Ever been in the situation where your next update for your clients, Magento installation requires adding a new static block?
Don’t feel like logging in on the live site and doing it manually?
Just add this little code snippet in your setup or update-script to create that static block on the fly:
<?php
// Data set:
$data = array(
'title' => 'Title',
'identifier' => 'identifier',
'stores' => array(0), // Array with store ID's
'content' => '<p>Some HTML content for example</p>',
'is_active' => 1
);
// Check if static block already exists:
$block = Mage::app()->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId($data['identifier']);
if($block->getId() == false)
{
// Create static block:
Mage::getModel('cms/block')->setData($data)->save();
}
?>
The only thing you need to do is fill the data array with the proper content and you’re all set!
