How to display my custom block after view.phtml, using XML layout updates only?

Question

I can append my block to content block, by using reference, with this layout update:

<layout version="0.1.0">
 <catalog_category_view> 
 <reference name="content"> 
 <block type="mynamespace_mymodule/myblock" name="filtereduseditems" before="-">
 <action method ="getUsedItemsInCategory">
 </action>
 </block>
 <block type="mynamespace_mymodule/myblock" name="filterednewitems" after="-">
 <action method ="getNewItemsInCategory">
 </action>
 </block>
 <block type="mynamespace_mymodule/myblock" name="filteredremainderitems" after="-">
 <action method ="getRemainderItemsInCategory">
 </action>
 </block>
 </reference> 
 </catalog_category_view>
</layout> 

But it displays before view.phtml. I want it to be displayed after view.phtml, which already exists. How can I do that? I tried these references:

<reference name="category.products"> 
<reference name="product_list"> 
<reference name="product_list.name.after"> 
<reference name="product_list.after"> 

and it didn't work, the block can only be displayed on:

<reference name="content"> 

. What else can I try? I want my block (3 instances of it) appended to the end of (name=)'content' block, after view.phtml, or appended to view.phtml, but without changing the view.phtml.

Answer 1

If you are using product_list then write this code in your catalog/product/list.phtml file

<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('filtereduseditems'); ?>

And If you are using category.products then add above code in catalog/layer/view.phtml file

• The Outstanding Question Asker: Thanks. This is one way to do it. I want to do it completely with xml updates, without changing the list.phtml and view.phtml files.
• Murtuza Zabuawala: @VladimirDespotovic you can use product_list.after reference name but it will add your block after the product listing, otherwise there is no default block in list page for your problem
• Murtuza Zabuawala: @VladimirDespotovic if you want directly via xml then your refreance block should be type with ` block type="core/text_list" `
• The Outstanding Question Asker: It doesn't even work on core/text_list. I tried to put it on: product_list.name.after and it doesn't work.
• Murtuza Zabuawala: are you using color swatches ?

Answer 2

You can try with footer_before reference

<layout version="0.1.0">
 <catalog_category_view> 
 <reference name="footer_before"> 
 <block type="mynamespace_mymodule/myblock" name="filtereduseditems">
 <action method="getUsedItemsInCategory">
 </action>
 </block>
 <block type="mynamespace_mymodule/myblock" name="filterednewitems">
 <action method="getNewItemsInCategory">
 </action>
 </block>
 <block type="mynamespace_mymodule/myblock" name="filteredremainderitems">
 <action method="getRemainderItemsInCategory">
 </action>
 </block>
 </reference> 
 </catalog_category_view>
</layout>