This article will show how you can override/rewrite Magento Block, Controller, Model and Helper files. We will be dealing with the config XML files and the class files to override. We override Magento core classes to update/modify the core functionalities according to our need. We can directly makes changes in the core Magento classes but … Read more
Here is a quick and easy way to create order invoice programmatically. Suppose, $_order contains your order. Here goes the code to create invoice:- if($_order->canInvoice()) { /** * Create invoice * The invoice will be in 'Pending' state */ $invoiceId = Mage::getModel('sales/order_invoice_api') ->create($_order->getIncrementId(), array()); $invoice = Mage::getModel('sales/order_invoice') ->loadByIncrementId($invoiceId); /** * Pay invoice * i.e. the … Read more
Scenario: – I created downloadable products. – Then I created a grouped product. – But, when I go to the ‘Associated Products’ tab in product add/edit page for Grouped product, I don’t see the downloadable products that I created before in the list. Cause/Solution: – Edit downloadable product – Go to Downloadable Information tab (the … Read more
Scenario: I have enabled Authorize.net payment method but it is not displayed in Payment Information section while Checkout. Problem: In the class Mage_Paygate_Model_Authorizenet, you will find the following variable:- protected $_allowCurrencyCode = array('USD'); It means, the allowed currency for Authorize.net is only US Dollar (USD). You have to add the currency code to the above … Read more
Problem: When I try to add products to shopping cart, I get redirected to enable-cookies CMS page. Similarly, when I try to login as customer from customer account login, I get redirected to the same (enable-cookies) page. The enable-cookies page asks me to enable cookies in my browser. The message says: Please enable cookies in … Read more
Here, I will show you the code to get the most viewed products in Magento. The function addViewsCount() filters the products with their views count. Here is the code:- Get overall Most viewed products public function getMostViewedProducts() { /** * Number of products to display * You may change it to your desired value */ … Read more
Products can be of different types in Magento. The different product types are Simple Product, Configurable Product, Bundle Product, Grouped Product, Downloadable Product, and Virtual Product. For example: Chair can be a Simple Product. Shoes can be of different color and size. So, shoes falls under Configurable product. A downloadable mp3 music file will fall … Read more
You can easily setup a multiple currency shop in Magento. By multiple currency shop, I mean giving the user to browse products in different currencies. Magento will provide a currency dropdown in category and product listing page. When you select your desired currency, the entire products price will be changed to your selected currency. Here … Read more
Every time you login to Magento Admin panel, by default you will always encounter a notification popup message. From a developer point of view, this popup message is very much annoying for me. I am sure, you hate it if you need to login many times to admin panel. Here is a quick and simple … Read more