Product Sold quantity display in your view page in magento.

This is a awesome code for showing the sold quantity of product in your magento store.

<?php
$sku = nl2br($_product->getSku());
$_productCollection = Mage::getResourceModel('reports/product_collection')
    ->addOrderedQty()
    ->addAttributeToFilter('sku', $sku)
    ->setOrder('ordered_qty', 'desc')
    ->getFirstItem();
$product = $_productCollection;

echo 'Already sold '.(int)$product->ordered_qty;
?>

To show product in catagory wise in your Magento Store

you had to do just a line in your CMS page i.e.



{{block type="catalog/product_list" column_count="4" category_id="10" template="catalog/product/list.phtml"}}



here " category_id="10"" is a particular category id that is show on the manage catagory page in admin panel. 

Quick View Popups in your product listing page in magento

Add The css:
<style type="text/css">
.blankdiv{background-color:#000;
position:fixed;
z-index: 9001;
top:0px; height:100%;
left:0px;
width:100%; opacity: 0.65;
filter:alpha(opacity=65);}


#popupform{height: 100%;
    left: 0;
    padding: 15px;
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    width:97%;
    z-index: 10001;
    }
   
#popupform .applyform{position:relative; overflow:auto;
background-color:#fff;
width:670px;
height:500px;  margin:5% auto auto auto;
z-index: 9002; padding:10px; border:10px solid #7F3814; }


#pclose{background-image: url("images/close.png");
    background-position: left top;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    cursor: pointer;
    height: 25px;
    margin: 5% auto -6%;
    position: relative;
    right: -348px;
    text-indent: -9999px;
    top: 0;
    width: 25px;
    z-index: 9999;}
</style>

In the list page put this code after this "<a href="<?php echo $_product->getProductUrl() ?>" title="<?php echo $this->stripTags($this->getImageLabel($_product, 'small_image'), null, true) ?>" class="product-image"><img src="<?php echo $this->helper('catalog/image')->init($_product, 'small_image')->resize(135); ?>" width="135" height="135" alt="<?php echo $this->stripTags($this->getImageLabel($_product, 'small_image'), null, true) ?>" /></a>"

<a href="javascript:void(0)" onClick="javascript:document.getElementById('mk<?php echo $i; ?>').style.display='block';">Quick View</a>
<div id="mk<?php echo $i; ?>" style="display:none;" >
<div id="popupform">
<div class="blankdiv"></div>
<div id="pclose" onClick="javascript:document.getElementById('mk<?php echo $i; ?>').style.display='none';">close</div>
<div class="applyform">
<p id="contactArea">
<div style="float:left;">

<a href="<?php echo $_product->getProductUrl() ?>" title="<?php echo $this->stripTags($this->getImageLabel($_product, 'small_image'), null, true) ?>" class="product-image"><img src="<?php echo $this->helper('catalog/image')->init($_product, 'small_image')->resize(135); ?>" width="350" height="300" alt="<?php echo $this->stripTags($this->getImageLabel($_product, 'small_image'), null, true) ?>" /></a>



<!--<img src="<?php echo $this->helper('catalog/image')->init($_product, 'small_image')->resize(135); ?>" width="350" height="300" alt="<?php echo $this->stripTags($this->getImageLabel($_product, 'small_image'), null, true) ?>" />-->
</div>
<div style="float:left;">
 <h2 class="product-name"><a href="<?php echo $_product->getProductUrl() ?>" title="<?php echo $this->stripTags($_product->getName(), null, true) ?>"><?php echo $_helper->productAttribute($_product, $_product->getName(), 'name') ?></a></h2>
 <div class="desc std">
<?php echo $_helper->productAttribute($_product, $_product->getShortDescription(), 'short_description') ?>
</div>
<?php if($_product->getRatingSummary()): ?>
                <?php echo $this->getReviewsSummaryHtml($_product, 'short') ?>
                <?php endif; ?>
                <?php echo $this->getPriceHtml($_product, true) ?>
 <p><button type="button" title="<?php echo $this->__('Add to Cart') ?>" class="button btn-cart" onClick="setLocation('<?php echo $this->getAddToCartUrl($_product) ?>')"><span><span><?php echo $this->__('Add to Cart') ?></span></span></button></p>

</div>
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>

Adding the social links on any Website

Just go these URL and you can make or add your on Social links bar in as you want in your store....



https://www.addthis.com/get/sharing#.UMmmqs_I9Tg


http://sharethis.com/publishers/get-sharing-tools

to show all Special price product in same page

app/code/local/Mage/Catalog/Block/Product/sale.php



<?php
/**
 * Magento
 *
 * NOTICE OF LICENSE
 *
 * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0)
 * that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE.txt.
 * It is also available through the world-wide-web at this URL:
 * http://opensource.org/licenses/osl-3.0.php
 * If you did not receive a copy of the license and are unable to
 * obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send an email
 * to license@magentocommerce.com so we can send you a copy immediately.
 *
 * DISCLAIMER
 *
 * Do not edit or add to this file if you wish to upgrade Magento to newer
 * versions in the future. If you wish to customize Magento for your
 * needs please refer to http://www.magentocommerce.com for more information.
 *
 * @category    Mage
 * @package     Mage_Catalog
 * @copyright   Copyright (c) 2012 Magento Inc. (http://www.magentocommerce.com)
 * @license     http://opensource.org/licenses/osl-3.0.php  Open Software License (OSL 3.0)
 */


/**
 * Product list
 *
 * @category   Mage
 * @package    Mage_Catalog
 * @author      Magento Core Team <core@magentocommerce.com>
 */
class Mage_Catalog_Block_Product_Sale extends Mage_Catalog_Block_Product_Abstract
{
    /**
     * Default toolbar block name
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $_defaultToolbarBlock = 'catalog/product_list_toolbar';

