How do I remove recently view products from list view using XML?

Question

this is my xml code:

    <catalog_category_default>
     <remove name="right.reports.product.viewed" />
    </catalog_category_default>

I am trying to remove the recently viewed products from all category and subcategories pages. How can I do that?

Answer 1

At magento,catalog_category_default handler is created on category page whenever that category is non- Anchor.

catalog_category_default does not exit at Anchor category means layer navigate category,

That you need fine a handler which is create both on Anchor category and Non Anchor category

Magento is automatically create few handler whenever loadLayout() called.

From their list, one of handler is inserted at current layout on basic of current controller action full Name [Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Action::getFullActionName()].

That means ,whenever a category layout loaded,that time a handler is created and it name is catalog_category_view .

And it does not depends on Anchor field of category.

so.you can use catalog_category_view handler for removing recently viewed products from all category and subcategories pages. .

Answer 2

You should use a different layout handle. Put it between catalog_category_layered instead

<catalog_category_layered>
    <remove name="right.reports.product.viewed" />
</catalog_category_layered>

Answer 3

You can use this to remove the block from all category list pages (layered or not):

<catalog_category_view>
    <remove name="right.reports.product.viewed" />
</catalog_category_view>

Answer 4

If your category "isAnchor" (i.e. It has products in) it will need to be put in the catalog_category_layered handle instead.

As Amit has pointed out though, catalog_category_view will cover both.

Answer 5

Goto \app\design\frontend\default\theme\layout\reports.xml

Comment Below line

<reference name="right">
            <block type="reports/product_viewed" before="right.permanent.callout" name="right.reports.product.viewed" template="reports/product_viewed.phtml" />
            <block type="reports/product_compared" before="right.permanent.callout" name="right.reports.product.compared" template="reports/product_compared.phtml" />
        </reference>