finding location of $this->getLinks() in template

Question

I have a phtml template that has the following code in it:

<?php $links = $this->getLinks(); ?>
<ul class="social-links">
    <?php foreach ($links as $name => $group): ?>
        <?php if (!empty($group['handle'])): ?>
            <?php
                $class = "";
                $anchorText = "";
                switch ($group['css_class']) {
                    case "facebook":
                        $class = "facebook";
                        $anchorText = "Facebook";
                        break;
                    case "twitter":
                        $class = "twitter";
                        $anchorText = "Twitter";
                        break;
                   case "google-plus":
                       $class = "google";
                        $anchorText = "Google+";
                        break;
                }
            ?>
            <li>
                <a href="<?php echo $this->escapeUrl($group['url'].$group['handle']) ?>" class="social-link <?php echo $class; ?>" target="_blank"><?php echo $anchorText; ?></a>
            </li>
        <?php endif; ?>
    <?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>

I need to modify the links to remove google+ but I can't find where $this->getLinks() is coming from. Any pointers for where to look would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Look for the block in your layout xml files, that's the class you look for. Another option is to insert a Mage::log(get_class($this)) in your template. This should print the class of your block in the logfile if logging is enabled. If the method getLinks() is 'magic' you might overwrite the block and add your own getLinks() method and debug the provenience of the data.