how to disable Common Elements Turn Off (and On) Via the Admin Panel

Header:--

 

ADMIN: System → Configuration → Design tab → Header panel. Edit or delete the contents of the "Welcome Text" field.

 

Footer:--

 

Remove/edit the CMS-based links (About us | Customer Service)

ADMIN: CMS → Static Blocks. Disable or modify the "footer_links" block.

Remove Site Map link (and site map itself)

ADMIN: System→Configuration→Catalog tab→SEO panel. Set “Autogenerated Site Map” to "Disable."

Remove Popular Search Terms link (and search terms page)

ADMIN: System→Configuration→Catalog tab→SEO panel. Set “Popular Search Terms” to "Disable."

Remove Contact us link (and contact form)

ADMIN: System → Configuration → Contacts tab. Set "Enable Contact Us" field to "No."

Remove RSS link and functionality

ADMIN: System→Configuration→RSS Feeds tab→RSS Config panel. Set “Enable RSS” to "Disable."

Remove/edit the Copyright notice

ADMIN: System → Configuration → Design tab → Footer panel. Edit or delete the contents of the "Copyright" field.

Remove "Keep Magento healthy" message

This message is hard-coded in the current theme's template/page/html/footer.phtml file and can be edited there. As a temporary workaround, you can hide this message using CSS. Go to ADMIN: System → Configuration → Design tab → Footer panel. In the "Miscellaneous HTML" field insert the following CSS statement: <style>p.bugs {display: none;}</style>

Newsletter:--

ADMIN: System → Configuration → Advanced tab. Set “Mage_Newsletter” to "Disable."

Cart Sidebar:--

ADMIN: System → Configuration → Checkout tab → Shopping Cart Sidebar panel. Set “Display Shopping Cart Sidebar” to “No.”

 

Common Elements You Can Turn Off Via the Layout Files

 

Compare Products sidebar:--

Sidebar block

Set in base/default/ layout/catalog.xml

Product and category page links

The “Add to compare” link on the product page is set in template/catalog/product/add-to.phtml and needs to be removed separately. As a temporary workaround, you can hide this message using CSS. Go to ADMIN: System → Configuration → Design tab → Footer panel. In the "Miscellaneous HTML" field insert the following CSS statement: <style>p.link-compare {display: none;}</style>

Recently Viewed Products sidebar:--

Set in base/default/layout/report.xml

 

Recently Compared Products sidebar:--

Set in base/default/layout/report.xml: