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Hire the authorIn the first part of this article we explained how to add a new field on a checkout page by plugins, that were embedded in Magento 2. So in this part we are going to describe more in details some specific moments of adding a new field on a checkout page.
To add a new field on a checkout page you need to use the Dependency Injection mechanism. For that let’s add the file di.xml to the frontend configuration of the module. Here is the path to the file:
Providing high level and fast support is one of the best ways to generate more leads and convert your visitors into happy customers. The Pure Chat module lets you upgrade your Magento store with a live chat window that will provide you with an instant connection with your clients.
Security patch 6788 can cause problems in the displaying of static blocks. This issue is related to changes that the patch applies to the work of Mage_Core_Model_Email_Template_Filter class that is located in the following file: app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Email/Template/Filter.php. This class contains blockDirective method that creates a block and returns html-code for this block. The patch 6788 adds a code to this method and this code checks whether the block is allowed or not.
Before installing the patch the code for creation of blocks looks as following: Read more
Magento Thank You Page extension installs a special Congratulations page on the final step of the checkout process.
When the customer completes the order he gets welcomed with the Thank You page. The user is greeted by admin’s custom message that for instance congratulates the user with the successful purchase and can provide a special discount code to encourage him for further purchases. You can also place some other useful blocks on the page such as the order reference number, product slider, social network buttons etc.
Prestаshоp has a developer mode (dev mode). This mode is needed for outputting debugging information such as errors, warnings etc. This mode can be useful if the user applies some changes into Prestаshоp, for example installs a new module or theme, and after that some problems in the store performance begin to appear. In such cases, in order to nail down the cause of the problem, the store is switched into the developer mode. Read more
Prestashop Price List is a useful solution for managing and generating price lists. The module allows to automatically generate price lists. The lists can be created for a specific product category or for the whole store. The download button for the price lists is displayed directly on the frontend.
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Nowadays Internet shops are widely spread and enjoying great popularity due to a number of factors: first of all, because they require no intermediaries such as vendors, cashiers and other conventional staff between the buyer and the goods. But at the same time it is quite a challenging task to create an online-store. This complexity, in its turn, has an impact on the cost and time of development of a store.
CMS – Content Management System – helps to reduce time and cost of development of web-based applications. Specialized CMSes, which help to develop online-stores, exist there. Mаgentо is the most popular. Read more
Allow users to upload images for your products and in that way be a significant part of your store life with Customer Images Uploader. This feature will make the content of your site dynamic and unique, and the customers will be happy and loyal due to the impressive level of their involvement. Any uploaded picture appears on the front end after admin approval only. Both guests and registered visitors can upload images. The most active users can be automatically rewarded with configurable discount coupons. Uploaded images can be displayed among other product images or in the special slider.
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