}

Then I went the Cataglog->Manage Categories and selected"Static Block Only” under Display Setting->Display mode. I selected the static block I just created.

However, when I navigate to that category on my site, it just displays the regular category view (the layout I created under template->category->view.phtml in my template folder).

Any idea what I’m doing wrong here? I tried re-indexing everything, to no avail.

Best Answer

First test with anything else, remove the {{block}} from the CMS block and write something in it, does it work?

If no

then you have a problem with the view of ANY block. Check your app/design/frontend/<base>/<default>/template/catalog/category/view.phtml for this entry:

<?php if($this->isContentMode()): ?>
    <?php echo $this->getCmsBlockHtml() ?>

<?php elseif($this->isMixedMode()): ?>
    <?php echo $this->getCmsBlockHtml() ?>
    <?php echo $this->getProductListHtml() ?>

<?php else: ?>
    <?php echo $this->getProductListHtml() ?>
<?php endif; ?>

If yes

Something with your block is wrong or with the template. Check the template and the system.log for errors

Related Solutions

Magento – Position Static Block Under Category Grid

You can create a new yes/no attribute for the category names 'Show block below grid' with code block_below_grid. See here how (or search the web - this is common)
Now edit app/design/frontend/{interface}/{theme}/catalog/category/view.phtml and replace this :

<?php elseif($this->isMixedMode()): ?>
    <?php echo $this->getCmsBlockHtml() ?>
    <?php echo $this->getProductListHtml() ?>

with this:

<?php elseif($this->isMixedMode()): ?>
    <?php if ($_category->getBlockBelowGrid()) : ?>
        <?php echo $this->getProductListHtml() ?>
        <?php echo $this->getCmsBlockHtml() ?>
    <?php else : ?>
        <?php echo $this->getCmsBlockHtml() ?>
        <?php echo $this->getProductListHtml() ?>
    <?php endif;?>

Magento – Move static block category

Add bellow code in file 2columns-left.phtml

<?php if($currentCategory = Mage::registry('current_category')):?>
                <?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId($currentCategory->getLandingPage())->toHtml();     
?><?php endif;?>