This seems like probably a dumb question, but fromFrom a quick search the only reference I found was on the Magento forums which is suggesting that you have to write some custom code to check if a product is new.
I would have thought there would be a simple isNew()
method on the Mage_Catalog_Model_Product
which takes into account the Featured dropdown as well as the Set Product As New From Date and Set Product As New To Date fields - but that doesn't seem to be the case?
Are teh custom codez needed?