Magento. How to manage customer account dashboard links

This tutorial will teach you how to remove links from customer account navigation menu in Magento:

The best approach is to make a small module and remove all these links from one xml file. To do so follow the steps below.

You can use any code editor available to create/edit the files mentioned (for example Notepad ++ ), we’re using hosting cpanel.

1. Access the installation root of your site.

2. Create xml file of the module ‘Prasan_CustomerNavigationLinks.xml‘ in app/etc/modules/ with the following code in it:

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

3. Create the module config.xml file in app/code/local/Prasan/CustomerNavigationLinks/etc/ with the following code in it:

   <?xml version="1.0"?>
   <config>
   <modules>
   <Prasan_CustomerNavigationLinks>
   <version>0.0.1</version>
   </Prasan_CustomerNavigationLinks>
   </modules>
   <frontend>
   <layout>
   <updates>
   <customernavigationlinks>
   <file>prasan_customernavigationlinks.xml</file>
   </customernavigationlinks>
   </updates>
   </layout>
   </frontend>
   <global>
   <blocks>
   <customer>
   <rewrite>
   <account_navigation>Prasan_CustomerNavigationLinks_Block_Account_Navigation</account_navigation>
   </rewrite>
   </customer>
   </blocks>
   </global>
   </config>

4. Access app/code/local/Prasan/CustomerNavigationLinks/ directory and create Block/Account/ path there. Now create there module block file ‘Navigation.php‘with the following code in it:

   <?php
   class Prasan_CustomerNavigationLinks_Block_Account_Navigation extends Mage_Customer_Block_Account_Navigation
   {
   /**
   * Description : Unset the Link by name in the customer Navigation
   * @author Author Name
   * @param Name of the link to be removed
   * @return link is removed.
   */
   public function removeLinkByName($name)
   {
   unset($this->_links[$name]);
   return $this;
   }
   }

5. Now create prasan_customernavigationlinks.xml file in app/design/frontend/base/default/layout/ with the following content in it:

   <?xml version="1.0"?>
   <layout>
   <!-- Removes Customer Navigation Links from My Account -->
   <customer_account>
   <reference name="customer_account_navigation">
   <action method="removeLinkByName">
   <name>account</name> <!-- Removes Account Dashboard Link -->
   </action>
   <action method="removeLinkByName">
   <name>account_edit</name> <!-- Removes Account Information Link -->
   </action>
   <action method="removeLinkByName">
   <name>address_book</name> <!-- Removes Address Book Link -->
   </action>
   <action method="removeLinkByName">
   <name>orders</name> <!-- Removes My Orders Link -->
   </action>
   <action method="removeLinkByName">
   <name>billing_agreements</name> <!-- Removes Billing Aggrements Link -->
   </action>
   <action method="removeLinkByName">
   <name>recurring_profiles</name> <!-- Removes Recurring Profiles Link -->
   </action>
   <action method="removeLinkByName">
   <name>reviews</name> <!-- Removes My Product Reivews Link -->
   </action>
   <action method="removeLinkByName">
   <name>tags</name> <!-- Removes My Tags Link -->
   </action>
   <action method="removeLinkByName">
   <name>wishlist</name> <!-- Removes My Wishlist Link -->
   </action>
   <action method="removeLinkByName">
   <name>OAuth Customer Tokens</name> <!-- Removes My Applications Link -->
   </action>
   <action method="removeLinkByName">
   <name>newsletter</name> <!-- Removes Newsletter Subscriptions Link -->
   
   </action>
   <action method="removeLinkByName">
   <name>downloadable_products</name> <!-- Removes My Downloadable Products Link -->
   </action>
   </reference>
   </customer_account>
   </layout>

6. After you’re done, all the navigation links from customer account will be removed. To enable any link required, simply open prasan_customernavigationlinks.xml file and comment it out like this – <!-- <name>downloadable_products</name> -->.

7. Now save the changes, clear magento cache and check the site.

That’s it! Now you know how to remove links from customer account navigation menu.

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