Manners_Widgets

Magento Widget extension add some useful features to the Magento_Widget module

Features of the Manners_Widgets Extension

• Multiple select for products and categories,

Development information

• Create app\etc\modules\Manners_widgets.xml
  • Set codePool as community
  • Set depends on
    • Mage_Adminhtml
    • Mage_Widgets
• Create app\code\community\Manners\Widgets\etc\config.xml
  • Define blocks and helpers to use "manners_widgets"
• Create app\code\community\Manners\Widgets\etc\widget.xml
  • Define widget "manners_widgets_products"
    • Set type and module
    • Give and name and description,
    • Set the parameter prodct_ids with a helper block "manners_widgets/catalog_product_widget_chooser"
    • Set the use_massaction as true
• Create app\code\community\Manners\Widgets\Block\Catalog\Product\Widget\Chooser.php
  • Extends Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Catalog_Product_Widget_Chooser
  • Update the function prepareElementHtml
    • Check for config value "use_massaction" and update the source url of the chooser block
• Create app\code\community\Manners\Widgets\Helper\Data.php
  • Extends Mage_Core_Helper_Abstract