Add custom link to top link next to My Account in magento 1.9

Question

this is my config file in etc\module :

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
 <modules>
<Net_Toplinks>
  <active>true</active>
  <codePool>local</codePool>
  <version>0.0.1</version>
</Net_Toplinks>
 </modules>
</config>

then added this code in app\code\local\net\Toplinks\etc\congif.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
<modules>
    <Net_Toplinks>
        <version>0.0.1</version>
    </Net_Toplinks>
</modules>
<global>
    <blocks>
        <net_toplinks>
            <class>Net_Toplinks_Block</class>
        </net_toplinks>
    </blocks>
</global>
<frontend>
    <layout>
        <updates>
            <net_toplinks>
                <file>net_toplinks.xml</file>
            </net_toplinks>
        </updates>
    </layout>
</frontend>
 </config>

Added block file as block\Stores.php

<?php 
class Net_Toplinks_Block_Stores  extends Mage_Core_Block_Template {
public function addCustomLinks() 
 {  
    $parentBlock = $this->getParentBlock(); 
    if ($parentBlock ) 
    {
        $text = 'casa';
        //Top link Display Text
        $url = ‘testmodule’;
        $position = 3;
        $parentBlock->addLink($text, $url , $text, $prepare=true, $urlParams=array(), $position , null, 'class="top-link-testmodule"');
    }
    return $this;
}
} 
?>

& finally added this in mycustom-theme folder under \app\design\frontend\net\custom-theme\layout\net_toplinks.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<layout>
<default>
    <reference name="top.links">
        <block type="net_toplinks/stores" name="stores_links">
            <action method="addCustomLinks"></action>
        </block>
    </reference>
</default>
</layout>

Still no link is shown in top links. Currently it shows link in Myaccount dropdown.I want link outside dropdown next to or before Account.

Answer 1

In header.phtml, replace the below code under <div class="account-cart-wrapper">

<div class="account-cart-wrapper">
                <a href="<?php echo $this->helper('customer')->getAccountUrl(); ?>" data-target-element="#header-account" class="skip-link skip-account">
                    <span class="icon"></span>
                    <span class="label"><?php echo $this->__('Account'); ?></span>
                </a>

                <!-- Custom links-->
                <a href="<?php echo $this->helper('customer')->getAccountUrl(); ?>">
                    <span class="icon"></span>
                    <span class="label"><?php echo $this->__('Custom Url'); ?></span>
                </a>

                <!-- Cart -->

                <div class="header-minicart">
                    <?php echo $this->getChildHtml('minicart_head'); ?>
                </div>
            </div>

I just the duplicate the account url choose what ever you want and change the design as well