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Magento has a default bar that has two buttons: Account and Cart. I would like to display this bar on my homepage which has a blank layout but I can't figure out how to do this. I came across this code snippet:

Mage::getUrl('checkout/cart')

I am unsure of whether this is the code I need, or if there is a better way to do it. I'm new to Magento and not yet comfortable with using it. Should I be trying to do this from Magento CMS or somewhere in the backend?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Been stuck on this for a while.

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  • your homepage is a cms page or any other?
    – saravanavelu
    Commented Jul 19, 2015 at 10:20
  • Yes it is a CMS page that follows the blank layout. I added some content to the homepage but I want to include the default shopping cart BUTTON in the header of the homepage. Any ideas? Is it better to do it programatically?
    – Omar Rida
    Commented Jul 19, 2015 at 10:25
  • In that cms page design section, check which layout you have been selected
    – saravanavelu
    Commented Jul 19, 2015 at 10:28
  • The layout selected is "Empty".
    – Omar Rida
    Commented Jul 19, 2015 at 10:32
  • check the answer
    – saravanavelu
    Commented Jul 19, 2015 at 10:37

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To show Account and Cart in empty layout,make the changes in below file,

app\design\frontend\package\theme\template\page\empty.phtml

Add the below line, 

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

after,

 <?php echo $this->getChildHtml('after_body_start') ?>
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  • Great answer! How can I show the account and cart without the rest of the header? I don't want to display the logo, search bar. I just want the Cart, and Account buttons to show on the homepage. Thanks in advance.
    – Omar Rida
    Commented Jul 19, 2015 at 11:08

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