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How to Set Up Percent Discount on Range if Threshold is reached in Magento (with or without Coupon Codes)
In this tutorial we will cover How to Set Up Percent Discount on Range if threshold is reached in Magento (with or without Coupon Codes). More specifically, the following exact scenario: "10% Discount applied to Accessories, who’s total value in the shopping cart is...
read moreCatalog and Shopping Cart Price Rules Troubleshooting Magento
You've got your price rule set up and you go about making sure it's working and for a reason you can not work it it's not working. Here are some very common problems: 1. CATALOG PRICE RULE - You've saved the price rule but it's not working. Have you applied the rule....
read moreCustom Product Options Can’t be Selected in Magento
If your website has the custom product options module installed, SKU's are automatically interlinked. For some websites this is not needed if stock management is not done, but if you are keeping track of stock, this is necessary. If you have a custom option that lets...
read moreEditing Subcategory Links on Category pages
Editing Links on the category pages of subcategories is relatively straightforward - but may require some getting used to. I have covered most of an explanation of the code and how to edit the links / titles but have also included the same text below. To edit...
read moreAdjusting Mega Menu in Magento
To adjust the 'mega' menu on the left hand side or the top menu bar of your website, go to 'manager' and then 'em menu manager'. You'll see a list of menus - some of which are samples. There are two which are relevant to you - the horizontal top menu and the vertical...
read moreAdding a Video to your Magento Product Page that Opens in a Lightbox
Navigate to the respective product in the CATALOG section of your website. Hit on the 'videos' tab which is located near the bottom left: This video player pulls youtube videos. So go to youtube and find the video that you want to include in your website. Click on...
read moreAdding PDF file attachments to product pages in Magento
In order to add a PDF on your product page in Magento go into the respective product and navigate to the 'file attachments' tab on the bottom left of your screen: Once you are in the tab, hit the 'add new row' button which will then prompt you to namethe type of file...
read moreMagento Product Labels
To add product labels (for warranty etc) to products, go to PRODUCT LABELS > MANAGE PRODUCT LABELS, that is now showing for you in the main menu of the site back-end. You will then see this screen: Click on the relevant product label (in this case it's product...
read moreHow to add Recommended / Featured Product to Homepage
A simplified way products are added to the 'recommended' products section of the homepage. All you need to do now is within the product is assign it as a 'featured product' ie. change the 'no' to a 'yes' in the dropdown. - see below...
read moreHide / Unhide Prices in Magento
If you at a later point want to show the price of a particular product, enter it at the usual place for that product and then go to CATALOG > CUSTOMER GROUP CATALOG > RULES on the main admin menu. Click on the 'hide prices' rule that is there: Then click on the...
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