hi i want to replace a module with another in magento how can i do this (means i want to put Community Poll module to the left ) is there anything like joomla im a newbie in magento so plz be descriptive with your answer
A:
Have a look in app/layout/default/default/layout - you should be able to swap a value out in the XML there to cause a different block to be displayed.
I'll try and remember to look in more detail when I've got a dev copy of magento to hand and will update the answer.
benlumley
2009-08-31 08:06:46
A:
The layout is defined in XML files.
Read this to understand the basic philosophy and this for a crash course in changing the layout.
Manos Dilaverakis
2009-09-01 14:04:09
+1
A:
As already mentioned, the layout is defined in the XML files. The best way to go about it is to search the layout folder in App/Design/Frontend/Default/whateverthemeyouareusing for the names of the blocks you want to re-arrange. You'll find there might be more than one call for a block. They will have a position stated in the reference name, either left or right, and can also be before or after another module. Changing these values will move the blocks around.
For example:
< reference name="left">
< block type="catalog/navigation" name="catalog.leftnav" after="currency" template="catalog/navigation/left.phtml"/>
< /reference>
Sam
2009-09-25 06:39:13
And if you need to change some layouts and templates, it is a good idea not to edit the layout in default/default, but instead create your own (default/vipinsahu for instance), copy the files you change in there respecting the folder structure, and configure Magento to use vipinsahu as the default design.
Julien
2009-10-13 02:07:47