How Do I Set Up Table Rate Shipping

Table Rates can be set up in 3 different ways; Weight and Destination, Price and Destination and the Number of Items and Destination. To set up Table Rates go to System -> Configuration and Select Shipping Methods from the Left Navigation. You will be able to set up your default values for the Table Rates here, but the rates themselves are entered on the Website level.
Let’s first set up our default configuration for the Table Rates.

First we enable Table Rates by selecting yes from the Enabled dropdown. You are then able to edit the Title and Method names. In this case we have the Title set to Standard Shipping and the Method set to Standard.
You then select the way you want the Table Rates calculated. In this case we are going to calculate the rates based on the Price and Destination.
Select the Save Config button and then move to the Website level to enter the rates.
Using the Current Configuration Scope dropdown in the left navigation select the website you want to enter rates for. In this case we will enter rates for the Main Website.
Once you select the site you will view the Shipping Carriers in this way:

In this case we will use the default values, but by deselecting the checkboxes you can edit the values for the website.
The table rates are entered by importing a CSV file. First export the file by selecting the Export CSV button. Save the file to your computer and open it in Excel.
Once the CSV file is open in Excel you can enter your rates.

We are going to have 3 rates in this case, $15 for orders $0 - $49.99, $10 for orders $50 - $99.99, and $5 for orders $100 and up. As it says in the CSV, the rates are calculated on the order sub-total. As with all order sub-totals this is the sub-total AFTER other discounts are added. So if a customer applies a coupon, the sub-total after the coupon is applied is the rate we calculate against.
In the case of price and destination the first rate you will need to enter is for the order sub-total of $0 and above. In this example we are going to set up a single rate for every region in the USA. First we enter the Country as USA. If we don’t want to specify a rate for each individual region/state we enter a * in the field. This applies the rate to all regions in the country. We will do the same for all ZIP codes in this case as well.
You then save the file and upload it back to the site using the Import tool for the Table Rates in the admin panel. We now have a simple table rate set up for all orders to the USA. However, let’s say you find you are shipping to customers in Hawaii and Alaska frequently and are losing money each time you do so. We can set up different rates just for those 2 states. Export the file back out of the site and you will be able to view the current rates for the site. Now we can enter higher rates for Alaska and Hawaii by entering them in the CSV file.

By entering the states in the CSV the site will now look for these rates anytime a customer enters a shipping address in either of these states. The states must be entered using the 2-digit Postal Abbreviation. In this case we still have the * for the first 3 rates. Instead of meaning all states, the * now means all states EXCEPT for HI and AK.
Save the file and import it back to the site, select the Save config button and you have your new table rates.
The other 2 options, Weight and Destination and # of Items and Destination, function in the same way, but instead of looking at the Sub-total they will calculate the rates based on either the total weight of all items in the cart or the total number of items in the cart.

Table Rates can be set up in 3 different ways; Weight and Destination, Price and Destination and the Number of Items and Destination. To set up Table Rates go to System -> Configuration and Select Shipping Methods from the Left Navigation. You will be able to set up your default values for the Table Rates here, but the rates themselves are entered on the Website level.
Let’s first set up our default configuration for the Table Rates.

First we enable Table Rates by selecting yes from the Enabled dropdown. You are then able to edit the Title and Method names. In this case we have the Title set to Standard Shipping and the Method set to Standard.
You then select the way you want the Table Rates calculated. In this case we are going to calculate the rates based on the Price and Destination.
Select the Save Config button and then move to the Website level to enter the rates.
Using the Current Configuration Scope dropdown in the left navigation select the website you want to enter rates for. In this case we will enter rates for the Main Website.
Once you select the site you will view the Shipping Carriers in this way:

In this case we will use the default values, but by deselecting the checkboxes you can edit the values for the website.
The table rates are entered by importing a CSV file. First export the file by selecting the Export CSV button. Save the file to your computer and open it in Excel.
Once the CSV file is open in Excel you can enter your rates.

