Sending parameters to a static block

You have to use so called filters to send parameters to a static block from a template for example. Lets take a look at the following code:

Thats the static Magento block:

<a href="{{store url=''}}{{var attributset_name}}/configuration/test/product_id/{{var product_id}}">
    konfigurieren
</a>

konfigurieren

</a>

We want to send attributset_name and product_id dynamically to the block. Add the following code to a template for example:

$block = $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId('block_name');
$variables = array();
$variables['product_id'] = 123;
$variables['attributset_name'] = 'whatever';
                       
$filter = Mage::getModel('core/email_template_filter');
$filter->setVariables($variables);

// This will now echo the blocks HTML with the values from the passed parameters.
echo $filter->filter($block->toHtml());

$block = $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId('block_name');

$variables = array();

$variables['product_id'] = 123;

$variables['attributset_name'] = 'whatever';

$filter = Mage::getModel('core/email_template_filter');

$filter->setVariables($variables);

// This will now echo the blocks HTML with the values from the passed parameters.

echo $filter->filter($block->toHtml());

Sending parameters to a static block

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