Category Archives: Magento

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 →

I was recently asked to add an introductory paragraph above the default magento contact form, before any of the form fields. A static block was the most logical way to do this, so the client could modify and/or change this … Continue reading →

A client recently wanted to change the search results page layout, so that instead of having three columns, it was two columns, with one column left, which included their left navigation bar. The search results page is controlled by the … Continue reading →

Magento has standardized product image sizes for category and product pages, which takes a lot of the guesswork out of image processing. Sometimes, though, your client wants different images sizes for thumbnails, small image, and main images. Sometimes, they’re not … Continue reading →

Incorporating a different navigation menu for your content pages (CMS) in your Magento store can be a good idea, especially if your site has a lot of content. But Magento isn’t really designed that way. There is an obvious solution, … Continue reading →

New Relic is a new website analysis tool, which gives you a wealth of information about your Magento store, how visitors interact with it, and what processes/extensions are slowing your site down. More about New Relic In order to use … Continue reading →

There is a little used function in Magento, that’s quite handy when trying to identify bugs and errors. It is in the Developer section, and it allows you to generate log files in the /var/log directory. These logs will allow … Continue reading →

Some bits of information are hard to pull out of Magento’s admin interface. I made a  list of all the manufacturers I wanted to put in my Magento install.  This shows under Catalog/Attributes/Manage Attributes. Typically you select the Manufacturer attribute, … Continue reading →