Recently Sold Widget v1.0.0
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.
Recently Sold Widget Features
Simple and light
Recently Sold extension is a small one, so it doesn’t require much space and it won’t load your server too much. Simple installation and configuration will only contribute to it, along with the possibility to use all the standard Magento widget settings.
Enables automatically
You don’t have to turn Recently Sold extension by hand as it enables automatically after the installation. Just go to a widget creation page and add your first one with no manipulations with additional settings.
Layout Updates
Place it where you want
Choose the exact container and assign your widget to it by adding a Layout Update. You are able to display it on any page you want and choose a particular place for it. Moreover, you can assign a single widget to a number of pages if you need.
Understandable configurations
Handy settings of the extension
Recently Sold extension adds only a couple of necessary configurations allowing for adding a comprehensible and useful widget on your store. Set a name of your widget on frontend and regulate the number of the displayed products with these settings.
No messy and useless configurations
Recently Sold extension doesn’t add a lot of settings due to the size of it and those, which exist, have definite purposes. Now you won’t get into a mess with countless useless settings. Recently Sold is a shaped and thorough extension.
Create a widget
Add your first Recently Sold widget to your store
The procedure of adding a Recently Sold widget is a standard one. Go to Content > Widget and select “Add Widget” to create a new instance or click on the existing one to edit it. You don’t have to enable the extension, so you will be able to create a Recently Sold widget right after installation of the module.
Find the configurations of a Recently Sold widget
Storefront Properties
The first tab you will see when adding a new widget or editing the existing one is Storefront Properties. Here you will see the standard Magento configurations of widgets adding and editing, including assignment to Store Views, Widget’s title, Sort Order, and so on. On this page you can also add a Layout Update to assign your widget to a particular place on the website.
Widget Options
When you go to the tab Widget Options, you will see two new settings added by Recently Sold extension. Widget Label allows you to set the name that will be displayed in your widget on frontend. Product Count regulates the number of displayed products in a widget. If you set too many products that don’t fit into one screen, a horizontal scroll will appear.
How to install Recently Sold Products Widget 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_RecentlySoldProductsWidget
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.
- Go to Content > Widgets > Add a Widget and select the type of the widget you want to install. Besides widget configuration, there are no other ways to enable 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.
