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create call cms static block magento

noreply@blogger.com (mazoerkam) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:37:35 PDT

1. Create from backend

Go to cms-static block

Example

Block title: my block Identifier: my_block

Call :

Backend :

Front end call layout :

<action method="setBlockId"><block_id>my_block</block_id></action>

</block>

Front end phtml

<? php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId('my_block')->toHtml(); ?>

2. Create from front end

we create from layout template and we want to call block to another layout template .phtml

Myblock/myblock.phtml

<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('core/template')->setTemplate('myblock/myblock.phtml')->toHtml(); ?>

If we want calling frontend static block .phtml in backend

If there are another methods please put your code in comment.

Best regards

Image not show at live server magento

noreply@blogger.com (mazoerkam) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:29:32 PDT

It happen when I built this website. Everything were ready to launch, I got headache why always fail uploading my templates from backend and almost surrender. May be it’s caused by limitation time session in backend because my file size too big. Change backend session value, waw..still no result :D :D

Finally, why don’t try using FTP for big size downloadable product.

Here is what I do.
Create
.htaccess

with code content

Order allow,deny
Allow from all

Put .htaccess in your downloadable folder .

call your downloadable product with url in your backend downloadable product mode.
Example :
http://yourweb/media/downloadable/program/accounting.rar

Now you can upload downloadable product via FTP and customer must login before they can download product purchased.

Upload downloadable product via ftp magento

noreply@blogger.com (mazoerkam) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:29:47 PDT

Upload downloadable product error http magento

noreply@blogger.com (mazoerkam) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:30:06 PDT

One of the magento ecommerce features is downloadable product. We don’t need to install any extensions. Use it and get it. The problem comes when our store have big size for downloadable product. Suddenly message error come, “HTTP error blah blah blah”. Usually it’s caused by our server reject for file upload more than 2MB. Don’t worry this is my solution

Open your php.ini server;

copy this file to your php.ini

post_max_size = 64M
upload_max_filesize = 64M

now you have maximum upload for downloadable product limit to 64MB

Another bug currency switcher not reloads home magento

noreply@blogger.com (mazoerkam) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:21:43 PDT

When we put product list example new product and we want to change currency. Page will reload but currency not change. It’s because cache of the new product still kept in server. Don’t worries, just put

cache_lifetime="1" in the end of code

example

{{block type="catalog/product_new" new" products_count="6" name="home.catalog.product.homepage" alias="product_homepage" template="catalog/product/new.phtml" cache_lifetime="1"}}

enjoy it

showing image facebook like product view wall magento

noreply@blogger.com (mazoerkam) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:21:57 PDT

A long time ago before goocek become magento templates store asked me how to show image product on magento based from templates master ekstenstion, facebook like in product. I’m sorry kkaine12 because of forgetting to click send email notification in magento, but I have written in templates master, review, and documentation.
Formerly I used magento 1.3.2.0 but now I use magento 1.4.2.0 and it works.

Go to
App/design/frontend/default/default/templates/facebooklb.phtml/head.phtml

Default value
<meta property="og:image" content="<?php echo Mage::getBaseUrl('media') . ltrim($product->getImage(), '/');?>"/>
Change to
<meta property="og:image" content="<?php echo Mage::helper('catalog/image')->init(Mage::registry('current_product'), 'small_image')->resize(100,100);?>"/>

Bump…it works in my website.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-K4_ay6GXdac/TfXk7fLPUZI/AAAAAAAAAA4/XFph7Mwy5YQ/s400/facelink.jpg

remove count summary magento

noreply@blogger.com (mazoerkam) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:22:09 PDT

One of my clients asked me to hide customer count review summary. He said, many customers did not read if there is only one or two reviewer. Absolutely reasonable :D :D.

/app/design/frontend/default/template/review/helper/summary_short.phtml

Remove

<?php// echo $this->__('%d Review(s)', $this->getReviewsCount()) ?>

Right now your customer only see star review indicator.

best regards

removing black background thumbnail magento

noreply@blogger.com (mazoerkam) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:22:31 PDT

suddenly, my background thumbnail become black in live server. if it happen to you don’t be panic, just go to lib\Varien\Image\Adapter\Gd2.php in your magento folder and
Find this line --line 135
private function _fillBackgroundColor(&$imageResourceTo)
Replace
private function _fillBackgroundColor(&$imageResourceTo,$w,$h)
Find this code--line 182
if (!imagefill($imageResourceTo, 0, 0, $color)) { throw new Exception("Failed to fill image background with color {$r} {$g} {$b}."); }
replace
if (!imagefilledrectangle($imageResourceTo,0,0,$w,$h,$color)) { throw new Exception("Failed to fill image background with color {$r} {$g} {$b}.");
Find this line --line 302<br />
$this->_fillBackgroundColor($newImage);
Replace
$this->_fillBackgroundColor($newImage,$frameWidth,$frameWidth);
<p>hope it help..</p>

send newsletter bug issue 1.4.2.0 magento

noreply@blogger.com (mazoerkam) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:22:58 PDT

