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bennoislost/extra-layout-handles
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Add extra layout handles to routes

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Extra Layout Handles
====================

[](#extra-layout-handles)

This is a utility module that should make building Magento websites a bit easier.

Forked from [https://github.com/ho-nl/Ho\_Handles](https://github.com/ho-nl/Ho_Handles). Top work chaps!

Getting started with handles.
-----------------------------

[](#getting-started-with-handles)

The following snippit will remove the product listings from direct children of category id `15`, also adds a simple text block to the top of content.

```

            category.products

                    hello

```

Add the above snippet to your themes `local.xml`

Add handles to category page
----------------------------

[](#add-handles-to-category-page)

If you are viewing a category: /products/dvds.html (category id: 5)

You'll get a handle by default: `CATEGORY_5`

We add the following:

### Handle: `CATEGORY_2_child_child`

[](#handle-category_2_child_child)

Category 2 is the root category for this store, so allows for store specific configuration. If the category path is longer it will show something like `CATEGORY_2_child_child_child`

### Handle: `CATEGORY_2_child_dvds`

[](#handle-category_2_child_dvds)

This one is kinda cool, this one allows you have one layout for multiple childcategories. Imagine the following categories:

- /playgroup/books.html
- /kindergarten/books.html
- /elementary/books.html

All these categories will have the `CATEGORY_2_child_books` handle, so you can all style them the same!

### Handle: `CATEGORY_3_child`

[](#handle-category_3_child)

Child of a certain category. If the category path is longer it will show something like `CATEGORY_3_child_child`.

### Handle: `CATEGORY_3_dvds`

[](#handle-category_3_dvds)

This one probably is kinda useless, but is the current category written in a different notation and the way the module works this one is currenlty automatically added.

Add category handle to product page.
------------------------------------

[](#add-category-handle-to-product-page)

The same as for the category applies, except everything is prefixed with `PRODUCT_CATEGORY_`.

Add attribute set handle to product page
----------------------------------------

[](#add-attribute-set-handle-to-product-page)

```
PRODUCT_ATTRIBUTE_SET_default

```

For styling based on the attribute set handle.

Add handles to CMS page
-----------------------

[](#add-handles-to-cms-page)

If you have the page: customerservice/faq/question\_one, you'll get the following handles:

```
CMS_PAGE_customerservice_child_child
CMS_PAGE_customerservice_faq_child
CMS_PAGE_customerservice_faq_question_one

```

Thanks
------

[](#thanks)

[https://github.com/ho-nl/Ho\_Handles](https://github.com/ho-nl/Ho_Handles)

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