Question

I am using this code in my template file to display a static block in my left sidebar:

<?= $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId('leftSB1')->toHtml() ?>

I would like to exclude the block from one of my CMS pages. How do I do this?

I think it requires adding code to the ‘Layout Update XML’ section but I’m not sure what exactly.

Answer 1

Include the block in your layout instead:

<cms_page>
  <reference name="left">
    <block type="cms/block" name="leftSB1">
      <action method="setBlockId"><id>leftSB1</id></action>
    </block>
  </reference>
</cms_page>

And then $this->getChildHtml('leftSB1') in your sidebar, if you’re not including children automatically.

(and then remove it from the particular page as in the previous answer)