We are going to have 3 rates in this case, $15 for orders $0 - $49.99, $10 for orders $50 - $99.99, and $5 for orders $100 and up. As it says in the CSV, the rates are calculated on the order sub-total. As with all order sub-totals this is the sub-total AFTER other discounts are added. So if a customer applies a coupon, the sub-total after the coupon is applied is the rate we calculate against.
In the case of price and destination the first rate you will need to enter is for the order sub-total of $0 and above. In this example we are going to set up a single rate for every region in the USA. First we enter the Country as USA. If we don’t want to specify a rate for each individual region/state we enter a * in the field. This applies the rate to all regions in the country. We will do the same for all ZIP codes in this case as well.
You then save the file and upload it back to the site using the Import tool for the Table Rates in the admin panel. We now have a simple table rate set up for all orders to the USA. However, let’s say you find you are shipping to customers in Hawaii and Alaska frequently and are losing money each time you do so. We can set up different rates just for those 2 states. Export the file back out of the site and you will be able to view the current rates for the site. Now we can enter higher rates for Alaska and Hawaii by entering them in the CSV file.

By entering the states in the CSV the site will now look for these rates anytime a customer enters a shipping address in either of these states. The states must be entered using the 2-digit Postal Abbreviation. In this case we still have the * for the first 3 rates. Instead of meaning all states, the * now means all states EXCEPT for HI and AK.
Save the file and import it back to the site, select the Save config button and you have your new table rates.
The other 2 options, Weight and Destination and # of Items and Destination, function in the same way, but instead of looking at the Sub-total they will calculate the rates based on either the total weight of all items in the cart or the total number of items in the cart.

Table Rates can be set up in 3 different ways; Weight and Destination, Price and Destination and the Number of Items and Destination. To set up Table Rates go to System -> Configuration and Select Shipping Methods from the Left Navigation. You will be able to set up your default values for the Table Rates here, but the rates themselves are entered on the Website level.
Let’s first set up our default configuration for the Table Rates.

First we enable Table Rates by selecting yes from the Enabled dropdown. You are then able to edit the Title and Method names. In this case we have the Title set to Standard Shipping and the Method set to Standard.
You then select the way you want the Table Rates calculated. In this case we are going to calculate the rates based on the Price and Destination.
Select the Save Config button and then move to the Website level to enter the rates.
Using the Current Configuration Scope dropdown in the left navigation select the website you want to enter rates for. In this case we will enter rates for the Main Website.
Once you select the site you will view the Shipping Carriers in this way:

In this case we will use the default values, but by deselecting the checkboxes you can edit the values for the website.
The table rates are entered by importing a CSV file. First export the file by selecting the Export CSV button. Save the file to your computer and open it in Excel.
Once the CSV file is open in Excel you can enter your rates.

We are going to have 3 rates in this case, $15 for orders $0 - $49.99, $10 for orders $50 - $99.99, and $5 for orders $100 and up. As it says in the CSV, the rates are calculated on the order sub-total. As with all order sub-totals this is the sub-total AFTER other discounts are added. So if a customer applies a coupon, the sub-total after the coupon is applied is the rate we calculate against.
In the case of price and destination the first rate you will need to enter is for the order sub-total of $0 and above. In this example we are going to set up a single rate for every region in the USA. First we enter the Country as USA. If we don’t want to specify a rate for each individual region/state we enter a * in the field. This applies the rate to all regions in the country. We will do the same for all ZIP codes in this case as well.
You then save the file and upload it back to the site using the Import tool for the Table Rates in the admin panel. We now have a simple table rate set up for all orders to the USA. However, let’s say you find you are shipping to customers in Hawaii and Alaska frequently and are losing money each time you do so. We can set up different rates just for those 2 states. Export the file back out of the site and you will be able to view the current rates for the site. Now we can enter higher rates for Alaska and Hawaii by entering them in the CSV file.

By entering the states in the CSV the site will now look for these rates anytime a customer enters a shipping address in either of these states. The states must be entered using the 2-digit Postal Abbreviation. In this case we still have the * for the first 3 rates. Instead of meaning all states, the * now means all states EXCEPT for HI and AK.
Save the file and import it back to the site, select the Save config button and you have your new table rates.
The other 2 options, Weight and Destination and # of Items and Destination, function in the same way, but instead of looking at the Sub-total they will calculate the rates based on either the total weight of all items in the cart or the total number of items in the cart.

Table Rates can be set up in 3 different ways; Weight and Destination, Price and Destination and the Number of Items and Destination. To set up Table Rates go to System -> Configuration and Select Shipping Methods from the Left Navigation. You will be able to set up your default values for the Table Rates here, but the rates themselves are entered on the Website level.
Let’s first set up our default configuration for the Table Rates.

