Search by Category v1.2.2
Frequently Asked Questions
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How to disable your extension?
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To disable any of our extensions, please, follow this algorithm:
1. Edit app/etc/modules/Neklo_XXX.xml file (where XXX stands for the extension name/code).
2. Change "true" to "false".
3. Clear the cache.
As soon as you have done it the extension is disabled completely, meaning it no longer affects any Magento functionality.
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How to install a Magento extension by NEKLO?
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1. 1. Disable Compilation mode if it is enabled (System - Tools - Compilation).
2. Unpack the archive purchased from our Magento Store and copy the contents of the ‘extension’ folder to the root folder of your Magento installation.
3. Log out from Magento Admin panel if you are logged in and then log back.
4. Clear the cache. If Cache Control is enabled in Magento go to ‘System > Cache Management’ section, select ‘Refresh’ under ‘All Cache’ drop-down menu and press ‘Save Cache Settings’.
5. Go to ‘System > Configuration > NEKLO tab > Extensions & Contact’ section and check the list of extensions installed for the name of your purchased extension. If it is in the list the installation is complete.
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How to translate an extension?
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There are two options for translating your Magento extension.
1. Please open app/locale/en_US/ Neklo_XXX.csv, copy it to your locale folder, for example to app/locale/de_DE/ Neklo_XXX.csv and change the wording after the "," so the line will look like "Product review","Testbericht".
2. If there are the necessary language packs installed, you can use inline translation. To do that, please, go to admin/system/configuration/ developer, choose the storeview you want to translate and enable inline translation for it. Then go to the front end, select text and translate.
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How to uninstall the extension?
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To completely uninstall any of our extensions, first start from disabling it. To disable the extension, please follow the next steps:
1. Edit … file (where XXX stands for the extension name/code).
2. Change "true" to "false".
3. Clear the cache.
At this point the extension is completely disabled and is not visible for Magento.
Now you can safely remove the extension files, although it is not necessary.
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How to update NEKLO extension?
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1. Log in into your account
2. Download the extension (it will be always the latest extension version)
3. Unpack the downloaded folders
4. Disable the Compilation mode in Magento
5. Upload the overwriting existent files of our extensions to Magento root folder (please note that if you customized the files of our extension, the customizations will be overwritten)
6. Refresh site cache (if it's enabled)
7. Re - run the Compilation mode
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I’m getting this error: SQLSTATE[23000]: Integrity constraint violation. What shall I do?
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Next time, please, disable the compilation mode prior to uploading the extension files to your server.
And now, please, follow these steps:
1. Open app/etc/local.xml
2. Replace
<disable_local_modules>false</disable_local_modules> with
<disable_local_modules>true</disable_local_modules>
3. Log in to admin panel and disable the compilation.
4. Revert the changes in the local.xml
5. Clear the cache.
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I’m running several stores, shall I buy a separate extension for each of them or it is possible to use one extension?
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You can use one extension per one live Magento installation. It means that if you run multiple stores on same one Magento installation, you just buy our extension once and then use it for all your stores.
In case your stores run on separate live Magento installations, you need to buy an extension for each of them.
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There’s a "404 Not Found" error when opening configuration page.
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Please, log out and then log back into the backend, so Magento can refresh permissions.
Upgrade your search bar
Easier navigation through any number of products
Category Search bar can reduce the number of customer’s steps to the basket and increase conversion rate. Most site visitors tend to use the search option instead of endlessly browsing the catalog, trying to find a single item they need. And if the search takes a little bit more time than was expected, it can result in a loss of a potential customer. With Search by Category, extension your customers can evaluate the size of your product range visually and assume the category they hope to find a particular product in. With Search by Category extension you can make your store more functional and deliver a better shopping experience for each of your customers. It is a perfect and simple tool for you to push your sales up by making the store navigation more accurate.
Direct your customers straight to the desired product
Whether your store catalog has two or two hundred categories with some products listed in it, you definitely want to navigate your customers to the group of products they came for as easy and fast as possible. It doesn’t matter if they are searching for a certain product or just want to check out what you’ve got on display, now they can find a specific item or type of products they need by choosing their category. With Search by Category extension the categories will be displayed in the form of a drop-down list, which can be customized depending on the quantity of the categories and their hierarchy.
Make your catalog accessible and easy-to-understand
When enabled, Search by Category makes a combo box with the existing search bar. It doesn’t modify the looks of the search bar in any way, and is intuitive to any customer who has ever used the online search. To choose from a variety of options, one needs to enter any search request in the search field. The following drop-down list will show all the available categories and subcategories.
