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Maximum Order Amount Limit Periodical

How can I limit the maximum order amount every 3 months ? I tried using this one (https://inchoo.net/ecommerce/magento/magento-maximum-allowed-order-amount/) but its for every order, and I wanted to ...
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Fatal error: Call to a member function getData() on a non-object

I have custom module lenses which is working well, but when I try to access data of lenses model it gives me an error. This is my code $Lenses= Mage::getModel('lenses/lenses'); foreach($Lenses as $...
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Magento get unique values from custom database table

I created a custom module with a database table with the help of this article. I have a program which syncs stock from my physical store to online store. Every time I sync the stock, I add the sku,...
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Quick start for magento customization part 2, Blank cart with Magento 1.9.1 RWD

I am Currently following the free video guides on magento training website. Part 2 Has you create a new module and define the views for it. creating your own theme, block, template, js in the design ...
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magento existing method rewrite with module

I have few core files modifications in my app/code/local/Mage folder, but I wan't to make them work as magento module. My example: I did few small modifications in method getValueHtml in file Mage/...
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Issue with Custom Select Options [Magento System Configurations]

I am working on an extension. On setting up the configuration options, I am getting error while trying to fetch options for my select variable. My System.xml <?xml version="1.0"?> <...
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Use observer to update custom attribute

I have created a custom attribute called price_incvat and, following the basic instructions here mashed up with some answers found elsewhere on this site, I have tried to create a module that uses an ...
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How to connect my custom block to the layout

So there's one piece of the custom block puzzle I'm not really getting. What I'm trying to do: I want to use $this->getChildHtml('customBlock') inside my header.phtml file and have it just print '...
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Magento overwrite payment information block

I'm writing custom checkout section and I'm trying to overwrite payment information section of Magento and use existing methods defined in Mage_Payment_Block_Form_Container. What I'm doing? config....
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Default search result listing to categories only, no product to display

Hi i want to create a custom module for search functionality, where it should search only from the list of categories provided by its custom location attribute, for example i have a list of categories ...
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observer work even don't use extension!

I used an observer in my extension called checkout_type_onepage_save_order_after but I don't know why this observer work even customers do not use my extension! My extension is custom shipping ...
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Module integration with custom theme [closed]

so I am trying to integrate a custom module we purchased into a theme (free one) that we downloaded, but I really am hitting it hard here. Let me provide URL's before I continue explaining: [Theme] ...
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Layout of module for Admin is not loaded

my config.xml is <?xml version="1.0"?> <config> <modules> <Octane_SMTP> <version>1.0.0</version> </Octane_SMTP> </...
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Magento 1.9.1: Getting problem in work with layout in module development

I am not so familer with magento so i am trying to develop a simple module on magento 1.9.1 with help of this tutorial http://magentotutorial.net/magento-tutorial-how-to-create-a-simple-module/ but i ...
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What magento version is it best to develop a module for?

I'd like to ask what magento version is it better to develop a module for so that it would be compatible with most versions. Any professional opinion? Thanks!
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Magento: add button on order view page with custom module

I want to add a button on the Order View page of the Admin. I created a custom module in app\code\community\CPT\TCS and added subfolders Block, controllers, etc, Helper, Model, sql This is my ...
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validating is_unique property for custom attribute in customer registration form

I've followed this answer@stackexchange to create a new attribute (called mobile) for the customer entity. I was able to create an input field in the registration form(customer_account_create) and ...
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Magento add tabs to custom module show content in left side

Like you can see in the picture, in my custom module I am trying to create edit action with tabs, but I cannot make it right. Here is my code : **Form : ** class .._Block_Adminhtml_Slide_Edit_Form ...
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Syntax error in Magento module

I have created a new page in Magento as http://istockphp.com/magento/adding-custom-page-to-the-customer-account-dashboard/ It is working fine in my local machine,But it returns an error in my live ...
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My Module install script isn't running

I'm fairly sure I'm missing something obvious here, but I can't see it. I've added an install script to a module I've built, I've double checked it against Alan Storm's excellent tutorial, and I'm ...
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New Custom Module Page Layout not Showing in CMS Drop Down

I have created a new custom-module for unique page layouts to be used for certain cms-pages within magento-1.9.0.1. The module appears and is enabled in admin > configuration > advanced menu. ...
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How to identify login user with Social Connect Magento Extension

I am using Inchoo Social Connect Magento extension which is working fine but my concern is that how can i identify user is login by which account? if email address are same for Google and Facebook ...
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Magento 1.6 fails to extract .tgz module

I created a module in 1.9 and when files are moved across it works fine but when I use the package extension and try to install it from the generated .tgz file it fails. I've done some debugging and ...
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Developing Module for 1.5-1.9 on Single Code Base

I've developed a module for Magento and it's supposed to support the versions 1.5+. I've developed it in 1.9 and it works with 1.6+. 1.5 crashes when trying to install with this error. PHP Fatal ...
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Magento custom adminhtml template gets overwritten by default template

I want to add a custom field to the order info page in the admin section. Based on all the tutorials I read this should be a simple task. However I found out that my custom template gets overwritten ...
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Magento Module Installation

When I write a module and refresh Magento it begins to install it. What happens if I refresh Magento before installation is over? Does it start the installation process again while the other one ...
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What's the relationship between vendor, package, module and namespaces?