First we enable Table Rates by selecting yes from the Enabled dropdown. You are then able to edit the Title and Method names. In this case we have the Title set to Standard Shipping and the Method set to Standard.
You then select the way you want the Table Rates calculated. In this case we are going to calculate the rates based on the Price and Destination.
Select the Save Config button and then move to the Website level to enter the rates.
Using the Current Configuration Scope dropdown in the left navigation select the website you want to enter rates for. In this case we will enter rates for the Main Website.
Once you select the site you will view the Shipping Carriers in this way:

In this case we will use the default values, but by deselecting the checkboxes you can edit the values for the website.
The table rates are entered by importing a CSV file. First export the file by selecting the Export CSV button. Save the file to your computer and open it in Excel.
Once the CSV file is open in Excel you can enter your rates.

We are going to have 3 rates in this case, $15 for orders $0 - $49.99, $10 for orders $50 - $99.99, and $5 for orders $100 and up. As it says in the CSV, the rates are calculated on the order sub-total. As with all order sub-totals this is the sub-total AFTER other discounts are added. So if a customer applies a coupon, the sub-total after the coupon is applied is the rate we calculate against.
In the case of price and destination the first rate you will need to enter is for the order sub-total of $0 and above. In this example we are going to set up a single rate for every region in the USA. First we enter the Country as USA. If we don’t want to specify a rate for each individual region/state we enter a * in the field. This applies the rate to all regions in the country. We will do the same for all ZIP codes in this case as well.
You then save the file and upload it back to the site using the Import tool for the Table Rates in the admin panel. We now have a simple table rate set up for all orders to the USA. However, let’s say you find you are shipping to customers in Hawaii and Alaska frequently and are losing money each time you do so. We can set up different rates just for those 2 states. Export the file back out of the site and you will be able to view the current rates for the site. Now we can enter higher rates for Alaska and Hawaii by entering them in the CSV file.

By entering the states in the CSV the site will now look for these rates anytime a customer enters a shipping address in either of these states. The states must be entered using the 2-digit Postal Abbreviation. In this case we still have the * for the first 3 rates. Instead of meaning all states, the * now means all states EXCEPT for HI and AK.
Save the file and import it back to the site, select the Save config button and you have your new table rates.
The other 2 options, Weight and Destination and # of Items and Destination, function in the same way, but instead of looking at the Sub-total they will calculate the rates based on either the total weight of all items in the cart or the total number of items in the cart.

Table Rates can be set up in 3 different ways; Weight and Destination, Price and Destination and the Number of Items and Destination. To set up Table Rates go to System -> Configuration and Select Shipping Methods from the Left Navigation. You will be able to set up your default values for the Table Rates here, but the rates themselves are entered on the Website level.
Let’s first set up our default configuration for the Table Rates.

First we enable Table Rates by selecting yes from the Enabled dropdown. You are then able to edit the Title and Method names. In this case we have the Title set to Standard Shipping and the Method set to Standard.
You then select the way you want the Table Rates calculated. In this case we are going to calculate the rates based on the Price and Destination.
Select the Save Config button and then move to the Website level to enter the rates.
Using the Current Configuration Scope dropdown in the left navigation select the website you want to enter rates for. In this case we will enter rates for the Main Website.
Once you select the site you will view the Shipping Carriers in this way:

In this case we will use the default values, but by deselecting the checkboxes you can edit the values for the website.
The table rates are entered by importing a CSV file. First export the file by selecting the Export CSV button. Save the file to your computer and open it in Excel.
Once the CSV file is open in Excel you can enter your rates.

We are going to have 3 rates in this case, $15 for orders $0 - $49.99, $10 for orders $50 - $99.99, and $5 for orders $100 and up. As it says in the CSV, the rates are calculated on the order sub-total. As with all order sub-totals this is the sub-total AFTER other discounts are added. So if a customer applies a coupon, the sub-total after the coupon is applied is the rate we calculate against.
In the case of price and destination the first rate you will need to enter is for the order sub-total of $0 and above. In this example we are going to set up a single rate for every region in the USA. First we enter the Country as USA. If we don’t want to specify a rate for each individual region/state we enter a * in the field. This applies the rate to all regions in the country. We will do the same for all ZIP codes in this case as well.
You then save the file and upload it back to the site using the Import tool for the Table Rates in the admin panel. We now have a simple table rate set up for all orders to the USA. However, let’s say you find you are shipping to customers in Hawaii and Alaska frequently and are losing money each time you do so. We can set up different rates just for those 2 states. Export the file back out of the site and you will be able to view the current rates for the site. Now we can enter higher rates for Alaska and Hawaii by entering them in the CSV file.

