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Show static blocks in the description

step-by-step: 1. Create the attribute switcher 2. Create the cms blocks 3. Modifiy the view.phtml 1. Create the attribute switcher Admin - Catalog - Attributes - Manage Attributes - Add New Attribute Attribute Code: info01 Scope: Global (or what you want) Catalog Input Type for Store Owner: Yes/No following lines as default .... .... .... .... Visible on Product View Page on Front-end: No ... ... Click left site - Manage Label Option Admin Info 01 SAVE Attribute Repeat the Add New Attribute with info02, info03, info04 .... so much cms blocks you will have. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now the atrributes becomes a homeland where do you can use this. Every Product have a Attribute Set. Standard = Default. So i.e. we put the new Attributes in the default Set. Admin - Catalog - Attributes - Manage Attributes sets - select Default. On the right site you will see the new attributes. Click on the first and hold the mouse switch, mov...

create static block and edit ?

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By using static blocks you are able to create content for category pages, allowing you to showcase items and promotions instead of just displaying the grid list of products. To create a static block go to CMS -> Static Blocks , then select Add New Block. In this case we are going to create a block for use on the Cell Phone sub-category page. We enter the Block title, for internal use, and the identifier, which will create the URL for this page. We then select the store we want to use the Block on, in this case all stores, and set the Block to enabled. Once that is done we enter our content in an HTML Format and select Save Block. Now that we have the block created we set it up for use on the Cell Phone sub-category page as described in the Creating and Managing Categories. The static blocks are incredibly flexible, allowing you to create something as simple as a text category description, or something as intricate as multiple image maps, such as what we are showcasing on the Electro...