This article will show you how to write custom shipping method in Magento commerce.
First we need to write our shipping method, it’s a class in folder app/code/core/Mage/Shipping/Model/Carrier/.
You can create a new one which codes as below, I named it as newflatcustom.php (you can copy from Flatrate.php):
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magento · shipping

If you need to change the footer copyright notification use the next instruction:

1. Open the Magento admin panel
2. Select the “System” tab
3. Click the “Configuration” menu item
4. Select the “Design” menu item
5. Click the “Footer” tab. Here you can change the copyright notification
6. With that done, click the “Save Configure” button.

design · footer · magento

Here is a quickly reference for how to remove the “My Downloadable Products” on Customer Account Dashboard.

In app/design/frontend/default/default/layout/downloadable.xml, remove this in the beginning of the file:

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<customer_account>
<reference name="customer_account_navigation">
<action method="addLink" translate="label" module="downloadable">
<name>downloadable_products</name>
<path>downloadable/customer/products</path>
<label>My Downloadable Products</label>
</action>
</reference>
</customer_account>

OK, We done it.

account · dashboard · magento

I just got this email from one Magento Hosting Provider – SimpleHelix which I mentioned before:

Dear XXXX,

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Happy Holidays,

Simple Helix, LLC

So the link is here: https://www.simplehelix.com/

hosting

Subdirectory Method

This is the same scenario as above, except all of the shops will be in subdirectories, e.g.:

• mall.com/shoes
• mall.com/shirts

Here’s how we would set this up for the shoes subdirectory:

1. Login to your site via SSH, and create a subdirectory where your second store will be:
   • cd public_html
   • mkdir shoes/
   • cd shoes/
2. Copy the index.php and .htaccess file from the directory where Magento is installed, which would be in our root web directory:
   • cp ../public_html/index.php ../public_html/.htaccess .
3. Open up the index.php file that we just copied over and replace the following line of code:
   ^?View Code PHP

   1	$mageFilename = 'app/Mage.php';

   …with the following:

   ^?View Code PHP

   1	$mageFilename = '../public_html/app/Mage.php';

4. With the index.php file still open, replace the following line of code:
   ^?View Code PHP

   1	Mage::run();

   …with the following:

   ^?View Code PHP

   1	Mage::run('shoes', 'website');

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development · magento · multi · multiple · store

Adding Another Store In Magento

The first thing we need to do is setup our second store in Magento.

We’re going to do a hypothetical here for the naming conventions, and assume we own shirts.com. Adjust the values accordingly for your own store.

1. Login to the Magento admin.
2. Go to the Catalog tab, and select Manage Categories.
3. Click on the Add Root Category button on the left.
4. On the right, for the Name, we’ll enter Shoes.com. Set the dropdown to Yes for both Is Active and Is Anchor.
5. Click the Save Category button.

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magento · multi · multiple · store

As I mentioned before, I am doing a multi-language and multi-currency website at that moment. So I found a lots information about how to setup the multiple store from internet. Here is a good one:

From crucialwebhost.com

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There are numerous ways to setup multiple Magento stores that all share the same codebase and backend, but what method you use depends on your needs.

This article is written with cPanel in mind, though the methodologies listed below apply no matter what control panel you’re using.

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domain · magento · multi · multiple · store

Here is a quick reference for you, if you run Magento under Multi-language, Multi-Currency or Multi-Domain (Multi-Website).

Sometime you need pick up the Store ID do some (IF…ELSE…) work. Here is the code:

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<?php $store_id = $this->helper('core')->getStoreId(); echo $store_id; ?>

magento · multi · store id

I am busy on a big project about Magento.
I will update the blog as my work notes.

We will add four fields into Account/Registration Page.

Four core files:

app/design/frontend/default/yourtheme/template/customer/form/register.phtml – Has the HTML form for initial registration Note: this file will also be used for a one-shot database extension

app/design/frontend/default/yourtheme/template/customer/form/edit.phtml – Has the HTML form for edit by customers

app/code/core/Mage/Customer/Model/Entity/Setup.php – Has an array full of customer attributes to use for registration

app/code/core/Mage/Customer/etc/config.xml – Has a description of fields to be used in the forms

app/code/core/Mage/Customer/controllers/AccountController.php – For checkbox option
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custom · magento

Some Methods to Speed up Magento – a Guide to Making Magento Faster

1. Install Fooman Speedster

This one made a massive difference to page loads for the first site I am testing.

http://www.magentocommerce.com/extension/457/fooman-speedster

2. Enable Gzip Compression in .htaccess

http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/7100/

To do this, uncomment this part in the .htacess: (Line 52)

#php_flag zlib.output_compression on

(ie Remove the # save and reupload)

(Next are from – http://www.magentocommerce.com/blog/comments/performance-is-key-notes-on-magentos-performance/)

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magento · speed