Magento create simple product from configurable for multiple stores not working

Question

I have a problem on my Magento store. I have multiple stores (for different languages, let's say English and German). I also have configurable products, which work ok. My problem is that when I create new simple product from within configurable product (on associated products tab) the simple product is only created for default store (0), and the appropriate name, description, eg. is not copied to it from configurable product.

So if I create a product like this, go to check in german store, the title, desc. etc. is still in default language (eng).

I went to investigate how these products are created and discovered that it is done by these function:

public function quickCreateAction() Which is located in app\code\core\Mage\Adminhtml\controllers\Catalog\ProductController.php, around line 984.

So my question, how to rewrite these function, so that it would save product for all stores?

Answer 1

I've tried to implement such change several times using event observers but never managed to do it without rewriting the controller, here is how I achieved it by creating a new module:

app/code/local/My/Module/etc/config.xml:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <My_Module>
            <version>0.0.1</version>
        </My_Module>
    </modules>

    <admin>
        <routers>

            <adminhtml>
                <args>
                    <modules>
                        <My_Module before="Mage_Adminhtml">My_Module_Adminhtml</My_Module>
                    </modules>
                </args>
            </adminhtml>

        </routers>
    </admin>
</config>

app/code/local/My/Module/controllers/Adminhtml/Catalog/ProductController.php:

<?php

require_once Mage::getModuleDir('controllers', 'Mage_Adminhtml').DS.'Catalog'.DS.'ProductController.php';

class My_Module_Adminhtml_Catalog_ProductController extends Mage_Adminhtml_Catalog_ProductController
{
    public function quickCreateAction()
    {
        // Here you copy/paste the content of the original quickCreateAction function and make your modifications directly into it
        // When you update Magento, ensure that if the original controller has been changed, you add the modifications to yours
    }
}

app/etc/modules/My_Module.xml:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <My_Module>
            <active>true</active>
            <codePool>local</codePool>
        </My_Module>
    </modules>
</config>

Regarding the modification you're trying to achieve I reckon this is the part of the function you need to change:

$product->setWebsiteIds($configurableProduct->getWebsiteIds());

You'll have to change it so it applies to every website you want the product to be created for.