How do I enable bank transfer payment in backend only

Question

Is it possible to make a bank transfer payment method available only for manual order at the back-end?

Answer 1

You'll need to override the Mage_Payment_Model_Method_Banktransfer model using a typical rewrite, and you'll want to set both _canUseCheckout & _canUseMultishipping properties to false; ref. the properties in Mage_Payment_Model_Method_Abstract (link):

/**
 * Payment Method features
 * @var bool
 */
protected $_isGateway                   = false;
protected $_canOrder                    = false;
protected $_canAuthorize                = false;
protected $_canCapture                  = false;
protected $_canCapturePartial           = false;
protected $_canRefund                   = false;
protected $_canRefundInvoicePartial     = false;
protected $_canVoid                     = false;
protected $_canUseInternal              = true;
protected $_canUseCheckout              = true;
protected $_canUseForMultishipping      = true;
protected $_isInitializeNeeded          = false;
protected $_canFetchTransactionInfo     = false;
protected $_canReviewPayment            = false;
protected $_canCreateBillingAgreement   = false;
protected $_canManageRecurringProfiles  = true;