Magento basics

// Home catalog
/app/design/frontend/blank/theme086/template/catalog/product/list_home.phtml

// contact form
{{block type=”core/template” name=”contactForm” form_action=”/contacts/index/post” template=”contacts/form.phtml”}}

// Display products on the home page
{{block type=”catalog/product_list” category_id=”3″ template=”catalog/product/list_home.phtml”}}

Mage::app()->getStore()->getCode()

<?php echo Mage::app()->getStore()->getName(); ?>

{{store url=”"}}

<?php echo Mage::getBaseUrl(); ?>

{{block type=’core/template’ template=’path/to/custom_file.html’}}

<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock(‘cms/block’)->setBlockId(‘BLOCKNAMEHERE’)->toHtml(); ?>

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_JS);
//http://magento.demo/js/

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_LINK);
//http://magento.demo/index.php/

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_MEDIA);
//http://magento.demo/media/

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_SKIN);
//http://magento.demo/skin/

Mage::getBaseUrl(Mage_Core_Model_Store::URL_TYPE_WEB);
//http://magento.demo/