how to add custom additional tab for my magento description

Hi guys if you are looking for how to make your own custom tag in magento product description section like specification, benefits or ingredients you need to play with attributes. In my case I have made two tabs benefits or ingredients. The process of adding extra tabs I am describing here hope this will help you.

1.       You need to modify a file which is app/design/frontend/YOUR_THEME/default/layout/catalog.xml

Look for the code

<block type="catalog/product_view_description" name="product.description" as="description" template="catalog/product/view/description.phtml">

                    <action method="addToParentGroup"><group>detailed_info</group></action>

                    <action method="setTitle" translate="value"><value>HOW TO USE</value></action>

                </block>

Under this code you need to add a block in my case I have added two blocks

<block type="catalog/product_view_attributes" name="product.benefits" as="benefits" template="catalog/product/view/benefits.phtml">

                                                                    <action method="addToParentGroup"><group>detailed_info</group></action>

                                                                    <action method="setTitle" translate="value"><value>BENEFITS</value></action>

                                                                </block>

<block type="catalog/product_view_attributes" name="product.ingredients" as="ingredients" template="catalog/product/view/ingredients.phtml">

                                                                    <action method="addToParentGroup"><group>detailed_info</group></action>

                                                                    <action method="setTitle" translate="value"><value>INGREDIENTS</value></action>

                                                                </block>

After that you need to create phtml file for each block which will be saved under app/design/frontend/YOUR_TEMPLATE/default/template/catalog/product/view

I have made two files benefits.phtml and ingredients.phtml as described you I had added two blocks under these phtml file you need to write some codes. In benefits I have written

<?php $_helper = $this->helper('catalog/output'); ?>

<?php $_product = $this->getProduct(); ?>

<?php if ($_product->getbenefits()):?>

                <div class="short-benefits">

                    <h2><?php echo $this->__('benefits') ?></h2>

                    <div class="std"><?php echo $_helper->productAttribute($_product, nl2br($_product->getbenefits()), 'benefits') ?></div>

                </div>

            <?php endif;?>

And in ingredients I have written

<?php $_helper = $this->helper('catalog/output'); ?>

<?php $_product = $this->getProduct(); ?>

<?php if ($_product->getingredients()):?>

                <div class="short-ingredients">

                    <h2><?php echo $this->__('ingredients') ?></h2>

                    <div class="std"><?php echo $_helper->productAttribute($_product, nl2br($_product->getingredients()), 'ingredients') ?></div>

                </div>

            <?php endif;?>

Once these you have completed you need to login to you magento admin panel and go to

Catalog->attributes->manage attribute

Click on add new and assign the same name as defined in the block like in name=” product.benefits” then make the attribute with benefits name in Catalog Input Type for Store Owner select text area.

If you wish to allow html editor then in Enable WYSIWYG select yes

Now in the left hand side manage label / options

Put the name of the tab like benefits

Now you have made your attribute to assign it you need go to catalog->attributes-> manage attribute sets

Over these select default. Once you click on default you will see in right Unassigned Attributes with the attribute that you have made simpally you need to drag it to your group I had put it after short_description and click on save. Now you are done.

Go catalog manage product and you will see a box that will ask you to enter benefits once you put the content over there it will show up in your produt desctiption page or product view page of your mangento store.

final result