<reference name=”head”>
<block type=”core/text” name=”jquery”>
<action method=”setText”>
<text><![CDATA[<script src=”//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.0/jquery.min.js”></script>]]></text>
</action>
</block>
</reference>
<reference name=”head”>
<block type=”core/text” name=”jquery”>
<action method=”setText”><text><![CDATA[<script src=”//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.0/jquery.min.js”></script>]]></text></action>
</block>
</reference>
For including an external CSS file:
<reference name=”head”>
<block type=”core/text” name=”mybuyscsscode”>
<action method=”setText”><text><![CDATA[<link href=”//t.p.mybuys.com/css/mbstyles.css” rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” id=”mybuysstyles”>]]></text></action>
</block>
</reference>
<reference name=”head”> <block type=”core/text” name=”mybuyscsscode”>
<action method=”setText”><text><![CDATA[<link href=”//t.p.mybuys.com/css/mbstyles.css” rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” id=”mybuysstyles”>]]></text></action>
</block>
</reference>
Sometimes as frontend developers we need to add an external JavaScript or a CSS file. It may be that you need to include the Google Hosted JS libraries or you want to integrate with a third party Marketing or Analytics service. This method that I have used successfully on many sites actually avoids hacking the head.phtml file and keeps the link working properly on both non-secure and SSL driven pages. It also does not require any additional extensions or any files. Add the following lines in your page.xml layout file inside the <block name=”root” …> which is located inside the main <default> xml node. You probably want to include these lines below the <block name=”head” …> just to make sure the block we are going to change is already defined. Notice: you can also include these lines in your own layout file and make sure your extension includes the layout file in the frontend. Ok, here are the lines: For including an external JavaScript file (an example of jQuery from Google Hosted Libraries is shown):
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