I am working on a site for US only crowd and my client asked me to remove the EUR/USD currency reference that appears on all category/product pages by default.

Quick search showed me no results besides noodling with some XML files and hoping for it to work even with future versions.  Well, the ideas i found of manipulating main.xml and directory.xml didn’t even work on my 1.1.5 installations so I figured there must be an easier way. And… there is a very simple one within the Admin area.

Admin page: /index.php/admin/system_config/edit/section/currency/
Admin navigation: System –> Configuration –> Currency Setup
What to do:
1. Set “Base currency” to “US Dollar”
2. Set “Default display currency” to “US Dollar”
3. Select under “Allowed currencies” only “US Dollar” (make sure no others are selected)

Whether you are working on a new theme or simply wish to edit the standard links reading:

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Folder to open: /app/design/frontend/default/default/template/page/html
File to edit: footer.phtml
Line to edit: 25
Comment: You can change the line that reads “Keep magento healthy…” withianything you wish or remove it altogether.

By default, Magento comes with some annoying default images on both the left and right columns and removing these images can help to significantly clean up the screen. Here’s how you can remove the default images from your side columns:

Removing Image from Left Column:

This “Did You Know?” image is linked to the cart and is pretty much useless. There are 2 options with this image:
1. Replace it with another 195×225 image (located at: /skin/frontend/default/default/images/media/col_left_callout.jpg).
2. Remove the code altogether:
i. Open the file: /app/design/frontend/default/default/template/callouts/left_col.phtml

ii. Locate the code:

<div class="box">
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</div>


iii. Remove / Comment the code from before the <div class="box"> and until after </div>.

Removing Image from Right Column:

i. Open the file: /app/design/frontend/default/default/template/callouts/right_col.phtml

ii. Locate the code:

<div class="box">
.
.
.
</div>


iii. Remove / Comment the code from before the <div class="box"> and until after </div>.

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This site will be my repository for all information about MagentoCommerce as I am learning my way through this platform.  After reading the forums on Magento’s site and seeing the frustration many newbies run into while setting up Magento site for the first time I decided that it would be a good idea to write down about my experiences.

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