Product flat data reindexing problem in Magento.
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zendnwar
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June 6, 2013
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Magento
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A table in MySQL has a limitation of 65535 bytes of overall row length. It may severely limit the number of columns in a table when it has varchar/char columns. In Magento starting from 1.3 the products catalog in the “flat” mode suffers from this limitation depending on the number and combination of the product attributes that participate in the …
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Google’s Penguin and Panda updates
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zendnwar
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June 4, 2013
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SEO
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Google make two major algorithm updates — Panda and Penguin — that saw many a site plummet down the rankings, as they were penalized by the new rules. This was because the changes were implemented in order to rank poor quality sites, such as content mills and link farms, down and give more weight to sites that produce quality content. …
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SEO Mistakes
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zendnwar
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June 4, 2013
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SEO
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Keyword Spamming and Spamdexing Invisible and Semi-Visible Text Use of the Comment Tag Information Pages Redirect Pages Optimization for Relevant and Off-Topic Keywords Use of Alphabetically Advantaged Titles Power of One Pixel Image The “Bait and Switch” Technique IP Address Check or the “Food” Technique The Hidden Form …
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SEO Tips 2013
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zendnwar
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June 4, 2013
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SEO
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1. Content : Write good content that is updated regularly. 2. Showcase Coverage : It is crucial to have a news or press room on your site as it provides a source for update content. 3. Kewords : Select the right keywords. uses tools such as google Analytics to see which keyword phrases result in the most goal conversions. 4. …
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Why should you use Magento for your eCommerce Business?
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zendnwar
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June 3, 2013
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Magento
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Magento is one of the smart eCommerce platforms for building highly creative and functional websites. It is especially designed for websites that is looking for a reliable shopping cart system along with innovative web functions. Magento website development proves robust, dynamic and rich for your eCommerce online store. It is not only one of the most demanding eCommerce platforms today …
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Magento: Set product quantity default to (1)
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zendnwar
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June 3, 2013
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Magento
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Step 1. Go to Admin Panel -> System -> Configuration -> Inventory-> Product Stock Options Step 2. Now Click on Add Minimum Qty button Step 3. If you want to apply it in all groups, choose Customer Group: ALL GROUPS Step 4. Enter 1 for Minimum Qty Step 5. Then Save. Clear your cache and try to navigate in one …
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Difference between Mage::app() and Mage::getModel() in magento.
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zendnwar
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June 3, 2013
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Magento
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Mage::app() Mage::app() function is used to bootstrap your Magento application (setting up configuration, autoloading etc) and is useful when wanting to access Magento models.It is a static method so it can also be called at any point in your application to return the current Mage_Core_Model_App object which you can use for example to get current configuration values e.g. Mage::app()->getStore() will …
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Magento reindexing problems – Solutions
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zendnwar
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May 30, 2013
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Magento
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I think this is best solution for reindex issue in magento. Just Increase your execution time value in the .htaccess file. php_value memory_limit 256M php_value max_execution_time 18000 Create a file reindexer.php in the root folder. <?php require_once ‘app/Mage.php’; $app = Mage::app(‘admin’); umask(0); for ($index = 1; $index <= 8; $index++) { $process = Mage::getModel(‘index/process’)->load($index); $process->reindexAll(); } ?> And run your …
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How to get controller, module, action and router namein Magento?
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zendnwar
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May 28, 2013
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Magento
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Template Files: $this->getRequest()->getControllerName(); $this->getRequest()->getActionName(); $this->getRequest()->getRouteName(); $this->getRequest()->getModuleName(); Class Files : Mage::app()->getRequest()->getControllerName(); Mage::app()->getRequest()->getActionName(); Mage::app()->getRequest()->getRouteName(); Mage::app()->getRequest()->getModuleName();
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How to override mage file in magento
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zendnwar
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May 27, 2013
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Magento
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202 Comments
Core files in the local folder override the same files in the core folder. Mage library file : app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Model/Layer/Filter/Price.php Your file : app/code/local/Mage/Catalog/Model/Layer/Filter/Price.php Magento will use app/code/local/Mage/Catalog/Model/Layer/Filter/Price.php If you have any question please reply. Hope it will work.
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