default.xml Footer link changes only appearing on ...

ZW1111 · ‎09-29-2019

I have tried modifying the default.xml file under /{magento_root}/app/design/frontend/{app}/{theme}/Magento_Theme/layout with the following to remove some links and add others:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<page xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:View/Layout/etc/page_configuration.xsd">
<body>
	<referenceContainer name="footer">
		<block class="Magento\Store\Block\Switcher" name="store_switcher" as="store_switcher" after="footer_links" template="Magento_Store::switch/stores.phtml"/>
		<referenceBlock name="search-term-popular-link" remove="true"/>
		<referenceBlock name="catalog-search-advanced-link" remove="true"/>
		<referenceBlock name="sales-guest-form-link" remove="true"/>
		<!-- <referenceBlock name="privacy-policy-link" remove="true"/> -->
		<referenceBlock name="contact-us-link" remove="true"/>
		   <referenceBlock name="footer_links">
			 <block class="Magento\Framework\View\Element\Html\Link\Current" name="return-policy">
				 <arguments>
					 <argument name="label" xsi:type="string">Return Policy</argument>
					 <argument name="path" xsi:type="string">return-policy</argument>
				 </arguments>
			 </block>
			 <block class="Magento\Framework\View\Element\Html\Link\Current" name="terms-and-conditions">
				 <arguments>
					 <argument name="label" xsi:type="string">Terms and Conditions</argument>
					 <argument name="path" xsi:type="string">terms-and-conditions</argument>
				 </arguments>
			 </block>
			 <block class="Magento\Framework\View\Element\Html\Link\Current" name="contact-us">
				 <arguments>
					 <argument name="label" xsi:type="string">Contact Us</argument>
					 <argument name="path" xsi:type="string">contact</argument>
				 </arguments>
			 </block>
		 </referenceBlock>
	</referenceContainer>
</body>
</page>

This works fine for the main home page, which shows:

    Privacy and Cookie Policy
    Return Policy
    Terms and Conditions
    Contact Us

All other pages, however, still shows the default links:

    Search Terms
    Privacy and Cookie Policy
    Orders and Returns
    Contact Us
    Advanced Search

How do I get the default.xml in my own theme to apply across all pages in the site?

Currently using Magento Community 2.3.2 with my custom theme being a luma theme child.

Manthan Dave · ‎09-29-2019

Hi @ZW1111

I understand the functionality which you are trying to achieve.

Basically here you would require to remove block called footer_blocks and add the links which you want which reflects on all the pages.

I would recommended to follow this link to resolve the issue - https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/93628/magento-2-remove-and-change-footer-links

Hope it helps !

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ZW1111 · ‎09-29-2019

Thanks for the reply... The link you supplied is actually the link I was using as a reference for my changes. I have done what it states as far as i can tell. I'm not sure why it would apply to the main page, but none of the other pages.

I am not sure what you mean by "remove block called footer_blocks"? Is that removed using the default.xml as well?

I am using a magento install with no sample data at all, so there are no blocks currently define in the Content > Blocks section...

By the way, my original default.xml only had the following, which also works only for the home page:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<page xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:View/Layout/etc/page_configuration.xsd">
<body>

        <referenceBlock name="search-term-popular-link" remove="true"/>
        <referenceBlock name="catalog-search-advanced-link" remove="true"/>
        <referenceBlock name="sales-guest-form-link" remove="true"/>
        <!-- <referenceBlock name="privacy-policy-link" remove="true"/> -->
        <referenceBlock name="contact-us-link" remove="true"/>
       <referenceBlock name="footer_links">
         <block class="Magento\Framework\View\Element\Html\Link\Current" name="return-policy">
             <arguments>
                 <argument name="label" xsi:type="string">Return Policy</argument>
                 <argument name="path" xsi:type="string">return-policy</argument>
             </arguments>
         </block>
         <block class="Magento\Framework\View\Element\Html\Link\Current" name="terms-and-conditions">
             <arguments>
                 <argument name="label" xsi:type="string">Terms and Conditions</argument>
                 <argument name="path" xsi:type="string">terms-and-conditions</argument>
             </arguments>
         </block>
         <block class="Magento\Framework\View\Element\Html\Link\Current" name="contact-us">
             <arguments>
                 <argument name="label" xsi:type="string">Contact Us</argument>
                 <argument name="path" xsi:type="string">contact</argument>
             </arguments>
         </block>
     </referenceBlock>
</body>
</page>

I only added the additional "<referenceContainer name="footer">" code later while troubleshooting, but the results did not change.

ZW1111 · ‎09-29-2019

I figured out the issue. My categories had the Luma theme hard set under the "Design" area for each category. When I cleared the theme for the categories, the settings I had in the default.xml applied across the pages.

Manthan Dave · ‎09-29-2019

Hi

Glad to know your have figured out and your issue gets resolved

Happy to help and keep helping others

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