Static block on home page in Magento

Question

I am trying to add a static block to the home page of a Magento site using the layout XML file.

I can see how to add and remove block inside a reference, but I am st

Answer 1

In any layout file used by your theme add the following.

  
    
      home-page-block
    
  

cms_index_index is specific to the home page.