Expanding Your Ecommerce Operation with the Magento Platform

Magento
  If you’re trying to establish and grow and ecommerce business in what is an incredibly competitive strata then you need all the help you can get. Once such tool which can really help you get the best of your idea and really put your hard work into action is the Magento ecommerce platform. Magento will take some of the workload which is associated with ecommerce off your hands, and empower you to focus on engaging your customers and growing your business. Furthermore, Magento offers tools which make it possible for you to control the content, functionality, look and feel of your online store, and a range of other support options, advice, services training and support as well. Magento is an eCommerce platform which is now used by approximately 5…
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Do E-commerce the Magento way!

Magento
E-commerce is the order of the day in the world of virtual marketing and selling. It is a great way to enhance your business and tap the teeming online market. And while the market is swamped with e-commerce applications, it is critical to choose and select the best ecommerce partner for your business. Magento, an open source ecommerce software is increasingly becoming the more preferred solution for online merchandising. Your brand’s success depends on how well do you implement your ecommerce and target an untapped audience. Magento is highly resilient, has a rich and extremely user friendly interface and provides the best solution to numerous e-commerce problems that occur in the online business. Know how Magento works to deliver some of the world’s best ecommerce brands - here is Magento101.…
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Add Custom Menu Sales Order Magento

Magento
Here I want show you how to add custom menu for order filter in admin. sometime client want to custom menu with some filter orders. Here I show you get only processing orders with custom menu with this custom module. Follow this steps and create module or files. app\etc\modules\Jwd_Orderstosend.xml [sourcecode language="plain"] <?xml version="1.0"?> <config> <modules> <Jwd_Orderstosend> <active>true</active> <codePool>local</codePool> </Jwd_Orderstosend> </modules> </config> [/sourcecode] app\code\local\Jwd\Orderstosend\Block\Adminhtml\Order\Items.php [php] <?php class Jwd_Orderstosend_Block_Adminhtml_Order_Items extends Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Widget_Grid_Container { public function __construct() { $this->_blockGroup = 'jwd_orderstosend'; $this->_controller = 'adminhtml_order_items'; $this->_headerText = Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Orders to send'); parent::__construct(); $this->_removeButton('add'); } } ?> [/php] app\code\local\Jwd\Orderstosend\Block\Adminhtml\Order\Items\Grid.php [php] <?php class Jwd_Orderstosend_Block_Adminhtml_Order_Items_Grid extends Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Widget_Grid { public function __construct() { parent::__construct(); $this->setId('order_items'); $this->setUseAjax(false); $this->setDefaultSort('created_at'); $this->setDefaultDir('DESC'); $this->setSaveParametersInSession(true); } /** * Retrieve collection class * * @return string */ protected function _getCollectionClass() { return 'sales/order_grid_collection'; } protected function _prepareCollection()…
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Improve Selling Rate With an Effective eCommerce Website

Magento
Encouraging customers to buy your product can be one of the biggest challenges you will ever face when starting a business. We always tend to get in touch to our buyers in order to serve them better. Establishing a website where your products are showcased is one of the best resorts in spreading the fact that you have a business. Yes, it’s a part of building your first eCommerce website is being hesitant. But always remember that it only takes few time, effort and money to acquire one of this. Every eCommerce site has its own unique needs, so there is no such things a general outline for a business site. There are certain factors to consider when stabilizing a perfect eCommerce website.  First is being aware on what you…
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Top 10 effective Web design tips for beginners

Others
The internet industry has grown widely, ever since the inception of internet in 1990. Internet was initially launched as a simple network of computers connected together for transferring data. Initially, it was military project, which was started by USA. Later, it was commercialized and made available for the general public. Typically, the simple web programs, which ran on computers, were HTML pages. A Web browser was used to interpret and run the remotely hosted programs. Now, after two decades, the internet and online applications industry has massively evolved and has taken a gigantic form. For those who want to contribute something to this rapidly evolving industry, knowledge of web development is essential. Professional Courses, which offer exclusive web training are available everywhere. If you are really not keen to learn…
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Update product stock directly from Magento database

Magento
Sometime in some situation development time we need to update products quantity and stock status directly in the magento database. here I describe the most efficient way to do this is to update the products quantity and stock status directly in the database. Product quantity is stored in cataloginventory_stock_item table in qty and stock status in is_in_stock column, also we have to update cataloginventory_stock_status, the columns qty and stock_status with the corresponding Boolean value. So, the SQL query should look something like below query: [sourcecode language="plain"] UPDATE cataloginventory_stock_item item_stock, cataloginventory_stock_status status_stock SET item_stock.qty = '$new_quantity', item_stock.is_in_stock = IF('$new_quantity'>0, 1,0), status_stock.qty = '$new_quantity', status_stock.stock_status = IF('$new_quantity'>0, 1,0) WHERE item_stock.product_id = '$product_id' AND item_stock.product_id = status_stock.product_id [/sourcecode] where $new_quantity contains the product quantity sent by our ERP system and $product_id is the…
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Improve search result function magento

Magento
Magento default seek capacity is really exceptional, yet in the event that you need to enhance with additional clear and relevant effect then need to taking after progressions. Magento will sort on a rising request. In different statements, the most applicable items will be at the base. We need plunging request, in different statements, the best comes about at the top. We are set to change it by pointing out the diving sort request in the template record. Search for the form.mini.phtml document, and in the event that its not in your topic's template/catalogsearch envelope, include it. [sourcecode language="plain"] <input type="hidden" name="order" value="relevance" /> <input type="hidden" name="dir" value="desc" /> [/sourcecode] This changes the search so that our most relevant results show first. Make a copy of app/code/core/Mage/CatalogSearch/Model/resource/Fulltext.php And place it…
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