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denotes questions about the `Block` classes.

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Nice way to inject the main block to a viewmodel

We want to follow the best practice to add additional functionality to a block template without "rewriting" (i.e. a DI preference) the block. Is there a nice way to inject the main block (which metho …
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Equivalent of the CMS Directive {{media url="..."}} in Normal Block Templates

The rendering of this such URLs is done when displaying CMS pages or blocks in \Mage_Core_Model_Email_Template_Filter::mediaDirective: public function mediaDirective($construction) { $params = $this …
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2 answers
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Equivalent of the CMS Directive {{media url="..."}} in Normal Block Templates

What is the equivalent of {{media url="wysiwyg/image.jpg"}} which can be used in CMS pages if we want to use this in a normal .phtml file (of the type core/template)
9 votes
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How to overwrite a template via module in Magento2

I am creating a module and want to overwrite the template app/code/Magento/Catalog/view/adminhtml/templates/catalog/product/edit/options.phtml. Is this possible in a module (not a theme) Unfortunate …
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Magento 2 How to Remove product information tabs

You might want as well just to un-check the option "show on product detail page" for all attributes. To do this for all attributes run a mysql query: update catalog_eav_attribute set is_visible_on_f …
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Block with Cachable=false not rendered on product view page

If I understood the page cache correctly, it should load such blocks via an AJAX call. …
3 votes
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Check whether a skin file actually exists

I want to check if a file exists in any skin and thus the result of $block->getSkinUrl('foo.png') points to a valid URL. How can I accomplish that?
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Check whether a skin file actually exists

This seems to work /** * Get skin URL of image in language specific version - fall back to English (en) * @param $ressource string - %s for language */ public function getSkinUrlFallback($resource …
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Use template/block in a helper

You can create blocks on the fly and fetch the HTML Simple example: $tempBlock = Mage::app()->getLayout()->createBlock('core/template') ->setTemplate('template/checkout/cart/sidebar/default.phtml …
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Agressive block level caching

Magento is a flexible system and so the core developers assumed that most blocks can change dynamically. … When you figure out that in your specific use case (your specific shop) some blocks are more or less static, the easiest way to cache them for a while would be to overwrite the cache lifetime using a local.xml …
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