Put the advanced search bar to your CMS Pages
If you want the category search bar to be added only on CMS pages, excluding category and product pages, choose ‘No’ in ‘Show on category page’ field. Option ‘Yes’ implies that the search by category will be available at all pages.
Customize the details
Search By Category extension has flexible settings. In the admin panel, you can enable showing the category field in the search bar of your store, choose what categories will be shown in the drop-down list, specify the depth of the category tree and set the characters to indicate tree level indentation. All the settings are located at Stores > Settings > Configuration > Neklo tab > Category Search > General Settings.
Get more precise search results
Make sure your customers don’t miss subcategories and. You can enable subcategories in ‘Category Tree’. If there are to many subcategories to be shown at the same time, limit the search by category to a specific extent. You can enter the level in numeric form to indicate how deep the list should be detailed in ‘Tree level Depth’ field. Indicate every new level of the subcategories with the symbol of your choice. The symbol you enter into the ‘Tree level indentation’ field.
How to install Search by Category extension for Magento 2?
To install Return Merchandise Authorization extension, you need to have FTP/SSH access details.
- Unpack a zip file you have downloaded.
- Upload the files from the zip file into the root folder of your Magento 2 installation. Please note that it is advisable to merge the files in the folders, not to replace them. On MacOS, use Transmit option.
- Connect to your Magento directory with SSH.
- Run the following commands from the command line:
bin/magento module:enable Neklo_Core
bin/magento module:enable Neklo_CategorySearch
bin/magento setup:upgrade
bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy - In your admin panel, go to System > Cache Management and flush Magento cache.
- Log out from Magento and login to reload ACL (account control level) rules.
- To turn Search by Category extension on, please go to Stores > Settings > Configuration > Neklo tab > Category Search > General Settings and enable it there. The extension is displayed on the storefront immediately after it was enabled. After that, you can configure the extension.
That is all. Don’t forget to flush your cache for better work of the extension. It would be good if you clean your cache after reindexing operations as well as it will relieve your server from extra load.
Frequently Asked Questions
2. Unpack the archive purchased from our Magento Store and copy the contents of the ‘extension’ folder to the root folder of your Magento installation.
3. Log out from Magento Admin panel if you are logged in and then log back.
4. Clear the cache. If Cache Control is enabled in Magento go to ‘System > Cache Management’ section, select ‘Refresh’ under ‘All Cache’ drop-down menu and press ‘Save Cache Settings’.
5. Go to ‘System > Configuration > NEKLO tab > Extensions & Contact’ section and check the list of extensions installed for the name of your purchased extension. If it is in the list the installation is complete.
In case your stores run on separate live Magento installations, you need to buy an extension for each of them.
And now, please, follow these steps:
1. Open app/etc/local.xml
2. Replace
<disable_local_modules>false</disable_local_modules> with
<disable_local_modules>true</disable_local_modules>
3. Log in to admin panel and disable the compilation.
4. Revert the changes in the local.xml
5. Clear the cache.
1. Edit … file (where XXX stands for the extension name/code).
2. Change "true" to "false".
3. Clear the cache.
At this point the extension is completely disabled and is not visible for Magento.
Now you can safely remove the extension files, although it is not necessary.
1. Edit app/etc/modules/Neklo_XXX.xml file (where XXX stands for the extension name/code).
2. Change "true" to "false".
3. Clear the cache.
As soon as you have done it the extension is disabled completely, meaning it no longer affects any Magento functionality.
1. Please open app/locale/en_US/ Neklo_XXX.csv, copy it to your locale folder, for example to app/locale/de_DE/ Neklo_XXX.csv and change the wording after the "," so the line will look like "Product review","Testbericht".
2. If there are the necessary language packs installed, you can use inline translation. To do that, please, go to admin/system/configuration/ developer, choose the storeview you want to translate and enable inline translation for it. Then go to the front end, select text and translate.
2. Download the extension (it will be always the latest extension version)
3. Unpack the downloaded folders
4. Disable the Compilation mode in Magento
5. Upload the overwriting existent files of our extensions to Magento root folder (please note that if you customized the files of our extension, the customizations will be overwritten)
6. Refresh site cache (if it\'s enabled)
7. Re-run the Compilation mode
Reasons to choose NEKLO
We have a qualified support team that is always there to help. We look forward to challenges and approach each of them with an open mind and a nonstandard way of thinking. If there is a problem, we know the solution.
We earned the right to be trusted and proud of the work we have done. We completed many tasks and have a lot to come. We have worked on broad range of domains such as e-Business, Supply Chain Management, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Education, Data Warehousing and more.
We deliver solutions that that we know will work. 40% of our developers are Magento, Oracle and Zend certified. We are enthusiastic about what we do, we are the experts in the field of eCommerce and have a portfolio worth a look.
