How can I add a new block reference for widget instance in Magento?

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When adding a new widget instance in magento (Admin > CMS > Widget Instance) you need to select layout update for it. In the block reference option, there are several default areas like page top, page bottom, left, right.... How can I add my custom new area to this selection box?

Walf · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-08 03:09:57Z

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Ok. Found the answer. Go to page.xml, add this

<block type="core/text_list" name="custom_script" as="custom_script" translate="label">
    <label>IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS TAG</label>
</block>

The important tag is <label>. Without this you won't see the area in selection box. Thank Anthony Nguyen for this.

edited Oct 8, 2014 at 3:09

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Walf Over a year ago

Only add this kind of code to your own design files unless you want to lose it when you update Magento.

Jonathan Marzullo Over a year ago

Where is page.xml located so i can mimic folder structure in my theme?

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