Recently I have been working on a new site that has large number of products and not so little number of categories. As you all know, Magento import system is somewhat obscure, does not seem to allow you a lot in terms of modifications. You are bound to creating a proper CSV file in order to do a valid import. One of the difficulties with such system often comes...
How to limit the number of allowed images per single product in Magento
Recently I have been playing around with Magento with the concept of limiting the number of images that admin can upload per single product. There are several reasons why you might need this kind of functionality. I will not go into them. Solution for this request is pretty straightforward and easy. It can be done in just a few lines of code. Here is...
Why you need Magento developer if you plan on using Magento API
The full title should probably go something like “Why you need Magento developer if you plan on using Magento API from a Java or any other non PHP platform”. For the last few days I have been playing around with my cool new Android phone, HTC Desire. Given the experience I have with everyday Magetno development (for the last 2 years as of this...
How to activate/deactivate Magento module per a website level
First off let me just clearly say that I am not talking about just activating/deactivating a module output per a website level. Module output merely disables toHtml() method that certain module block class implements. In this article I am talking about fully deactivating the module like when we open the modules config xml file and place...
Magento QR Code extension/widget based on Google Chart API
I have noticed there has been some buzz lately on the net about the QR Code. Must say, when I saw it I was pleasantly surprised. Seems cool In case you wish to play with it in Magento, here is a little extension I wrote. Extension is called Ajzele_Qrcode and it uses excellent Google Chart Tools API. Attached are two screenshots for you to see how extension...
Magento module with model that reads and writes in separate database
As a part of a greater concept I have been checking out Magento module possibilities in terms of having a module whose model reads and writes from separate database. For instance, if your Magento shop is installed on server called Server1.com in database called shop1, you can have Magento module in your system installed and running with module Resource set to...
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