To get a categories URL by category id, use the following code:
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$categoryId = 55; $url = Mage::getModel("catalog/category")->load($categoryId)->getUrl(); |
Getting the current URL (Magento 1)
Use the following code to get the current URL in Magento:
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$currentUrl = $this->helper('core/url')->getCurrentUrl(); |
Getting the URL of a product image and display the image (Magento 1)
Use the following code to get a Magento products URL and to display the image on a tempate page:
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<img src="<?php echo $_product->getImageUrl(); ?>" alt="<?php echo $_product->getName();?>" /> |
Validation messages appear in the wrong place (Magento 1)
Sometimes Magento validation messages do not appear immediately below the field they refer to. This can happen after a layout redesign, for example. To fix this, add the class field-row to the parent element.
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<dd> <span class="field-row"> <input type="text" id="..." name="..." value="..." /> </span> </dd> |
Getting the SQL of a collection (Magento 1)
Use the following code to get the underlying SQL of a Magento collection:
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$sql = (string)$collection->getSelect(); |
Setting running status correctly in Magento 1.4
The setting of the running status in the cron_schedule table in Magento 1.4 is not working correctly. The code in Magento 1.4 is not 100% correct. Create a local copy of Mage_Cron_Model_Observer and take a look at the dispatch function:…
Adding config data to a CMS page (Magento 1)
To add the data from the admin to a CMS page, use the following code:
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{{config path="general/imprint/vat_id"}} ... |
This code adds the vat id, you can easily add other info by looking up the correct path from the core_config table.
Getting custom options of an order item (Magento 1)
Using the following code, you can get the custom options from a Magento order item:
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$items = $order->getAllItems(); foreach ($items as $item) { $options = $item->getProductOptions(); $options = $options['options']; $optionLabel = $option['label']; // ... } |
Fixing “Call to a member function extend() on a non-object” in Magento
After importing a Magento database, you may encounter the error “Call to a member function extend() on a non-object”. The issue can be related to special system rows in several Magento database tables. The following SQL statements may resolve it…
Adding comments to fields in admin area (Magento 1)
It is possible and helpful to add comments to the Magento admin fields. Take a look at the following picture: To add a field and a comment, open your modules system.xml and add the below XML:
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<some_thing translate="label"> <label>Test</label> <frontend_type>text</frontend_type> <sort_order>0</sort_order> <show_in_default>1</show_in_default> <show_in_website>1</show_in_website> <show_in_store>1</show_in_store> <comment>Thats a comment!</comment> <some_thing> |