By entering the states in the CSV the site will now look for these rates anytime a customer enters a shipping address in either of these states. The states must be entered using the 2-digit Postal Abbreviation. In this case we still have the * for the first 3 rates. Instead of meaning all states, the * now means all states EXCEPT for HI and AK.
Save the file and import it back to the site, select the Save config button and you have your new table rates.
The other 2 options, Weight and Destination and # of Items and Destination, function in the same way, but instead of looking at the Sub-total they will calculate the rates based on either the total weight of all items in the cart or the total number of items in the cart.

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A good PHP framework can help you develop a PHP application quickly, with more simplicity and with a vision "best-practices-oriented".

Take a look at this list with 20 great PHP frameworks and suggest that you prefer or a new link to a framework not included into this list.


1. CodeIgniter
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Create Magento Featured Products

n this article, I will guide you how to display the featured products on frontent Home Page

Step1:  Create attribute "featured".


Go to admin-> Catalog-> Attributes-> Manage Attributes-> add new attribute:

Attribute Properties

Attribute Identifier: featured

Scope: Store View

Catalog Input Type for Store Owner: Yes/No

Unique Value (not shared with other products): No

Values Required: No

Input Validation for Store Owner: None

Apply To: All Product Types

Front End Properties

Use in quick search: No

Use in advanced search: Yes

Comparable on Front-end: No

Use In Layered Navigation (Can be used only with catalog input type ‘Dropdown’): No

Manage Label/Options

Default: Featured Product

English: Featured Product

Step2:  Adding these attributes to attribute set.

After creating attributes, you need to add them into attribute sets, if you use default attribute set (or any attribute set you define), please add these attributes into the attribute set you used. (Below is example for Default Attribute Set).

Step 3:

Go to folder: …\app\design\frontend\default\your theme\template\catalog\product

Create file featured.phtml and add the following code into this file

<?php

//{{block type="core/template" show_total="4" name="product_featured" as="product_featured" template="catalog/product/featured.phtml}}

$totalPerPage = ($this->show_total) ? $this->show_total : 12;

$visibility = array(

                      Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Visibility::VISIBILITY_BOTH,

                      Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Visibility::VISIBILITY_IN_CATALOG

                  );

$storeId = Mage::app()->getStore()->getId();

$_productCollection = Mage::getResourceModel('reports/product_collection')

                        ->addAttributeToSelect('*')   

                        ->setStoreId($storeId)

                        ->addStoreFilter($storeId)  

                        ->addAttributeToFilter('visibility', $visibility)

                        ->addAttributeToFilter('featured', true)

                        ->setOrder('created_at', 'desc')

                        ->addAttributeToSelect('status')

                        ->setPageSize($totalPerPage);

Mage::getSingleton('catalog/product_status')->addVisibleFilterToCollection($_productCollection);

Mage::getSingleton('cataloginventory/stock')->addInStockFilterToCollection($_productCollection);

Mage::getSingleton('catalog/product_visibility')->addVisibleInSearchFilterToCollection($_productCollection);

?>

<h1>Featured product (test module)</h1>

<br><br>

<div style="width:95%; text-align:center;">

<?php $_collectionSize = $_productCollection->count() ?>

    <table cellspacing="0" class="generic-product-grid" id="product-list-table">

    <?php $i=0; foreach ($_productCollection as $_product): ?>

    <?php if ($i++%4==0): ?>

    <tr>

    <?php endif ?>

        <td>

            <p class="product-image">

                <a href="<?php echo $_product->getProductUrl() ?>" title="<?php echo $this->htmlEscape($this->getImageLabel($_product, 'small_image')) ?>">

                    <img src="<?php echo $this->helper('catalog/image')->init($_product, 'small_image')->resize(170, 170); ?>" alt="<?php echo $this->htmlEscape($this->getImageLabel($_product, 'small_image')) ?>" title="<?php echo $this->htmlEscape($this->getImageLabel($_product, 'small_image')) ?>" />

                </a>

            </p>

            <h5><a href="<?php echo $_product->getProductUrl() ?>" title="<?php echo $this->htmlEscape($_product->getName()) ?>"><?php echo $this->htmlEscape($_product->getName()) ?></a></h5>

