Question

I have a static block called newest_product (with content) and I would like to display it on a .phtml file as html.

I’ve tried this code:

echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId('newest_product')->toHtml(); 

But this nothing is being displayed.

Am I using the wrong code?

Answer 1

In the layout (app/design/frontend/your_theme/layout/default.xml):

<default>
    <cms_page> <!-- need to be redefined for your needs -->
        <reference name="content">
            <block type="cms/block" name="cms_newest_product" as="cms_newest_product">
                <action method="setBlockId"><block_id>newest_product</block_id></action>
            </block>
        </reference>
    </cms_page>
</default>

In your phtml template:

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

Don’t forget about cache cleaning.

I think it help.