'm ready testing send newsletter. bingo..newsletter never sent. Tried many times, looking for bugs. asking my self," why it happened?" I guess it's caused by cron.php, checked config.xml and still no result. all day trying to break off the problem.
when I feel tired google save my life again. Finally I found that I forgot choosing subscribers form :D:D

complete issue on magento 1.4.1.1 and 1.4.2.0
If three or more newsletters are queued (with valid past start dates) and each has zero subscribers, then no newsletters will ever be sent.
The Newsletter Observer looks for the past three unsent newsletter queues and asks them to be sent via Queue->sendPerSubscriber. However, this function will immediately return if zero subscribers exist for the queue. If all three queues are in this state, then this situation will repeat as-is each time the cron job is run.
Temporary fix is to delete the start date for any queues with zero subscribers.

conclusion;

dont ever forget to choose subscriber form and create subscriber list before testing send newsletter.

reference
http://www.magentocommerce.com/bug-tracking/issue?issue=10401

send newsletter manually magento

noreply@blogger.com (mazoerkam) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:23:24 PDT

there is method to send newsletter manually by calling all queue newsletter pending status. so we don't need to run cron.php everytime to run newsletter and feel tired to create cron schedule work in your server :D. after searching for many hours, finally I found the sollution. it's not my originally work. great appreciate to manu and alistek.
let start it.
go to
app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/Newsletter/Queue/Grid/Renderer/Action.php

change the code line
original

if($row->getQueueStatus()==Mage_Newsletter_Model_Queue::STATUS_NEVER) {
               if(!$row->getQueueStartAt() && $row->getSubscribersTotal()) {
                $actions[] = array(
                    'url' => $this->getUrl('*/*/start', array('id'=>$row->getId())),
                    'caption'    => Mage::helper('newsletter')->__('Start')
                );
            }

rewritten

if($row->getQueueStatus()==Mage_Newsletter_Model_Queue::STATUS_NEVER) {
               if(!$row->getSubscribersTotal()==0) {
                $actions[] = array(
                    'url' => $this->getUrl('*/*/sending', array('id'=>$row->getId())),
                    'caption'    => Mage::helper('newsletter')->__('Start')
                );
            }

with this code we can call newsletter pending newsletter to send immediately. but we don't want blank page after call it. we need to go back to grid view.

add this code to
File: /app/code/Mage/Adminhtml/controllers/Newsletter/QueueController.php

$this->_redirect('*/*');

after
$collection->walk('sendPerSubscriber', array($countOfSubscritions)); before } in public function sendingAction()

full rewritten
public function sendingAction()
    {
        // Todo: put it somewhere in config!
        $countOfQueue = 3;
        $countOfSubscritions = 20;

        $collection = Mage::getResourceModel('newsletter/queue_collection')
            ->setPageSize($countOfQueue)
            ->setCurPage(1)
            ->addOnlyForSendingFilter()
            ->load();

        $collection->walk('sendPerSubscriber', array($countOfSubscritions));

        $this->_redirect('*/*');
    }

before we look how wonder this function working, dont forget to change admin in non secure.
go to system -> configuration -> advanced -> admin -> security and then change Add Secret Key to URLs to no.

now we call all queue newletter pending status. just put this code into your browser.
it's important to now direction of your admin path.

http://www.yourdomain.com/index/admin/newsletter_queue/sending

bingo...all pending newsletter have been sent.

a litle trick from manu2008 by creating button to send newsletter.

"Do you want a send newsletter for the admin? Cant fin the button? Create it!
Go to /app/design/adminhtml/default/default/template/newsletter/queue/list.phtml

and add the following after the last line (line 33 for me):
<br><br><div align="center"><b><h3 class="icon-head head-newsletter-queue"><a href="/MAGOX/index.php/admin/newsletter_queue/sending">Send News Letter</a></h3></b></div>

Save & refresh...da da!

reference :
http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/2424/P0/

about me

noreply@blogger.com (mazoerkam) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:36:59 PDT

Basically, I'm documentary film maker. “dentang kutak denting- waiting for the rain” got best film jogjakarta documentary film festival and previewing in France, Korea, Rotterdam film festival and many festival film in Indonesia. “ijinkan aku bernyanyi – allow me to sing” got best film nominee in surabaya film festival, most appreciate film in europe on screen and previewing in many film festivals.

And now learning web programing and building.

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