Simple URL Rewrite Using Magento xml

In this blog post, we will see how to do simple url rewrite in magento using config.xml.

This method is very useful when creating modules in magento and you want to provide fancy url to your module without using .htaccess rewrites. Read this full

Magento Create Custom Payment Method

In this blog post, we are going to see the basics of how to create a new payment method.

We will first see a very basic version of the payment method i.e it won’t have any payment gateway integration (e.g Cash on Delivery). Next, we will see how to create a little advanced version where we will see how to show a form for the payment method and save the values to database. Read this full

Ajax Based Add Product to Wishlist and Compare Products

In this blog post we will see how to make “Add to Wishlist” and “Add to Compare” operations ajax based.

In both product page and category page we will make the required changes for this. Read this full

Ajax Based Product Add to Cart from Category Page

In this blog post we will see how to add products to shopping cart directly from category page using ajax operations.

We would be able to add all product types simple,configurable,bundled,grouped, virtual and downloadable from the category page itself. For the products which require options to be selected before adding to cart e.g configurable,bundled etc , a lightbox iframe window will show up showing the options to be selected by user with a ‘Add to Cart’ button. Read this full

Magento Onestep Checkout – Remove Payment and Shipping Method Step

In this blog post, I am attaching a module to remove both shipping method and payment method from magento onestep checkout.

This module is in continuation of 2 blogs written before on removing payment method and removing shipping method only. Read this full