Magento. How to change footer links

This tutorial will show you how to edit footer links in your Magento store.

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Static Block footer links

1. The footer links may differ from template to template. You can find them in the Magento admin panel -> CMS -> Static blocks. Each Magento store includes static blocks called Footer Links.

   The static blocks code looks as follows:

   <ul>
   <li><a href="{{store direct_url="about"}}">About Us</a></li>
   <li><a href="{{store direct_url="customer-service"}}">Customer Service</a></li>
   <li><a href="{{store direct_url="template-settings"}}">Template Settings</a></li>
   <li class="last privacy"><a href="{{store direct_url="privacy-policy-cookie-restriction-mode"}}">Privacy Policy</a></li>
   </ul>
   

   and Footer List

   <h4>Why buy from us</h4>
   <div class="footer-col-content">
   <ul>
   <li><a href="#">Shipping & Returns</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">Secure Shopping</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">International Shipping</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">Affiliates</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">Group Sales</a></li>
   </ul>
   </div>
   <h4>My account</h4>
   <div class="footer-col-content">
   <ul>
   <li><a href="{{store url='customer/account/login/'}}">Sign In</a></li>
   <li><a href="{{store url='checkout/cart/'}}">View Cart</a></li>
   <li><a href="{{store url='wishlist/'}}">My Wishlist</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">Track My Order</a></li>
   <li><a href="#">Help</a></li>
   </ul>
   </div>

   To link it to the external URL, replace

   store direct_url="about"

   with your website URL (http://your_URL_here).

   To link it to the internal page, replace:

   store direct_url="about"

   with:

   store direct_url=”HERE INSERT THE PAGE, CATEGORY OR PRODUCT PAGE LINK”

   

Magento core footer links

1. Other links, such as Search Terms, Advanced Search, are stored in app\design\frontend\base\default\layout\catalogsearch.xml file. You need to copy the catalogsearch.xml file and upload it to your theme directory app\design\frontend\tm_themes\themeXXX\layout\, where XXX is your theme number.

   <reference name="footer_links">
   <action method="addLink" translate="label title" module="catalogsearch" ifconfig="catalog/seo/search_terms">
   <label>Search Terms</label>
   <url helper="catalogsearch/getSearchTermUrl" />
   <title>Search Terms</title>
   </action>
   <action method="addLink" translate="label title" module="catalogsearch">
   <label>Advanced Search</label>
   <url helper="catalogsearch/getAdvancedSearchUrl" />
   <title>Advanced Search</title>
   </action>
   </reference>
   

2. The Orders and Returns link is saved in app\design\frontend\base\default\layout\sales.xml file. You need to copy the sales.xml file and upload it to your theme directory app\design\frontend\tm_themes\themeXXX\layout\, where XXX is your theme number.

   <reference name="footer_links">
   <block type="sales/guest_links" name="return_link"/>
   <action method="addLinkBlock"><blockName>return_link</blockName></action>
   </reference>
   

3. The Site Map link is saved in app\design\frontend\base\default\layout\catalog.xml file. You need to copy the catalog.xml file and upload it to your theme directory app\design\frontend\tm_themes\themeXXX\layout\, where XXX is your theme number.

   <reference name="footer_links">
   <action method="addLink" translate="label title" module="catalog" ifconfig="catalog/seo/site_map"><label>Site Map</label><url helper="catalog/map/getCategoryUrl" /><title>Site Map</title></action>
   </reference>
   

4. The Contact Us link is saved in app\design\frontend\base\default\layout\contacts.xml file. You need to copy the contacts.xml file and upload it to your theme directory app\design\frontend\tm_themes\themeXXX\layout\, where XXX is your theme number.

   <reference name="footer_links">
   <action method="addLink" translate="label title" module="contacts" ifconfig="contacts/contacts/enabled"><label>Contact Us</label><url>contacts</url><title>Contact Us</title><prepare>true</prepare></action>
   </reference>
   

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