Archive for February, 2010
Custom attributes for categories in Magento
Feb
25th
Sometimes there is a requirement to have custom attributes for a category, but it isn’t that straightforward to add, at least not through the GUI.
The method, for a text input, is:
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Create the new attribute via admin, or via SQL using the following:
INSERT INTO `eav_attribute` (`entity_type_id`, `attribute_code`, `attribute_model`, `backend_model`, `backend_type`, `backend_table`, `frontend_model`, `frontend_input`, `frontend_input_renderer`,...
How to disable WYSIWYG on Magento 1.4
Feb
24th
The new WYSIWYG feature is brilliant … for non-developers, but for the rest of us, Magento popping P tags left right and centre is no fun.
It can be easily disabled by going to Admin > System > Configuration > Content Management > WYSIWYG...
Magento 1.4 Install Errors
Feb
19th
We imagine there is going to be a few, but here are the ones we have come across so far:
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Unsupported operand types … Hostname.php
Solution: Comment out line +471 in ./lib/Zend/Validate/Hostname.php
#$regexChars += include($this->_validIdns[strtoupper($this->_tld)]);
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Invalid mode for clean
Solution: Remove ./app/code/core/Zend/Cache/
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Invalid argument supplied for foreach … toolbar.phtml
This is due...
Even better Wordpress and Magento integration
Feb
19th
A few clients have asked for some modifications to the existing Magento and Wordpress extension to support additional features, so we are passing them on to you!
New updates include:
META tag support
No more 301 redirects for downloadable content
Improved performance
META tag support
Magento 1.4 Support
Minor bug fixes
Integrate Wordpress and Magento...
Magento 1.4 finally released
Feb
12th
It has taken Varien a few months to produce the new edition of Magento, version 1.4, but it is now available for...
Quick script to mass enable categories in Magento
Feb
4th
Just another easy one if you are looking to enable categories by ID – we usually incorporate this script into our product insertion API, so that it enables a category automatically for a product upon insertion. But it can also be used standalone.
This script would be ideal alongside our export Magento category ID script
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MCL Engineering
Feb
2nd
A new look for 2010 for MCL engineering was pieced together by Sonassi. A simple gallery site to display the company’s past achievements and service portfolio.
They looked for a modern clean look built on exceptional Wordpress...