Turn Off the Free Shipping Callout in the Header

Many Magento Go stores display a free shipping callout below the header. If your store does not display this message, you can skip this section.

The free shipping callout is an example of how you can control static blocks by making layout updates to the XML. A static block may contain text, images, HTML, or any combination thereof. Because it is all part of Magento Go’s content management system, it is easy to make changes—even while the store is live.

Here’s how to turn the banner off, so you can use it later for your own message or promotion.

To remove the callout:

1. In the Admin panel, select CMS > Pages > Manage Content.
   
2. In the Manage Pages list, look down the URL Key column until you find the record “home.” This is the version of the “Home page” that needs to be edited. Click to open the record.
3. In the left panel under Page Information, click Design.
4. On the Page Layout tab, in the Layout Update XML text box, comment out the top.container reference block as follows:
   

   Place your cursor at the beginning of the first line <reference name="top.container">, and type the “start comment” tag (<!-- ).  Here’s how it will look:
   

   <!-- <reference name = “top.container">

   On the sixth line down, place your cursor after the closing </reference> tag and type the “end comment” tag ( -->) .  Here’s how it will look:

   </reference>-->

   

5. Click Save Page to save your changes.

To preview your changes:

To preview the said changes simply visit your web store homepage, or follow these directions:

1. In the Admin panel, select Design > Theme Editor.
2. Click the Preview button for your theme. The free shipping message below the header is now turned off.

To restore the callout:

The process to restore the free shipping callout is similar to the one you followed to remove it.

1. In the Admin panel, select CMS > Pages > Manage Content.
2. Click to open the “Home page” with the URL Key “home.”
3. In the left panel under Page Information, click Design.
4. On the Page Layout tab, in the Layout Update XML text box, remove the start comment (<!--) and end comment tags (-->) from the <reference name = “top.container"> block.