Creating a full screen background in CSS

October 28, 2011 eakozel 0

Add the following CSS to your page: Add the following HTML code to the body of the page:   Some other examples here: http://css-tricks.com/3458-perfect-full-page-background-image/ Or use the SuperSized jQuery plugin http://buildinternet.com/project/supersized/ 

Customize Magento’s Image Resize Functionality

October 6, 2011 eakozel 0

If you want to control the aspect ratio or the white border around your image locate the appropriate file and edit the following properties. For example in list.phtml <img src=”<?php echo $this->helper(‘catalog/image’)->init($_product, ‘sma …

Enable Magento product ratings

October 5, 2011 eakozel 0

To use the star rating system you need to first setup your rating metrics Goto Catalog -> Reviews & Ratings -> Manage Ratings. Click Add New Rating. You can setup as many as you’d like, and assign them globally or to specific storefronts. They should now appear on the …

Rename the admin path for Magento after installation

October 4, 2011 eakozel 0

You can rename the admin path for Magento after installation. To rename admin path: Goto to /app/etc and  open local.xml file. Find the text ![CDATA[admin]] in the file. This is the default admin path. Change admin name to some other name like safepath and save it. S …

Index Product Attributes stuck on processing

September 30, 2011 eakozel 0

After reading through tons of ‘solutions’ to an index being stuck on Magento I decided to take a different route. Please note: ALWAYS make a backup of your database before doing the following as I don’t know what the impact would be for your particular store …

Enable layered navigation in your categories

September 30, 2011 eakozel 0

Required attribute conditions to be shown on layered navigation filters in Magento: Attribute properties / Catalog Input Type for Store Owner = Dropdown or Multiple Select (or the System Attribute, Price) Frontend properties / Use In Layered Navigation = Filtered * System pro …

Turning On and Off Magento’s Default Blocks

September 29, 2011 eakozel 0

http://www.magentocommerce.com/knowledge-base/entry/turning-on-off-magentos-content-blocks Common Elements You Can Turn Off (and On) Via the Admin Panel Below are some of the blocks and elements that you can turn off using the Admin Panel. The key advantages of turning off el …

Turn off auto unzip in Safari

September 28, 2011 eakozel 0

To turn off the automatic unzipping of a file you downloaded in Safari do the following: In Safari go to: Preferences General tab uncheck Open “safe” files after download