i am using two extensions in my magento site and both extensions work upon choosing product type as their type. So i am able to get feature of only one of extension. Is there any way to set product type as multiple so that i can get features of both extensions?
There is no way of doing that.
I mean everything is possible but you will have to rethink the whole architecture.
one of Magento's base rules is: one product can only have one type.
Maybe you can try to change the extensions (or at least one of them) so you can work with both product types you need.
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I am trying to set a canonical on a product detail page to prevent duplicate pages of the same URL.
Our client's website has 1375 however search engines are picking up 2890 because the overwhelming majority of pages are being rendered as duplicate such as the below several examples.
Same product example 1:
https://www.waterware.co.nz/store/1-function-hand-shower
https://www.waterware.co.nz/store/FW556
Same product example 2:
https://www.waterware.co.nz/store/1-function-hand-shower-black
https://www.waterware.co.nz/store/FW550BL
Same product example 3:
https://www.waterware.co.nz/store/1-2m-shower-hose-metal-wound
https://www.waterware.co.nz/store/FH112SS
And repeat 1375x.
I have since discovered where the 2nd version of the URL is coming from - its the favourites icon on product detail page - and will begin removing / adjusting these.
However in order to maintain best SEO practices I need to find a way to set a canonical.
I am aware that this could be done MasterTemplate.html. However there does not seem to be a way to discover the correct scope when in the master template file.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
SEO integration was commented out in KCommerce2, but it will be re-enabled in the next release later this week
This uses the webname property in the canonical href.
It also inserts the meta description field using the brief if its available, otherwise the product body.
And it also generates a meta keywords tag, using the product code, categories and brand.
To use this once available, you will just need to update to KCommerce 3.1.3 or later.
I am updating the Stock on Hand Inventory Qty on a Magento store through an extension that I have developed, using the following code:
Mage::getModel("cataloginventory/stock_item")
->loadByProduct($pid)
->setQty($qty)
->save();
Now, from my testing, this works fine, however I am a little concerned if this is having any negative affects on the different types of product that can be created in Magento (such as simple and complex products).
Is the above the correct way to update the SOH, and do I need to handle Complex products any differently? My gut feeling is that I don't need to do anything differently with complex products as they all end up deriving from a Simple product which has its own Stock on Hand?
Any advice appreciated
As long as you only update simples you'll be fine like this. Indeed all other non-virtual product types derive their stock from the simples.
You might even want to add
$stockItem = Mage::getModel("cataloginventory/stock_item")
->loadByProduct($pid)
->setQty($qty);
if ($stockItem->getCanBackInStock() && $stockItem->getQty() > $stockItem->getMinQty()) {
$stockItem->setIsInStock(true)
->setStockStatusChangedAutomaticallyFlag(true);
}
$stockItem->save();
See Mage_CatalogInventory_Model_Stock::backItemQty() to see how Magento adds stock.
How could we alert a magento site admin about each abandoned cart immediately after it is abandoned?
Is it a default feature in Magento EE?
No it is not a default feature in Magento EE.
You ask how a site admin could be alerted of an event that is somewhat of a grey area.
Assuming that an abandon cart is defined by the following criteria (which in fact is not the definition but may be applicable to you)
A registered user (ignore guest users for sake of sanity here) has products in cart.
This user does not complete the checkout and leaves the store-front
A period of time goes by (eg 1 day) with no adjustments on the cart items
Assuming this situation is your abandoned cart scenario i could suggest the following :
1.) I would use the Magento Quote Object (this is the object that is converted to an order after a successful checkout.)
looking at the quote object there already seems like there are enough fields to be able to monitor when the quote was created, when it was updated, when it was converted and whether it was converted or not. If the object does not contain the data fields you need there is no reason why you could not extend it. See a sample snapshot :
My (naive) suggestion would be to set up a scheduled job, to run at the same frequency at which you define your "abandoned cart" scenairio (or any frequency for that matter).
The job could do something like the following :
1.) Instantiate a collection of quotes.
2.) Filter out quote's that have been converted
3.) Filter out quote's that have been created recently (less than the critria above)
4.) Filter out quote's that have been modified within the same time-frame criteria
at this point you should have a list of all quote's that have been created, perhaps been updated but not converted for the last 24hours (depending on your criteria of course).
If you get to this point, well then the rest is straight forward.
Extract the information you need from the quotes (id's names, numbers, emails etc), compile your report and email to the administrator.
it the best idea i can think of for now! i have not done this in practice...
Ofcourse you can set-up funnels and goals with Google Analytic to give you extensive information on your customers, including abandoned carts, but that doesn't answer your question.
I am setting up a new store and this time I want multiple products. Each of those products should have its own custom options and some options might be valid for all of the products. An important point is that the custom options should also depend on each other. I am looking for a flexible way to achieve that.
As an example, I will have cars (Chevrolet, GMC, Ford, ...) and motor-bikes (Honda, Yamaha, ...). There will be much more, its just an example. Whats the best way to start this requirement?
Thanks!
You can try this module (not free).
How can I simply add new simple products incrementally to configurable products?
or do I still need to retrieve the 2 original arrays of the pre-defined configurable product (getConfigurableAttributesData and getConfigurableProductsData) first, append the new arrays and set them again? Is it worked for my case just as the first-time creation?
And if the new simple product owns a new attribute / attribute options, do I also need to create /edit the attribute first before adding?
Thanks in advance!
The API as it stands does not have the functionality to do this.
Your options are:
Extend the API. (Hours of fun)
Do it with Magento methods in your own module or standalone code that includes Mage.php.
SQL script mixed in with your existing API code.
Buy someone's module - (Hope your German is good)
The approach you take also depends on your SKU naming scheme, if you have a simple BASECODE-SIZE-COLOUR type of scheme then the SQL option can work a treat, and in next to no time, but will be heavily scorned on by Magento evangelists.
That means you are probably going to have to write your own code. Here is a very useful site that should help get you started:
http://www.ayasoftware.com/
As well as being able to import configurables (by a variety of means including SQL) there are also snippets of code useful for updating superattribute price differentials. No readymade complete solution, but, you may need to roll your own anyway depending on your SKU naming scheme.
Whilst you are at it you may also want to write some code to find simple products that are not hooked up to anything when they should be, i,e. the ones with no visibility.