Category Archives: Magento

Disappointed with Magento Module Sales/Distribution

Magento, from the beginning, has offered a system of packaging extensions, and installing those packages. It was a smart move, and one that I really appreciated. There are a lot of developers out there who properly package their extensions (everything … Continue reading

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Magento: Revised Multiple Image Import Module (1.5 +)

Back in 2009, I made this post about my first multiple image import module. It was quite popular, and worked all the way up through Magento 1.4.x. With the release of 1.5, it no longer worked due to core changes … Continue reading

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Magento API: V2 API Does Not Return Custom Order Attributes

I am working with a 3rd party integrator to make an integration between Magento and Sage AccPac. We planned from the beginning to pass them custom order attributes and custom order-item attributes, which I verified come through the API, seeing … Continue reading

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Magento API: v2_soap Does Not Use Call()

If you are utilizing Magento’s API and have checked out the documentation, you’ll see that they have included a V2 of their soap API saying: As of v1.3 you may also use http://yourmagentohost/api/v2_soap?wsdl=1 which has been added to improve compatbility … Continue reading

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URL Rewrite Import/Export Module – Now on Github

I’m making another Magento extension available for free via Github. This module provides an easy interface to import/export Custom URL rewrites. As of the current version, please note that it does not import/export System rewrites. https://github.com/Prattski/import-rewrites If you are using … Continue reading

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Dependent Filters Module – Now on Github

Since I’m not going to bother with regular updates and support, why not make it free and accessible, right? I just put my Dependent Filters module up on Github for all of you to use. This module adds on option … Continue reading

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Magento 1.4 Themes Design Book Review

Magento 1.4 Themes Design was written by Richard Carter and published by Packt Publishing. It was published in January of this year (2011). I read the eBook copy, so I have not yet been able to look at the paper … Continue reading

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Magento: Module Development Tip – External Files

When creating a module (extension) in Magento, if you are doing anything at all with design or skin files, you know that there’s no way to put those files within your main module directory. If you are like me, you … Continue reading

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Magento: Potential Date Field Product Import Bug

Note: Only tested so far with 1.4.1.1. A client that I am working on has a custom product attribute, which is a date field. They recently ran an import to update that field and noticed something strange. It seems that … Continue reading

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Currently Reviewing: Magento 1.4 Themes Design

I am currently reviewing another book by Packt Publishing called Magento 1.4 Themes Design. Unlike the last book I reviewed, I am quite impressed so far with this book. Much of the work that I do with Magento requires no … Continue reading

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