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With Magento’s use of custom attributes,  there is a lot of flexibility. Not only in displaying attributes on the layered navigation or merely outputting them to the additional area of the product page. There is another level of customization possible.  … Continue reading →

Been locked out of your Magento store? This video will show you how to reset your Magento admin password. It only takes a few minutes, and you’ll be able to login again. Resetting the Magento admin password.

Sometimes the standard magento product page isn’t exactly what the client wants. Here is the standard product view, with the zoom slider and click to show large image: In my case, they wanted the main product images to be larger … Continue reading →

Magento’s default search function is pretty good, but can be improved with a few tweaks. The first thing to modify is the default layout, which is three columns. Three columns is kinda cramped, especially if you have the list mode … Continue reading →

There are many times when Magento store owners run shipping promotions. Usually it involves something like this: Orders over $60 Free UPS Ground You setup your shopping cart promotion to give customers free shipping, when they have over $60 in … Continue reading →

Occasionally, I will work with other developers on a project. That can be a lot of fun and a great learning experience. But sometimes it means a little cleanup work. For example, they sometimes use absolute urls in CMS pages … Continue reading →

A client recently asked me to add images to the recently viewed products block in their left hand column. Here is what it looks like before: The file that generates the recently viewed products block is in app/design/frontend/base/default/template/reports/product_viewed.phtml. You will … Continue reading →

One of the most repetitive and time consuming weekly tasks with a Magento store is updating inventory. In most stores, this is done at least 3 times per week, to sync Magento with warehouse inventory levels. If you have a … Continue reading →

As sometimes happens, clients want to remove the Account Login links from the header links block. Usually due to space and or design constraints. This reduces some of the built in functionality in Magento. But don’t despair, you can add … Continue reading →