$layer = Mage::getSingleton(‘catalog/layer’);$_category = $layer->getCurrentCategory();$currentCategoryId= $_category->getId();

In PHTML<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock(‘cms/block’)->setBlockId(‘yourblockid’)->toHtml(); ?> IN CMS{{block type=”cms/block”  block_id=”yourblockid“}}

$collection= Mage::getResourceModel(‘catalog/product_collection’)->addAttributeToSelect(‘*’)->setStoreId($storeId)->addStoreFilter($storeId)->setOrder(‘ordered_qty’, ’desc’)->setPageSize(10) ; foreach($collection as $product){$name=$product->getName();$productId=$product->getId();$price=$product->getPrice();}

Get Base Url :{{store url=””}}Get Skin Url :{{skin url=’images/imagename.jpg’}}Get Media Url :{{media url=’/imagename.jpg’}}Get Store Url : {{store url=’mypage.html’}}

For database connection$write = Mage::getSingleton(‘core/resource’)->getConnection(‘core_write’);$qry=”Select * from tablename”;$execute=$write->query($qry);$fetch=$execute->fetch() To get the Row Count $count=$execute->rowCount();

Get Base Url :Mage::getBaseUrl();Get Store Url : Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_WEB);Get Skin Url :Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_SKIN);$this->getSkinUrl(‘images/imagename.jpg’);Get Media Url :Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_MEDIA);Get Js Url : Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_JS);Get Current UrlMage::helper(‘core/url’)->getCurrentUrl();Get Home UrlMage::helper(‘core/url’)->getHomeUrl();

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Currency In Dropdown format In page.xml add the Block if not exist <block type=”directory/currency” name=”currency” as=”currency” template=”directory/currency.phtml”/> Template File /app/design/frontend/template/Your_Interface/YOUR-TEMPLATE-NAME/template/directory/currency.phtml…

My Account/app/design/frontend/Your-Interface/Your-Theme/layout/customer.xml My cart and Checkout/app/design/frontend/Your-Interface/Your-Theme/layout/checkout.xml My Wishlist/app/design/frontend/Your-Interface/Your-Theme/layout/wishlist.xml

$order_id = 100; //order id goes here$_order = Mage::getModel(‘sales/order’)->load($order_id);      $_cctype = ”;if(!empty($_order)){              $_cctype = $_order->getPayment()->getCcTypeName();}echo $_cctype;

If local.xml does not exist,create it /you_theme/layout/ and add the following code Ctalog.xml{{block type=”catalog/navigation” name=”catalog.topnav” template=”catalog/navigation/top.phtml”}}

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