Usage of Magento event: core_block_abstract_to_html_after

Introduction There are lots of events in Magento which are dispatched by default. Among them ‘core_block_abstract_to_html_after’ is the one. Recently we have re-developed the Easy Template Path Hints extension using this event as the previous version of the extension has some confliction issues with other modules. In this article we will demonstrate the implementation of …

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How to change default sort order/dir in Magento search results?

Introduction Today we will be discussing how to change the default sort order/dir in Magento search results (simple & advanced). Regarding solution, some say you need to change the /app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Block/Product/List/Toolbar.php file in order to change the default sort order field and dir. But you don’t need to do so as there is an extremely easy …

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Release of the newer version of jQuery Lightboxes 1.2.0

Introduction Magento community is showing great love towards the Magento Extension: jQuery Lightboxes (probably the #1 lightbox extension for Magento e-Commerce), as a result, we are on the way to make it much better with lots of new features. Just we have released a newer version of jQuery Lightboxes i.e. 1.2.0. Changelog Version 1.2.0  Tested …

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How to use the WYSIWYG editor (TinyMCE) in custom Admin Magento Module

A rich text editor(TinyMCE) is an often requirement for Admin Module as it makes the content editing work much easier. In order to enable TinyMCE editor in textarea field, You need to do the following two things: 1> Including TinyMCE in Head Add the following function in your Adminhtml Edit Class (MagePsycho_Demomodule_Block_Adminhtml_Demomodule_Edit): protected function _prepareLayout() …

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Converting multi-select field to checkbox in the advanced search form of Magento

Introduction: Have you ever thought of modifying the default multi-select field to checkbox field in an advanced search of Magento? If not then here we will be discussing how to do which is damn easy and much user-friendlier. Steps: 1> Copy the following file to your working theme: app/design/frontend/[interface]/[theme]/template/catalogsearch/advanced/form.phtml 2> Open the form.phtml (from above) …

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