How to remove redundant Links in Magento backup using Layout XML

When working with Magento, you may find some unnecessary links that should be removed from your Magento backend. In this tutorial for beginner, we’re going to learn how to remove customer account links in the menu, you can also do the same to other menu links.

There’re some navigation links that can be removed by turning off their features, however, there are many links need to be removed from Magento Core Layout XML file.

In this tutorial, we will learn how to remove the Recurring Profiles link in My Account drop-down menu.

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This link is added by XML layout declaration in app/design/frontend/base/default/layout/sales/recurring_profile.xml:

<customer_account>
	<reference name="customer_account_navigation" >
		<action method="addLink" translate="label">
			<name>recurring_profiles</name>
			<path>sales/recurring_profile/</path>
			<label>Recurring Profiles</label>		
		</action>
	</reference>
</customer_account>

<customer_account>

<name>recurring_profiles</name>

<path>sales/recurring_profile/</path>

<label>Recurring Profiles</label>

</action>

</reference>

</customer_account>

1. CREATE OUR CUSTOM MODULE

First things first, we need to create and declare and module.

Create app/etc/modules/Acme_Module.xml. This will tell Magento about the Module that contains our rewritten class.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
	<modules>
		<Acme_Module>
			<active>true</active>
			<codePool>local</codePool>
		</Acme_Module>
	</modules>
</config>

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<Acme_Module>

<codePool>local</codePool>

</Acme_Module>

</modules>

</config>

2. CREATE APP/CODE/LOCAL/ACME/MODULE/ETC/CONFIG.XML

Next, we will tell Magento where to find the module. Now, create app/code/local/Acme/Module/etc/config.xml and insert the following code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
	<modules>
		<Acme_Module>
		<version>0.0.1</version>
		</Acme_Module>
	</modules>
	<global>
		<blocks>
			<customer>
				<rewrite>
					<account_navigation>Acme_Module_Block_Account_Navigation</account_navigation>
				</rewrite>
			</customer>
		</blocks>
	</global>
</config>

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<Acme_Module>

</Acme_Module>

</modules>

<account_navigation>Acme_Module_Block_Account_Navigation</account_navigation>

</rewrite>

</customer>

</blocks>

</global>

</config>

3. INSTALL APP/CODE/LOCAL/ACME/MODULE/BLOCK/ACCOUNT/NAVIGATION.PHP

Now, install this in app/code/local/Acme/Module/Block/Account/Navigation.php:

<?php

class Customer_Account_Navigation_Llink
	extends Mage_Customer_Block_Account_Navigation
{
	public function removeLinkByName($name)
	{
		unset($this->_links[$name]);
		return $this;
	}
}

<?php

class Customer_Account_Navigation_Llink

extends Mage_Customer_Block_Account_Navigation

{

public function removeLinkByName($name)

{

unset($this->_links[$name]);

return $this;

}

4. REMOVE LINK WITH LOCAL.XML

After you’re done the 3 steps above, just add this to our local.xml to remove link

<customer_account>
	<reference name="customer_account_navigation">
		<action method="removeLinkByName">
			<name>recurring_profiles</name>	
		</action>
	</reference>
</customer_account>