How to check if current page is homepage

In Magento sometimes we need to find out if current page is homepage or not, for some condition. So in this tutorial I will show you how to check if current page is homepage or not.

If you are in template/page/html/header.phtml template file, then you can check for homepage with the following code:

if($this->getIsHomePage()) {
    echo 'This is Homepage.';
} else {
    echo 'NOT a Homepage.';
}

If you are in any other .phtml template file or in any other .php class file then you can use the following code:

if(Mage::getBlockSingleton('page/html_header')->getIsHomePage()) {
    echo 'This is Homepage.';
} else {
    echo 'NOT a Homepage.';
}

Following is an alternative way to check for homepage:

$routeName = Mage::app()->getRequest()->getRouteName();
$identifier = Mage::getSingleton('cms/page')->getIdentifier();

if($routeName == 'cms' && $identifier == 'home') {
    echo 'This is Homepage.';
} else {
    echo 'NOT a Homepage.';
}

Hope this will help you.