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Full list of available xml handles?

Grayson Total Posts: 58 Joined: 2007-11-20 Netherlands Ignore user	I’ve searched the site for the past hour or so but haven’t found an answer to this question: Is there a complete list somewhere in the documentation of all the handles available for use in the xml files? (And any other set-in-stone-do-not-modify names?) I’ve gone through all the xml files in layout/ and compiled a list, but I’m not sure it’s complete. Here’s the list I made of available handle names (along with some notes to myself on where they’re used): ====== Available layout xml handles (==available pages to configure): ====== default catalog_category_default (* also used in directory.xml) catalog_category_layered (* also used in directory.xml) catalog_product_compare_index catalog_product_gallery catalog_product_send catalog_product_view (* also used in customeralert.xml, tag.xml) catalog_seo_searchterm_popular catalog_seo_sitemap_category catalog_seo_sitemap_product catalogsearch_advanced_form catalogsearch_advanced_result catalogsearch_result_index catalogsearch_term_popular checkout_cart_index (* also used in googlecheckout.xml, paypal.xml) checkout_multishipping checkout_multishipping_address_editaddress checkout_multishipping_address_editbilling checkout_multishipping_address_editshipping checkout_multishipping_address_newbilling checkout_multishipping_address_newshipping checkout_multishipping_address_select checkout_multishipping_address_selectbilling checkout_multishipping_addresses checkout_multishipping_billing checkout_multishipping_customer_address checkout_multishipping_login checkout_multishipping_overview checkout_multishipping_register checkout_multishipping_shipping checkout_multishipping_success checkout_onepage_additional checkout_onepage_index checkout_onepage_progress checkout_onepage_review checkout_onepage_shippingmethod checkout_onepage_success cms_index_defaultindex cms_index_defaultnoroute customer_account (* also used in newsletter.xml, review.xml, sales.xml, wishlist.xml) customer_account_create customer_account_edit customer_account_forgotpassword customer_account_index (* also used in catalog.xml, newsletter.xml, poll.xml, review.xml, sales.xml, tag.xml, wishlist.xml) customer_account_login customer_address_form customer_address_index customer_logged_in customer_logged_out customer_account_logoutsuccess giftmessage_index_edit giftmessage_index_save giftmessage_index_remove newsletter_manage_index paypal_express_review paypal_express_review_details print review_customer_index review_customer_view review_product_list review_product_view reviews sales_order_details sales_order_history sales_order_print sales_order_view shipping_tracking_ajax tag_customer_index tag_customer_edit tag_customer_view tag_list_index wishlist_index_index
	Posted: January 10 2008 \| top

ohminu Total Posts: 173 Joined: 2007-08-07 Portland, OR Ignore user	Hello Grayson The list you have is the full list of currently available handles. However, remember, Magento is built with the idea of upgradibility and further module add-on’s in mind, so that means this handle list may and will grow to be much larger than what you have now. The XML handles are named using the following convention: module_controller_action. So you can see that should new controllers be added, the list of XML handles will grow. Hope that helps you!
	Posted: January 10 2008 \| top \| # 1

Grayson Total Posts: 58 Joined: 2007-11-20 Netherlands Ignore user	Thanks, Minu! This kind of thing would be great to have somewhere in the documentation, especially your explanation about the handle naming convention (teach a man to fish . . . ).
	Posted: January 10 2008 \| top \| # 2

peach Total Posts: 22 Joined: 2008-01-11 Ignore user	thnx for posting your tags! hartelijk bedankt
	Posted: January 27 2008 \| top \| # 3

rzazueta Total Posts: 34 Joined: 2008-07-21 Ignore user	There are a couple of custom navigational items I want to display on the homepage. I went into catalog.cml and added the following lines: <cms_index_defaultindex> <reference name="right"> <!-- block type="core/template" before="cart_sidebar" name="catalog.compare.sidebar" template="catalog/product/compare/sidebar.phtml"/ --> <block type="core/template" name="right.homepage.sale_callout" template="homepage/sale_callout.phtml"/> </reference> <reference name="centerListing"> <block type="catalog/navigation" name="catalog.center" template="catalog/navigation/center_listings.phtml" /> </reference> </cms_index_defaultindex> I’ve placed the .phtml files in their appropriate places in the file hierarchy. When I put the references under <default> they shouw up fine. When I put them under <cms_index_defaultindex> they disappear from the homepage. I don;t want these items appearing anywhere else but on the homepage. How do I accomplish this? Rob Z.
	Posted: August 29 2008 \| top \| # 4

Scott Total Posts: 324 Joined: 2007-08-31 Northwest Ohio Ignore user	Just add the references to the layout update section of the home page from the CMS section of the admin panel Signature Need a Magento designer? I specialize in helping developers and shop owners create Magento themes designed with aesthetic bliss, crisp refreshing style, and usability-focused design. Check out Tealo, the first public Magento theme! Your Magento Partner for Stunning Creative Work!
	Posted: August 31 2008 \| top \| # 5

dvnitycker Total Posts: 69 Joined: 2008-10-28 Ignore user	which one of these reffers to frontpage? Ive tried with cms_index_defaultindex but failed
	Posted: January 19 2009 \| top \| # 6

dvnitycker Total Posts: 69 Joined: 2008-10-28 Ignore user	<cms_index_index> references only the homepage
	Posted: February 4 2009 \| top \| # 7

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