To use Jquery along with Prototype add the following code in your Jquery Script.

This code gets the Skin URL for when you are including Images etc within your template.
< ?php echo $this->getSkinUrl(’images/YOURFILE.jpg’) ? >
Please ensure you close the gap between < ? and ? >

This code allows you to add the content of a static block to your template.

If, in the course of your website, you use the Magento Downloader, you receive an error crying, “ERROR: failed to mkdir”, here’s a tip I just figured out.
If you moved your Magento to a new domain, check your path’s in your Downloader PEAR.ini file (/downloader/pearlib/pear.ini). In my …

If your special prices are not showing in IE7 but are showing in IE8 and Firefox then amend your CSS stylesheet as follows:
Search for
.price { white-space:nowrap !important; }
and replace with

/** NO SPECIAL PRICE in IE7 FIX
.price { white-space:nowrap !important; }**/
.price{}

Hope this helps.

It took me approx 2 days to figure this out and I’m kicking myself it was something so simple.
If your currency switcher isnt showing, ensure you have set up your currency rates.

Magento will not show the currency switcher if they are not configured!