Disable "Share Wishlist" and "email to friend"?

Question

I would like to disable Share Wishlist with friend feature, as well as, another product sharing feature: "Email to Friend".

Is there a way to disable any of these two in the Admin Panel ? If not, what is the other most efficient way of disabling these mailing feature?

Answer 1

Yes way.

1. Wishlist share.

   In your app\design\frontend\your_package\your_theme\layout\local.xml add these lines:

   <?xml version="1.0"?>
    ....<!-- might be some stuff already there -->
    <layout> 
     <wishlist_index_index translate="label">
      <reference name="customer.wishlist.buttons">
        <action method="unsetChild"><name>customer.wishlist.button.share</name></action>
      </reference>   
     </wishlist_index_index>
   </layout>
   

2. Send to a friend.

   In your app/etc/local.xml add these lines:

   <config>
   .....<!-- might be some stuff already there -->
     <default>
      <sendfriend>
       <email>
           <enabled>0</enabled>
       </email>
      </sendfriend>
     </default>
   </config>
   

After steps 1 and 2 clear magento cache and you are all set.

Answer 2

Code edits are not needed to disable the wishlist. There's a setting for it. Open the Magento Admin and go to:

System > Configuration > Customer > Wishlist > General options

Here, you have the option to disable the wishlist, by setting enabled to 'no'. Clear cache and you're done!