Here is a short php code to help you display Static Block that you created on your Magento Admin panel.

<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId('social-connect')->toHtml(); ?>

Looking at the above code you will notice setBlockId('social-connect')  'social-connect' is my Static Block Identifier name or BlockId, that I used when I was creating my static block.


Note: You can use this php code on any template file (.phtml).

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