            <div>

            <?php if ($_product->getSpecialPrice()>0):?>

                <span class="old"><?php echo $this->helper('checkout')->formatPrice($_product->getPrice()) ?></span>&nbsp;

                <span class="new"><?php echo $this->helper('checkout')->formatPrice($_product->getSpecialPrice()) ?></span>

            <?php else: ?>

                <span class="new"><?php echo $this->helper('checkout')->formatPrice($_product->getPrice()) ?></span>

            <?php endif; ?>

            </div>

            <?php echo $_product->getShortDescription() ?>

            <div class="clear"></div>

          

        </td>

    <?php if ($i%4==0 && $i!=$_collectionSize): ?>

    </tr>

    <?php endif ?>

    <?php endforeach ?>

    <?php for($i;$i%4!=0;$i++): ?>

          <td class="empty-product">&nbsp;</td>

    <?php endfor ?>

    <?php if ($i%4==0): ?>

    </tr>

    <?php endif ?>

    </table>

    <script type="text/javascript">decorateTable('product-list-table')</script>

</div>

Step 4: Display the featured products on frontent Home Page:

You copy and Paste the following code into CMS home page

{{block type="core/template"  name="product_featured" as="product_featured" template="catalog/product/featured.phtml}}

Step 5:

Go to admin-> Catalog-> Manage Products-> add new Products:

Input full information for product.

You will see Featured Products on left side: choose Yes. And Save Products.

Now go back to Homepage and refresh. You should see the attribute product you’ve created.

Adding a Static Block to your .phtml files in Magento

Adding a Static Block to your .phtml files in Magento

 

There are various ways to call your static blocks to your Magento frontend out there but if you are working in the .phtml and .xml files then you’d have some reading to do just to get it to work. Let’s go step by step:

1. Create 1 CMS Static Block at CMS/Static Block /Add new Block

2. Call a Static Block to your .xml files in Magento: Go to your .xml file in your Magento template’s LAYOUT folder. Just paste this code:
<block type="cms/block" name="cms_test_block" before="-">
    <action method="setBlockId"><block_id>cms_test_block</block_id></action>
</block>
You can call it by it’s name in file .phtml
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('cms_test_block') ?>

3. Call a Static Block to your .phtml files in Magento: Go to your .phtml file, where you would like that static block to appear, then paste this code:
<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId(cms_test_block)->toHtml() ?>

Disable all Local Modules at Once

         While going through the study guide for the Magento Developer Exam, I’ve been learning a few interesting details that are squirreled away in the Magento code, but can be useful in day to day Magento development.
For example, while going through the section on Module loading, it is revealed that we can easily disable all modules living in the local (app/code/local) namespace by editing app/etc/local.xml and setting the disable_local_modules node to true:

<config>

    <global>

        ...

        <disable_local_modules>true</disable_local_modules>

        ...

    </global>

    ...

</config>

 

 

 

Of course, if you have cache enable, clear or disable it to see the effects.
This will immediately prevent Magento from loading any code from your local code pool. You could use this to troubleshoot issues with custom modules or local Mage overrides. Of course, to find the exact culprit would require disabling individual modules one by one but at least you can narrow down your area of search quickly this way.
Note that this will not affect the community modules.
 

Best Free Online Resources for Learning PHP

PHP is an powerful server-side scripting language designed to help Web developers write dynamically generated pages quickly. PHP can be run from the command line, but the most usual place for PHP is within a web page where it can add dynamic content. PHP code is executed on the server, and the plain HTML result is sent to the browser. PHP is now a widely used scripting language on the Web. Perhaps the most important reason for its success is the support of a wide range of databases. Want to learn PHP but don’t know where to start? Below are list of the best online resources for learning PHP programming from scratch.

PHP Server-side scripting language

01. The official PHP website – PHP Manual

02. W3 Schools PHP Tutorial

03. Tizag.com – PHP Tutorial Learn PHP

04. Webmonkey’s PHP Tutorial for Beginners

05. W3reference.com

06. LearnPHPOnline.com

07. Webucator.com – PHP Tutorial

08. Practical PHP Programming

09. PHPBuddy.com – PHP Quick Start

10. Getting Started with PHP Programming

11. PHP 101: Down the Rabbit Hole

12. PHPKnowHow.com – Basics of PHP

13. About.com – Learn PHP

14. WikiBooks.org – PHP Programming

15. FreeTechBook’s – PHP books