Move static block category

Question

I want move static block landing in Category. I found code in file

/app/design/frontend/base/default/template/catalog/category/view.phtml

<?php elseif($this->isMixedMode()): ?>
<?php echo $this->getCmsBlockHtml() ?>
<?php echo $this->getProductListHtml() ?>

I tried copy or move <?php echo $this->getCmsBlockHtml() ?> in file 2columns-left.phtml but it does not work.

• Sander Mangel: What exactly is not working? Please update your question with errors and what you have tried so far
• ArturDvorak: Reviced. I get error if I move all conditional instructions.

Answer 1

Add bellow code in file 2columns-left.phtml

<?php if($currentCategory = Mage::registry('current_category')):?>
 <?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId($currentCategory->getLandingPage())->toHtml(); 
?><?php endif;?>

• jehzlau: This one works immediately. +1. :)

Answer 2

The problem is you cannot use those methods outside of the category view.phtml file.

If you want to get a categories static block content outside of this file you can use the following I based this on the answer given here by Rajeev - how to get cms block value from display settings of a category

Create a new template block add the following to your local xml

 <default>
 <reference name="root">
 <block type="core/template" name="category_static_block" template="page/html/category_static_block.phtml"/>
 </reference>
 </default>

Add the code below into your block

 <?php
 if (Mage::registry('current_category')):
 //get current category id
 $categoryId = Mage::registry('current_category')->getId();
 //load current category model
 $category = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')
 ->setStoreId(Mage::app()->getStore()->getId())
 ->load($categoryId);
 $mode = $category->getDisplayMode();
 //display mode = PAGE means, that category has a static block
 if ($mode == 'PAGE' || $mode == 'PRODUCTS_AND_PAGE'):
 //get static block id
 $page = $category->getLandingPage();
 //cms block
 $cms_block = Mage::getModel('cms/block')->load($page);
 //parse template to convert {{fields}}
 //from http://stackoverflow.com/a/5413698/156388
 $helper = Mage::helper('cms');
 $processor = $helper->getPageTemplateProcessor();
 $content = $processor->filter($cms_block->getContent());
 echo $content;
 endif;
 endif;
 ?>

And then echo this block out within your page template file:

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

• ArturDvorak: I copied your code to 2columns-left.phtml and clear cache but it still does not work.
• Bobadevv: Just realised I am using the code above in a core/template block not within a page template. Ill have a look and update my answer
• Bobadevv: Ive updated my answer can you try the above and let me know if this works for you
• ArturDvorak: code in local.xml put middle <config> ?
• Bobadevv: no create a file local.xml and put this within your theme files under app/design/frontend/yourpackage/yourtheme/layout