Load cms block based on attribute text

Question

I have a custom tab on the product page which at the moment shows a static block.

What I need it to do is to show a different static block based on the text of an attribute.

For example, the tab will show a phtml file checking the text of a custom attribute then displaying the correct static block.

What have you tried so far? Any code you could share with us or a certain specific issue you run into? — Sander Mangel♦, Oct 7 '15 at 17:56

Akhilesh Patel · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-07 17:57:54Z

As per your requirement you will need to create number of static blocks same as your drop-down values.

Now for example you have drop-down attribute values test1,test2,test3 etc...

Create your static blocks with identifier static_blick_test1, static_blick_test2, static_blick_test3 etc...

Now in your phtml file you must have current product object and you can call it like.

<?php $attributeValue = strtolower($product->getAttributeText('custom_attribute_code')); ?>

Now based on this attribute value create your static block identifier like

<?php $staticBlockIdentifier = "static_block_".$attributeValue; ?>

Now you can call this static block like

<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock("cms/block")->setBlockId($staticBlockIdentifier)->toHtml();?>

This way you can call your static block dynamically as per your custom attribute value in your product tab.

So I put all 3 in the phtml file? What do you mean current product object? Sorry :s — Mike Tim Turner, Oct 7 '15 at 18:11
$product = Mage::registry('çurrent_product'); or your file should have block 'catalog/product_view' — Akhilesh Patel, Oct 7 '15 at 18:25
You helped a lot, thank you. you have a typo though it should be $product = Mage::registry('current_product'); — Mike Tim Turner, Oct 7 '15 at 19:56

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