Magento Extension RSS feed Version 1.0.0 USER GUIDE Last update: Aug 15 th, 2013 DragonFroot.com RSS feed v1-0
Content 1. Introduction 2. Installation 3. Configuration 4. Troubleshooting 5. Contact us DragonFroot.com RSS feed v1-0 8/15/2013 Slide: 2
1. Introduction Place RSS feeds on your store pages just in minutes with this extension. Fully customizable, with its own caching system it will make your store highly integrated with your Wordpress blog or any other system/service that has RSS feeds. DragonFroot.com RSS feed v1-0 8/15/2013 Slide: 3
2. Installation Clear the store cache under var/cache and all cookies for your store domain. Disable compilation for Magento 1.4+. This step eliminates almost all potential problems. It's necessary since Magento uses cache heavily. Backup Your Data Backup your store database and web directory. Download and Extract Download and unzip extension contents on your computer and navigate inside the extracted folder. Upload Files Navigate inside module directory. If you use a different from default theme - be sure to rename app/design/frontend/default/default and skin/frontend/default/default folders to your store's values. Using your FTP client upload content ofmodule directory to your store root. DragonFroot.com RSS feed v1-0 8/15/2013 Slide: 4
3. Configuration Front-end DragonFroot.com RSS feed v1-0 8/15/2013 Slide: 5
3. Configuration Front-end General configuration options are available in administration panel System > Configuration > DragonFroot RSS feed. There are 2 ways to create DragonFroot RSS feed instance: 1. Use CMS Place the following code in the place(s) where you want DragonFroot RSS feed instance to be: Use CMS of your store for this task. Do NOT insert the line in.phtml files directly. DragonFroot.com RSS feed v1-0 8/15/2013 Slide: 6
3. Configuration Front-end 2. Update Layout XML File We recommend you to work with DragonFroot RSS feed layout file located here app\design\frontend\default\default\layout\rssfeed.xml This will keep safe your changes during Magento upgrades. This sample code adds RSS feed from our blog to right column (refer to readme.html DragonFroot.com RSS feed v1-0 8/15/2013 Slide: 7
3. Configuration Back-end To configure the extension, go to the System > Configuration > DragonFroot Plugins > DF RSS feed DragonFroot.com RSS feed v1-0 8/15/2013 Slide: 8
3. Configuration Back-end General Enable: hide/show the extension Feed title: title of feed block Articles number: display lastest articles Show title: hide/show article s title Limit words in title: value "0" means no limit Show title links: hide/show article s link Show description: hide/show article s description Limit words in description: value "0" means no limit Show date: hide/show article s date Help: link to extension page on DragonFroot.net Cache: manage cache Enable cache Cache lifetime (seconds) DragonFroot.com RSS feed v1-0 8/15/2013 Slide: 9
4. Troubleshooting After the extension installation the store gives an error, or blank page, or suggests to start Magento installation procedure. Change the owner of the extracted extension files to the web server user and set 775 permissions on them. Clear the store cache and try again. There is no DragonFrootextensions under my configuration section, or having the extension tab clicked I get a blank page, or Access Denied error. Clear the store cache, browser cookies, logout and login again. I've set up everything correctly, inserted the HTML code but there is nothing on that page. Clear the store cache, clear your browser cache and domain cookies and refresh the page. My configuration changes do not appear on the store. Clear the store cache, clear your browser cache and domain cookies and refresh the page. DragonFroot.com RSS feed v1-0 8/15/2013 Slide: 10
5. Contact us Email info@dragonfroot.com Website http://dragonfroot.com DragonFroot.com RSS feed v1-0 8/15/2013 Slide: 11
Magento Extension RSS feed Version 1.0.0 THANK YOU Last update: Aug 15 th, 2013 DragonFroot.com RSS feed v1-0 8/15/2013 Slide: 12