Magento add javascript, js, or css based on configuration
Date October 3, 2014 Author By Razvan Mocanu Category Magento how to
Are you working on your brand new module which needs some JS or CSS included in the <head> section only if some config settings are made? There are a few ways to accomplish this, but the simplest one is this one (Example for JS file located in /js folder. Use the appropriate method to include […]
Read MoreDate September 19, 2014 Author By Razvan Mocanu Category Magento how to
If you want to use the dropdown country selector, the same one as on the registration page: <?php $_countries = Mage::getResourceModel(‘directory/country_collection’) ->loadData() ->toOptionArray(false) ?> <?php if (count($_countries) > 0): ?> <select name=”country” id=”country” class=”required-entry”> <option value=””>– Please Select –</option> <?php foreach($_countries as $_country): ?> <option value=”<?php echo $_country[‘value’] ?>”> <?php echo $_country[‘label’] ?> </option> <?php […]
Read MoreDate September 18, 2014 Author By Razvan Mocanu Category Magento how to
If you have some text which you want to display and this text contains {{ }} kind of variables, to replace these variables with their actual values use this: Mage::helper(‘cms’)->getBlockTemplateProcessor()->filter($text) Where $text contains the actual text to be displayed.
Read MoreDate September 12, 2014 Author By Razvan Mocanu Category Magento how to
There are many ways to check if a user is logged in, but I usually prefer to use the ‘customer’ helper. $this->helper(‘customer’)->isLoggedIn() This returns ‘true’ if the user is logged in.
Read MoreDate August 31, 2014 Author By Razvan Mocanu Category Magento how to
If you have the address id and need all the address information, that’s how you get it: $address = Mage::getModel(‘customer/address’)->load($addressId);
Read MoreDate August 31, 2014 Author By Razvan Mocanu Category Vagrant box
By default, the Vagrantfile has the box defined like this: config.vm.box = “hashicorp/precise32″ By using this, Vagrant will attempt to find the box “precise32” from the provider “hashicorp” in Vagrant Cloud. If it finds it, the box will be downloaded and installed. What if you want to use your own box file, be it local […]
Read MoreDate August 24, 2014 Author By Razvan Mocanu Category Magento Generalities
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Read MoreDate August 18, 2014 Author By Razvan Mocanu Category Selenium how to
Checking the CSS style of elements its not so stright forward in Selenium IDE. Here is an example to check the left padding of an element: Command: assertEval Target: window.document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(window.document.getElementsByClassName(‘login-logout’)[0]).getPropertyValue(‘padding-left’) Value: 5px The same way you can check most of the CSS defined properties. Instead of window you can use selenium.browserbot.getCurrentWindow().
Read MoreDate August 10, 2014 Author By Razvan Mocanu Category Solution Specialist
Magento eCommerce Online merchandising – Basic steps of setting up a new online store This is the second bullet in the Magento Certified Solution Specialist Exam Study Guide, chapter 1.1. Online merchandising. The Basic steps of settin up a new online store refer to: Platform selection Hosting Deployment Maintenance Platform selection. Chose osCommerce! I’m joking, […]
Read MoreDate August 10, 2014 Author By Razvan Mocanu Category Solution Specialist
Magento eCommerce Online merchandising – Marketing strategies This is the first bullet in the Magento Certified Solution Specialist Exam Study Guide, chapter 1.1. Online merchandising. The Marketing strategies refer to: Omnichannel Multichannel Affiliate marketing Social marketing Email marketing For an easier understanding, let’s first see what Multichannel is. Well, multichannel is exactly this, the […]
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