Magento

I wanted to change the contact page from a 2 column right layout to a 1 column layout.
So in the contacts.xml i changed the following
from this:

<contacts_index_index>
<reference name="root">
<action method="setTemplate"><template>page/2columns-right.phtml</template></action>
<action method="setHeaderTitle" translate="title" module="contacts"><title>Contact Us</title></action>
</reference>
<reference name="content">
<block type="core/template" name="contactForm" template="contacts/form.phtml"/>
</reference>
</contacts_index_index>

to:

<contacts_index_index>
<reference name="root">
<action method="setTemplate"><template>page/1column.phtml</template></action>
<action method="setHeaderTitle" translate="title" module="contacts"><title>Contact Us</title></action>
</reference>
<reference name="content">
<block type="core/template" name="contactForm" template="contacts/form.phtml"/>
</reference>
</contacts_index_index>

and yet the contact page stays the same (2 column right layout) Please help me here as i have a project depending on this info to be successful.

Roskolnikov

Hi ohminu,

I just checked and the contact page is not in the CMS. The contact function was recently included in the 8. whatever release.
Yea that’s why i think it warranted its own xml file.
Still open to suggestions

Roskolnikov

It has to mentioned Have you turned off the cache in the back end admin

This info could have saved 3 hours alone the caching system works great in fact to great because any changes with this Cache system enabled will not show the changes in the layout .xml file that you have uploaded also hitting ctrl f5 does not clear the cache

Step One Turn off all Caching in your demo store >>system>>cache management
Step Two Disable all cache controls except Configuration
Step Three Check Mark Refresh Cache

http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/2756/ for more info

Thank You very Much,

I can finish my project now-this was great advice.

Cheers
Roskolnikov