Let's take the Contacts module inside my Magento 1.7 installation. $ pwd /var/www/vhosts/myproject/magento-1.7.0.2/app/code/core/Mage/Contacts I know Contacts is the module, but is Mage the package, ...
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Account Controller Overriding/Extending not working

I'm trying to create two separate registration pages. They need to be in their own model because one of the design requirements is having separate .phtml files. I have Magento 1.9 CE. I started by ...
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Having problems extending product view / addtocart class's (php and phtm)

I need to preset the product quantity on the product page. NB1: my products have new yes/no attribute defined in backend called formula_price-active. NB2: for formula_price_active product, I pass ...
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Mandatory Helper class for module admin panel settings

Why its mandatory to define a helper class for adding configuration to the admin panel ? i.e: I want to add some admin panel configuration to my module, So that when a user installed my module he/she ...
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Send an Email with Button Click in cms page magento?

I was confused how to do it. Need to send all the details on the admin's email from a custom cms page where the form fields can be added/edited. After clicking submit button the form details will be ...
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Helper vs Model? Which should I use?

I am working with the Instagram API in magento. I am giving coupons to my instagram followers if they follow our store on Instagram. I am making the API calls to instagram in PHP using curl. ...
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Create custom module to modify sales/order/shipment/api.php

I need help please! My client is working with a third party that updates programatically the status of orders with the SOAP API. When they do, Magento sends an email to inform customer that order has ...
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Display custom billing address checkout fields in admin sales order grid

In my custom module, I have modified the checkout process a bit and added some custom fields in billing address section following the below tutorial: http://excellencemagentoblog.com/blog/2011/10/06/...
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Trying to override Mage_Core_Model_Domainpolicy

I'm trying to override the model Mage_Core_Model_Domainpolicy. Everything should work by now, but, obviously, it doesn't. This is my config.xml: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <...
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Extending admin order data

I would like to know the best method for adding additional data to the sales order screen. I would like to add an additional line below 'Purchased From' Not sure if I should be editing the templates,...
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custom module + cron

I have a little problem (which should be easy to solve), with a custom module I try to execute through crontab. For now, the only thing it is supposed to do is to print a log entry in dev.log file. ...
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How to add section to admin tag edit form

I'm writing my custom module, and i'me searching the possibility to add a custom grid to admin tag edit form to handle my_entity-to-tag relation. Anyone knows how to implement that?
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Magento get products from orders where attribute set equals value

I have the following code <?php if (Mage::getSingleton('customer/session')->isLoggedIn()) { /* Get the customer data */ $customer = Mage::getSingleton('customer/...
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How to rewrite model in config.xml only for frontend?

without any problems I'm able to rewrite a model. But when it comes to rewrite a model that is used in backend/admin panel and I want that functionality also in the frontend but a little bit different ...
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Rewrite for third party module's model not working

By using the third party module, There is a option in admin configuration side to select the number of columns for the catalog page. I want to add an additional column option in the admin ...
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Best Magento Shipping Module

I was wondering if anyone out there could lead me to a good Magento shipping module that would allow the shop owner to use FedEx, UPS, and/or USPS, and more specifically use there FedEx account number ...
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Change "add to cart" button depending on customer group and attribute [closed]

A while ago, I asked this question and the code is working fine. I can change the "add to cart" button depending on the value of a yes/no attribute. What I'm trying to achieve now is to create an if/...
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Graceful degradation of module dependance

Short background: We're using a third party extension so send mail with Mandrill. This extension accomplishes this by overriding the method core/email_template::send(). I have to implement an e-mail ...
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Fetching order details and display it in module

I am a novice at Magento development. I am more experienced in Joomla and wordpress and have realized magento isn't as easy as i though, so i now have to request help! I need help in achieving the ...
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Creating an Observer with selectable event?

I am looking for a way to list in a dropdown all events between when order is created and an order is finished (ie sales_order_shipment_save_after or sales_order_invoice_register) in the Admin panel. ...
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custom module cannot find index action

I am creating my first custom module for magento and I already have some issues. What I am trying to do is to create new section under catalog tab in admin panel (this I already made) but when I ...
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Why do my modules not work after transferring my magento site to another server?

I'm trying to move my magento site to another server. I do this transfer multiple archives: theme files (app.tar skin.tar), images (media.tar), module` s files (local.tar, community.tar) and local....
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find all files/directories belonging to a specified module

Is there a standard method or has anyone found a way to somehow parse the directories of a magento install with a script of some sort to find all files and directories belonging to a module? I'm ...
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Bug Mage_Adminhtml_Controller_Action::_addContent() [closed]

I try to create a module in the administration of my site.I have a mistake I can not seem to solve for many hours: Recoverable Error: Argument 1 passed to Mage_Adminhtml_Controller_Action::...

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