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I am trying to get the newsletter sign up block on the homepage screen, but I’m stuck. I’m struggling with this and don’t know where to start or how to do this. Can anybody explain what to do?

I did this ... but I don’t remember off the top of my head how - I know that I used the default template as a guide though because that’s where it’s located in the default template.

Make sure you refresh your cache - it’s one of those changes you definitely can’t see otherwise.

Ok, these are what my files look like with the newsletter in the left column (http://www.minervapromotions.com/ihsa):

app/design/frontend/default/TEMPLATE/template/newsletter/subscribe.phtml

app/design/frontend/default/TEMPLATE/layout/page.xml (This one doesn’t seem right to me, but it’s working.)

skin/frontend/default/TEMPLATE/css/boxes.css

I can’t get this working. There should be a easier way to get the newsletter sign-up box on every page?

Sipke - 17 June 2008 07:56 PM

I can’t get this working. There should be a easier way to get the newsletter sign-up box on every page?

i agree.
here is an example to move cart box : http://www.magentocommerce.com/design_guide/articles/intro-to-layouts
you should be able to do it editing xml files…

however explanation are not right for me: i understand phtml using but not layout ....

I am also looking to add the Newsletter block to the left column of the homepage, Is there a way to just add it to the CMS Manage Pages?

I cant seem to figure out how to add the right code?

it really simple.

1. open up newsletter.xml, just change the reference name from ‘left’ to ‘right’, ‘footer’ to ‘header’, or ‘right’ to left

<default>

<!-- Mage_Newsletter -->
<reference name="left">
<block type="newsletter/subscribe" as="newsletter" name="newsletter" template="newsletter/subscribe.phtml"/>
</reference>
</default>

then place it in your template
newsletter sign up for Default theme already is on the left.
Modern theme is placed in the ‘page > html> footer.phtml’. To move it from footer to left, just cut this out ‘ <?php echo $this->getChildHtml('newsletter') ?>’, place it in the temple, something like this, after the ‘left’:

<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('left') ?>
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('newsletter') ?>

but of course, if you use a one column template for your homepage then it wont’ show up because one column only reference to ‘content’.

can i ask where the newsletter.xml file is?

all the xml files from a theme are situated in your Magento folder in:

app > design > frontend > default > ThemeName > layout

chinesedream - 01 August 2008 07:16 PM

it really simple.

1. open up newsletter.xml, just change the reference name from ‘left’ to ‘right’, ‘footer’ to ‘header’, or ‘right’ to left

<default>

<!-- Mage_Newsletter -->
<reference name="left">
<block type="newsletter/subscribe" as="newsletter" name="newsletter" template="newsletter/subscribe.phtml"/>
</reference>
</default>

then place it in your template
newsletter sign up for Default theme already is on the left.
Modern theme is placed in the ‘page > html> footer.phtml’. To move it from footer to left, just cut this out ‘ <?php echo $this->getChildHtml('newsletter') ?>’, place it in the temple, something like this, after the ‘left’:

<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('left') ?>
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('newsletter') ?>

but of course, if you use a one column template for your homepage then it wont’ show up because one column only reference to ‘content’.

Lets say that I want newsletter to be in a div i made in /app/design/frontend/default/default/template/page, i’ve open the newsletter.xml and gave it the positionname, and deleted it from the other xml files, where it had callouts.

I was able to add this to the CMS for the home page to get the box to show up:

{{block type="newsletter/subscribe" template="newsletter/subscribe.phtml"}}

The form works properly and enters the email address into the system. However, there is no success message for the user to see that the form was successful. I have tried adding the following to the page, but it hasn’t worked either:

{{block type="core/messages" template="core/messages.phtml"}}

Any thoughts?

I figured it out…

I found this in app/design/frontend/default/default/template/page/3columns.phtml:

The home page template I was using was actually using 1column.phtml; which does not contain this line.

I added it like so…

and now it works great!

XML solution worked great for me! Remember and refresh the cache though

Thanks guys!

I’m sorry guys- I’m just not getting this wo work. My Newsletter subscribe box wants to be on the left. I want my newsletter subscribe box on the right. Useing CMS, I WAS able to get it into the footer- but- somehow it got there without the text. It’s just a textbox and the button subscribe, nothing about newlsletters. a little confusing, and, anyway, the footer isn’t wher I want it. I want it on the right. Is there a CMS way to do this, or must it be XML?

My XML currently looks like this:

<default>

<!-- Mage_Checkout -->
<reference name="top.links">
<block type="checkout/links" name="checkout_cart_link">
<action method="addCartLink"></action>
<action method="addCheckoutLink"></action>
</block>
</reference>
<reference name="right">
<block type="checkout/cart_sidebar" name="cart_sidebar" template="checkout/cart/sidebar.phtml" before="-">
<action method="addItemRender"><type>simple</type><block>checkout/cart_item_renderer</block><template>checkout/cart/sidebar/default.phtml</template></action>
<action method="addItemRender"><type>grouped</type><block>checkout/cart_item_renderer_grouped</block><template>checkout/cart/sidebar/default.phtml</template></action>
<action method="addItemRender"><type>configurable</type><block>checkout/cart_item_renderer_configurable</block><template>checkout/cart/sidebar/default.phtml</template></action>
</block>
</reference>

</default>

If I do need to do XML, what, really, am I changing? I can’t find a left to change to right. I don’t think that’s even the page I’m trying to modify, as it clearly states it is the checkout, but everything in my newsletter.xml says checkout. I’m having trouble....

Thanks for any help,
Kest

Whoe- nevermind. I was being EXCEPTIONALLY dumb. Had the wrong file open. Wee. Sorry. damn.