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Unravelling Magento's collectTotals: An Example
Previous Entries
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: The Core Process
Part 3: Orders and Caveats
In the previous entries in this series, we've dived into the process Magento uses for calculating and displaying cart totals. With this conclusion, we'll walk through an example of a new total collector, step by step.
I'll re-emphasize that collectTotals can be useful to you in more ways than one, and that even implementing a new total collector can... Read more
Posted on May 15, 2013
Posted by Chris Nanninga
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Unravelling Magento's collectTotals: Orders and Caveats
Previous Entries
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: The Core Process
The focus of this series is Magento's process for calculating and displaying cart totals. We have taken a thorough look at the code involved with the core process, but there are a few important points left to cover.
Transferring totals to the order
What we've seen so far all relates to what's happening when a cart is still in progress, and it makes sense that that's where the... Read more
Posted on May 8, 2013
Posted under Development, Magento Development, PHP by Chris Nanninga
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Unravelling Magento's collectTotals: The Core Process
Previous entries
Part 1: Introduction
In this series, we're looking at Magento's process for calculating and displaying totals for a cart. In our introduction we briefly covered what a "total" or "total collector" is and saw how one is defined in config.xml. Now it's time to take a closer look at the models and data structure involved. The job of a total collector model can be divided into two processes: Calculation and display.
You're... Read more
Posted on May 1, 2013
Posted under Development, Magento Development, PHP by Chris Nanninga
Unravelling Magento's collectTotals: Introduction
In this series, I'll be explaining the process by which Magento handles calculating and displaying totals in the cart (i.e., subtotal, tax, discount, grand total, etc), and how to customize this process for your own purposes.
At its core, handling product prices and totals in an online shopping cart seems simple. Multiply the cart quantities by product prices. Add shipping. Add tax. And there you have it. The first time you have reason to... Read more
Posted on April 24, 2013
Posted under Development, Magento Development, PHP by Chris Nanninga
Classy Llama and PayPal: working together to build a PayPal Saved Credit Card extension
Working closely together since 2008, Magento and PayPal have an impressive record of shared success due to their partnership. Both are unquestionably part of the Web's e-commerce fabric and account for over 150,000 web properties (Magento) and 100+ million active online buyers (PayPal). As members of eBay Inc’s family of brands, the outlook for both companies is bright. This March, Classy Llama was presented with an opportunity to both serve a... Read more
Posted on April 22, 2013
Posted under Magento by Matt Townsley
Layout Caching
Often times when I am developing in Magento, I do not take the time to dig in and find out exactly how something is working. Instead I assume that they will work the way expect them to work. I was recently working in a situation where I wanted to change the functionality of a grouped product page to use an entirely different layout. Normally, I would have expected to be able to simply remove certain handles and add others to... Read more
Posted on March 21, 2013
Posted under Magento Development by Jonathan Hodges
Classy Llama is a Gold Sponsor at Imagine 2013!
Looking back at 2012
To say the last year has been a whirlwind for Classy Llama would be an understatement. We can hardly believe that 2012 is gone and we're nearly through the first quarter of 2013! Last year was a year of innovation, client success, and expanded relationships as we repositioned to serve our clients as a full-service eCommerce agency. This shift has produced strong and consistent growth in our relationships with both clients... Read more
Posted on March 9, 2013
Posted by Erik Hansen
Are You Ready for the Upcoming Christmas Shopping Season?
Whether you opened your doors this year or have been in business for over a decade, preparing for the upcoming holiday season is a task that nobody should overlook. For many eTailers, the holiday season can account for 40% or more of yearly revenue. You owe it to yourself and your customers to ensure that your site is ready for the onslaught of Cyber Monday and beyond. Take a few moments to review some key areas with us.
Features &... Read more
Posted on October 18, 2012
Come Visit Classy Llama at ZendCon 2012 - Booth 320
We're excited that in a little over a week, a group of folks from Classy Llama, including myself, will be heading over to Santa Clara for ZendCon 2012. ZendCon is the PHP conference where the industry leaders get together to learn more about PHP and talk about what the future holds. Perhaps it is just my nerdy side (although, I'm not sure if there is any other side) but it is always invigorating to see how the PHP community has continued to... Read more
Posted on October 5, 2012
Posted under E-Commerce, PHP
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Switching Images on a Configurable Product with MagicZoomPlus and Magento
We've found out how to swap images based on a configurable option with MagicZoomPlus! And we've done it despite the inconlusive feature description from Magic Toolbox's Magento Modules FAQ section:
Q Do these tools support configurable products?
A Configurable products are not supported but configurable product attributes and product options are supported.
Also, no need to edit any code or install the Better Configurable... Read more
Posted on August 22, 2012
Posted under configurable, Development, Magento, Magento Development, MagicZoomPlus by Kevin Kirchner
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