Category Archives: How To

12 10.09

Tips: Hide a Magento Test Site

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With every Magento e-commerce website I create for my clients, I create a carbon copy for use as a test environment that is accessible on the web.

There are a number of benefits associated with doing this before making changes on a live environment:

  • The ability to upgrade on the test server as updates become available.
  • Test extensions from Magento Connect.
  • Developing, testing and implementing new features.
  • Get sign off from the client while still in a test environment.

I can then quite easily and efficiently role out these enhancements without fear of complication.

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21 08.09

How to: Magento Product Import

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Applies to 1.3.2.3

I have recently been importing a customers products into Magento with varying success. Hopefully this post will point you in the right direction to avoid many of the pitfalls I have discovered.

I have found that the best way to import your products into Magento is to manually create a single product in each category, export the csv file of products, edit the CSV for the new products and then import again.

Export

  1. From the Admin Panel. ‘System’ -> ‘Import / Export’ -> ‘Profiles’.
  2. Select ‘Export All Products’
  3. Click ‘Run Profile’ from the left hand navigation
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12 02.09

Handy Video based Tutorials on WordPress.tv

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For those that aren’t aware, Automattic have created an excellent reference site for WordPress users with howto videos covering a wide range of subjects and tasks.

WordPress.tv is Your Visual Resource for All Things WordPress

WordPress.tv is an excellent site and since virtually all the non e-commerce sites I create now are WordPress based, this will become very handy.

Here are a couple of the most common things I get asked about.

Creating New Posts

Adding New Pages

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