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Now onwards, we have decided to post the Magento tutorial to our readers & help them to build the effective eCommerce Magento store. Shopping Cart is Empty- How to Hide Shopping Cart Sidebar? Shopping cart on the page is important, but if it empty so it’s better to hide it. Check the basic points to hide shopping cart in the sidebar 1) Open:

  app/design/frontend/default/<yourtemplate>/template/checkout/cart/sidebar.phtml

  2) Check div :

  <code><div></code>

3) Add this php code right before that opening div tag:

  $_cartQty1 = $this->getSummaryCount()
  if ($_cartQty1 >0):

4) Add this php code to the bottom of the file:

  endif

  How to Display Currency Switcher Without Using XML File in Magento:

   <?php 
   $currencyBlock = Mage::app()->getLayout()->createBlock('directory/currency');
   if($currencyBlock->getCurrencyCount() > 1): ?>
   <div>
   <label for="custom-currency-selector"><?php echo $this->__('Your Currency:') ?>   </label>
   <select onchange="window.location.href=this.value" name="custom-currency-selector" id="custom-currency-selector">
   <?php foreach ($currencyBlock->getCurrencies() as $_code => $_name): ?>
   <option value="<?php echo $currencyBlock->getSwitchCurrencyUrl($_code)?>"
   <?php if($_code == $currencyBlock->getCurrentCurrencyCode()): ?>
               selected="SELECTED"
   <?php endif; ?>>
   <?php echo $_code ?>
   </option>
   <?php endforeach; ?>
   </select>
   </div>
   <?php endif; ?> 

And, if you don’t want to use currency code in header.phtml and use it in separate phtml file. Use below code in header.phtml:

     <?php echo  $this->getLayout()->createBlock('directory/currency')->setTemplate('directory/currency.phtml')->toHtml();?>

  Note: 1)  Find phtml file here: app/design/frontend/[Current_Package]/[Current_Theme]/ template/directory/currency.phtml 2) If you still not able to find you can see currency.phtml in here : app/design/frontend/base/default/template/directory/currency.phtml   How to Add a Contact Form to a Magento CMS Page Go to your CMS-> Manage pages interface Input HTML as you normally would on any other page

   <!– CONTACT FORM –>
   {{block type="core/template" name="contactForm" form_action="/contacts/index/post" template="contacts/form.phtml"}}
   <!– END OF CONTACT FORM –>

  How to Increase the Speed of Magento Website 

   <ifmodule mod_deflate.c>
   # enable apache served files compression
   # Insert filter
   SetOutputFilter DEFLATE
   # Netscape 4.x has some problems
   BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4 gzip-only-text/html
   # Netscape 4.06-4.08 have some more problems
   BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4\.0[678] no-gzip
   # MSIE masquerades as Netscape, but it is fine
   BrowserMatch \bMSIE !no-gzip !gzip-only-text/html
   # Don't compress images
   SetEnvIfNoCase Request_URI \.(?:gif|jpe?g|png)$ no-gzip dont-vary
   # Make sure proxies don't deliver the wrong content
   Header append Vary User-Agent env=!dont-vary
   </ifmodule>

   <IfModule mod_headers.c>
   Header set Connection keep-alive
   </IfModule>

EXPIRES CACHING

     <IfModule mod_expires.c>
     ExpiresActive On
     ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 year"
     ExpiresByType image/jpeg "access plus 1 year"
     ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 year"
     ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 year"
     ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 month"
     ExpiresByType application/pdf "access plus 1 month"
     ExpiresByType text/x-javascript "access plus 1 month"
     ExpiresByType application/x-shockwave-flash "access plus 1 month"
     ExpiresByType image/x-icon "access plus 1 year"
     ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 year"
     </IfModule>

EXPIRES CACHING

     FileETag none
     Header unset Cookie  
     Header unset Set-Cookie
     <FilesMatch "!\.(gif|jpe?g|png)$">
     php_value session.cookie_domain example.com
     </FilesMatch>

  How to Add a Language Pack as a Store View: Download the language pack you need and then unpack it to your Magento install folder. It copies two folders: one goes toapp\design\frontend\default\default\locale and the other one to app\locale. Go to System-> Configuration in your admin. On the left top corner in Current Configuration Scope dropdown box, you can see Default Config, and Main Store in English store view. Add the French store view. Under the dropdown box, there’s Manage Stores link or you can directly go to System -> Manage Stores. Click theCreate Store View link on top right, and type these in store view information form: Store: Main Store 1) Name: French Code: french Status: Enabled Sort order: 0 2) Save, go back to System -> Configuration. In Current Configuration Scope dropdown box, you now see there’s French store view. Click that link. On Locale options tab on the left, uncheck the “use website” checkbox then change the locale to French (France). Save. Now you can have your website in French.   We hope, it will help you & contact us if you have any query related to Magento. As well, you can also share your programming tips & tricks here.