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Magento Collection Filter by Visible Products

21.05.201613.03.2015 by Extendware Team

f you are working on a custom project you might want to create a custom block and only show products that are visible. To do this is actually very simple in Magento. All you need to do is use the following code:

$collection = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')->getCollection()->addAttributeToSelect('*');
$collection->addAttributeToFilter('status', Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Status::STATUS_ENABLED);
$collection->addFieldToFilter('visibility', Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Visibility::VISIBILITY_BOTH);

$collection = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')->getCollection()->addAttributeToSelect('*');

$collection->addAttributeToFilter('status', Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Status::STATUS_ENABLED);

$collection->addFieldToFilter('visibility', Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Visibility::VISIBILITY_BOTH);

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Improving First Byte Time in Magento

21.05.201616.02.2015 by Extendware Team

irst Byte Time is very important for a stores usability and search engine ranking. Improving the First Byte Time can improve customer satisfication and rankings in search engines. The end result is more revenue for the store. What exactly is First Byte Time (FBT)? First Byte Time is one aspect of load time. Load time … Read more

Magento Review Reminder

21.05.201601.02.2015 by Extendware Team

etting your products reviewed by real customers can boost sales significantly. Unfortunately, many customers forget to write reviews. Magento Review Reminder will help solve this issue for you by sending emails to customers after they have placed an order and reminding them to write a review. The extension is very simple to use. You can … Read more

Magento Product Attachments

21.05.201601.02.2015 by Extendware Team

ome products such as electronics, software, appliances, etc, might have electronic user guides, license agreements, and more. Magento Product Attachments will enable you to upload and associate these files with products, so that your customers can download them. The extension is very simple to use. Attachments can be categorized and can be restricted by user … Read more

Stopping Spam in Magento

21.05.201629.01.2015 by Extendware Team

pam is very annoying. Unfortunately, running a popular platform like Magento will make your store vulnerable to spam as bots exist that target Magento store. The biggest problem with spam is that it requires you to filter reviewed, support emails, etc, which wastes your time. Fortunately, we have a couple Magento extensions that can reduce … Read more

Update Product Inventory Programmatically in Magento

21.05.201627.01.2015 by Extendware Team

sing our Magento product grid extension or Magento bulk product editing extension can make it easy to update product information. However, sometimes you need ultimate flexibility that is only possible with a script. If you need to update product inventory programmatically you can use the following:

$productId = 169;
$stockItem = Mage::getModel('cataloginventory/stock_item')->loadByProduct($productId);
if ($stockItem->getId() > 0 and $stockItem->getManageStock()) {
	$qty = 100;
	$stockItem->setQty($qty);
	$stockItem->setIsInStock((int)($qty > 0));
	$stockItem->save();
}

$productId = 169;

$stockItem = Mage::getModel('cataloginventory/stock_item')->loadByProduct($productId);

if ($stockItem->getId() > 0 and $stockItem->getManageStock()) {

$qty = 100;

$stockItem->setQty($qty);

$stockItem->setIsInStock((int)($qty > 0));

$stockItem->save();

}

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Debugging Blank White Screen in Magento

21.05.201627.01.2015 by Extendware Team

e have seen blank screen issue a few times in Magento. It seems to be a problem that is fairly common. There are a few ways to debug this and a few potential causes. The absolute first thing you must do is view your PHP information and ensure that that display_errors and error_log is defined. … Read more

How to Put Magento in Maintenance Mode

21.05.201626.01.2015 by Extendware Team

hat is Magento Maintenance Mode? Ideally, maintenance mode is a way to display a nice message to users about your site while maintenance is being conducted. It should allow you and administrators to continue to access the store so you can test features and performance before going live. What do I need to put my … Read more

How to Change Favicon in Magento

21.05.201625.01.2015 by Extendware Team

would guess that 30% of stores leave the default Magento favicon. Changing this is quite important as many stores are using the default icon which means your store has nothing to differentiate itself. Follow this guide to change your favicon. What is a favicon? You might asking what a favicon is. It is the image … Read more

How to Disable Magento extensions

21.05.201624.01.2015 by Extendware Team

t is common when improving your Magento store that you will install new Magento extensions and sometimes you will need to troubleshoot an issue. The best way to do this is to disable extensions and see if they contribute to a particular issue. If you disable an extension and the issue disappears, then it could … Read more