Magento How to Create New Cms Layout in Magento

Dear All,

Here are the steps to create a NEW layout:-

1. Copy app/code/core/Mage/Page/etc/config.xml File to app/code/local/Mage/Page/etc/config.xml and between “..........

” tag paste the code below If u have no  app/code/local/Mage/Page/etc/config.xml on this link then please copy app/code/core/Mage Folder To past on this location app/code/local/Mage

<homepage module="page" translate="label">
    <label>Home Page</label>
    <template>page/home-page.phtml</template>
    <layout_handle>home_page</layout_handle>
</homepage>

2. Register your custom module by adding a new file (Mage_Local.xml) to app/etc/modules by pasting the code below 

="1.0"?><config>
    <modules>
        <Mage_Page>
            <active>true</active>
            <codePool>local</codePool>
            <depends>
                <Mage_Core/>
            </depends>
        </Mage_Page>
    </modules>
</config>

After this go to Admin->CMS->Pages->Add New Page->Design........here into the “Layout” dropdown you must see the new layout name you just created ("Home Page” in my case). Now create a New page and assignt this layout ("Home Page") to it.

3. Now create a file with the name home-page.phtml under app/design/frontend/default/default/template/page and create own layout as per design 

Thanks :)