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Magento Checkbox for bundle products needs qty

With a bundled product in magento you can select various types of options - drop down for example adds a Qty box so you may choose the quantity of items from the drop down. I am using Checkboxes instead as i need many choices and need a Qty box associated - how is this possible? I've spent hours trying to code this. ...

Magento - Custom Products Ordered Report - How to Extend using "local" code pool?

I am trying to customize the Products Ordered report so that it only shows a summary of the products that have an SKU starting with XX. I have been following the tutorial at http://magentocoder.jigneshpatel.co.in/reports/create-custom-reports-in-magento-admin/ to extend the module, but this tutorial shows how to extend the report by addi...

Magento Store - Add nofollow to Layered Navigation

Which file would I look in to add nofollow tags to my layered navigation? ...

Choosing a E-commerce CMS that does a good job at SEO and has variables the buyer chooses about the product after selecting it. See example:

I have never used a CMS before nor have I built a E-commerce site before so I have several questions regarding this and choosing one: My background: I am not a programmer: I am a designer and I am proficient with using HTML and CSS, as well as having some experience using and "tweeking" some Jquery Plugins such as sliders, picture vie...

magento changing Shipping Method

hi in my magento project i want to change the shipping methods like * Ground $9.29 * 3 Day Select $17.49 * 2nd Day Air $23.17 * Next Day Air $52.48 now it shows like Flat Rate Fixed $5.00 how it will do ? Does any one help me ?? ...

Magento Email Templates

How can I set different email templates for Customer Order Confirm email and Admin copy of the same. I need to add some extra content for the Admin email copy. Thanks ...

Not parsing layout xml in Magento

Hi, I am following the book "Php Architects Guide to Programming Magento" where i try to incorporate rewards feature in magento. My problem is that the rewardpoints.xml file is not being parsed. What triggers Magento to parse the xml files(updates) from the Layout folder? Why is it not parsing rewardpoints.xml file? I know it is not p...

Simple Automatic Backup Solution for Magento?

Hello all, I've recently started work on developing a site using Magento. All of my files and DB are on a linux-based remote web hosting server. What I'd like to implement is some sort of system where all of my files and the database are backed up once per day "just in case". I'd also like to be able to use the same system to manually...

magento Shipping Method -error

hi In my magento project i have set UPS shipment method. when a user want to purchase an item with larger quantity , my cart will show an error like This shipping method is currently unavailable. If you would like to ship using this shipping method, please contact us. I want to avoid this , I don't know how it will avoid .Does an...

What is the correct way to set up an observer in Magento?

I'd like to set up an observer in Magento that performs an action when the status of an order changes. I'm familiar with process of creating modules. What I'm looking to understand is what needs to placed in the modules config.xml, and what is the naming convention for the classes and/or methods that need to be created. ...

Filter Magento Product Collection for Products with Images

I have a product collection that I am getting from a configurable product, and I want to filter that collection to only include products that have images attached to them. How do I go about this? Code looks something like this: $configurableProduct = $this->getConfigurableProduct(); $childProducts = $configurableProduct->getTypeInstanc...

How to display tags product in view.phtml of Magento

Hi all, I created new theme and use them for creating product. In view page, I don't see product tags. I review view.pthml in default and know that the tags in "echo $this->getChildHtml('product_additional_data') ", my view.phtml has it too but why it don't display tags plz, any advice ...

Magento & Subversion (SVN) - Getting a Development Environment Started?

Hello all, I'm working on building a Magento site, and it's by far the most mammoth package I've ever worked with. I've decided to set up a proper development server and use Subversion for version control. I'm running in to a couple roadblocks and need some help. What I've done so far: Set up web hosting on a host that uses cPanel. M...

Magento Store - SQL Error

I get this error in my Magento store when I turn on flat catalogs: SELECT COUNT(_table_views.event_id) AS `views`, `e`.*, `e`.`entity_id`, `e`.`attribute_set_id`, `e`.`type_id`, `e`.`category_ids`, `e`.`created_at`, `e`.`enable_googlecheckout`, `e`.`has_options`, `e`.`image_label`, `e`.`links_purchased_separately`, `e`.`links_title`, `e...

Open Software License ("OSL") v. 3.0 - Can I Sell a Derivative Work?

I am considering developing a web service that uses much of the source code from Magento, an eCommerce platform licensed under OSL 3.0. The license can be viewed here. Under that license, my web service would be classified as a Derivative Work. The license does not state whether or not a Derivative work can be sold. Can I charge for a D...

Magento Store - Remove Block using Update XML

I am using this code in my template file to display a static block in my left sidebar: <?= $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId('leftSB1')->toHtml() ?> I would like to exclude the block from one of my CMS pages. How do I do this? I think it requires adding code to the 'Layout Update XML' section but I'm not sure ...

How to get more categories listing from Magento in all page - Product Url problem & related product url problem

I want listing a (inactive) category product in the right column in all page of my magento site. To make this i used a snippet of code that i found in stackoverflow site. Below there is the snippet of code I have adapted to my esigence(sorry for ugly code but I'm not developer): <?php $h3h3=Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load(15);...

Magento Product Cost

How can retrieve product cost for Magento order. I need to include cost of products in order email confirmations. Thanks. ...

Magento Complex Attribute: Value(s) = (Drop-Down item + Text Field input), and need an "Add Another" button.

Hello all! I'm in the early stages of planning and developing a Magento-based site. My company carries around 20,000 items. One of the most valuable features on our current site is the ability to cross-reference our items based on our competitor's item number. Any one item of ours can have between 0 and 30+ Competitor Cross-References....

How does magento parse url?

Hello, We used django and in django there is one file urls.py which mention all possible url patterns. So we just want to know that when i open url http://localhost/magento/index.php/test123.html how this will map to product and which file i can check for this. ...