    /**
     * Product Collection
     *
     * @var Mage_Eav_Model_Entity_Collection_Abstract
     */
    protected $_productCollection;

    /**
     * Retrieve loaded category collection
     *
     * @return Mage_Eav_Model_Entity_Collection_Abstract
     */
    protected function _getProductCollection()
    {
        if (is_null($this->_productCollection)) {
            $layer = $this->getLayer();
            /* @var $layer Mage_Catalog_Model_Layer */
            if ($this->getShowRootCategory()) {
                $this->setCategoryId(Mage::app()->getStore()->getRootCategoryId());
            }

            // if this is a product view page
            if (Mage::registry('product')) {
                // get collection of categories this product is associated with
                $categories = Mage::registry('product')->getCategoryCollection()
                    ->setPage(1, 1)
                    ->load();
                // if the product is associated with any category
                if ($categories->count()) {
                    // show products from this category
                    $this->setCategoryId(current($categories->getIterator()));
                }
            }

            $origCategory = null;
            if ($this->getCategoryId()) {
                $category = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($this->getCategoryId());
                if ($category->getId()) {
                    $origCategory = $layer->getCurrentCategory();
                    $layer->setCurrentCategory($category);
                }
            }
            $this->_productCollection = $layer->getProductCollection();

            $this->prepareSortableFieldsByCategory($layer->getCurrentCategory());

            if ($origCategory) {
                $layer->setCurrentCategory($origCategory);
            }
        }

        return $this->_productCollection;
    }

    /**
     * Get catalog layer model
     *
     * @return Mage_Catalog_Model_Layer
     */
    public function getLayer()
    {
        $layer = Mage::registry('current_layer');
        if ($layer) {
            return $layer;
        }
        return Mage::getSingleton('catalog/layer');
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve loaded category collection
     *
     * @return Mage_Eav_Model_Entity_Collection_Abstract
     */
    public function getLoadedProductCollection()
    {
        return $this->_getProductCollection();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve current view mode
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getMode()
    {
        return $this->getChild('toolbar')->getCurrentMode();
    }

  /**
     * Initialize block's cache
     */
    protected function _construct()
    {
        parent::_construct();

        $this->addColumnCountLayoutDepend('empty', 6)
            ->addColumnCountLayoutDepend('one_column', 5)
            ->addColumnCountLayoutDepend('two_columns_left',4)
            ->addColumnCountLayoutDepend('two_columns_right', 4)
            ->addColumnCountLayoutDepend('three_columns', 3);

       
    }

    /**
     * Get Key pieces for caching block content
     *
     * @return array
     */

    /**
     * Need use as _prepareLayout - but problem in declaring collection from
     * another block (was problem with search result)
     */
    protected function _beforeToHtml()
    {
        $toolbar = $this->getToolbarBlock();
$collection = Mage::getResourceModel('catalog/product_collection');
        $collection->setVisibility(Mage::getSingleton('catalog/product_visibility')->getVisibleInCatalogIds());
 //Set Dates
         $TodaysDate = date('m/d/y');
        $Tomorrow = mktime(0, 0, 0, date('m'), date('d')+1, date('y'));
        $TomorrowsDate = date('m/d/y', $Tomorrow);         // Build a Collection based on an active special price
    $collection = $this->_addProductAttributesAndPrices($collection)
        ->addAttributeToFilter('special_from_date', array('date' => true, 'to' => $TodaysDate))
         ->addAttributeToFilter('special_to_date', array('or'=> array(
             0 => array('date' => true, 'from' => $TomorrowsDate),
            1 => array('is' => new Zend_Db_Expr('null')))
         ), 'left')
            ->setPageSize($this->getProductsCount())
            ->setCurPage(1)
        ;
$this->setProductCollection($collection);

        // called prepare sortable parameters
        $collection = $this->_getProductCollection();

        // use sortable parameters
        if ($orders = $this->getAvailableOrders()) {
            $toolbar->setAvailableOrders($orders);
        }
        if ($sort = $this->getSortBy()) {
            $toolbar->setDefaultOrder($sort);
        }
        if ($dir = $this->getDefaultDirection()) {
            $toolbar->setDefaultDirection($dir);
        }
        if ($modes = $this->getModes()) {
            $toolbar->setModes($modes);
        }

        // set collection to toolbar and apply sort
        $toolbar->setCollection($collection);

        $this->setChild('toolbar', $toolbar);
        Mage::dispatchEvent('catalog_block_product_list_collection', array(
            'collection' => $this->_getProductCollection()
        ));

        $this->_getProductCollection()->load();

        return parent::_beforeToHtml();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve Toolbar block
     *
     * @return Mage_Catalog_Block_Product_List_Toolbar
     */
    public function getToolbarBlock()
    {
        if ($blockName = $this->getToolbarBlockName()) {
            if ($block = $this->getLayout()->getBlock($blockName)) {
                return $block;
            }
        }
        $block = $this->getLayout()->createBlock($this->_defaultToolbarBlock, microtime());
        return $block;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve additional blocks html
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getAdditionalHtml()
    {
        return $this->getChildHtml('additional');
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve list toolbar HTML
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getToolbarHtml()
    {
        return $this->getChildHtml('toolbar');
    }

    public function setCollection($collection)
    {
        $this->_productCollection = $collection;
        return $this;
    }

    public function addAttribute($code)
    {
        $this->_getProductCollection()->addAttributeToSelect($code);
        return $this;
    }

    public function getPriceBlockTemplate()
    {
        return $this->_getData('price_block_template');
    }

    /**
     * Retrieve Catalog Config object
     *
     * @return Mage_Catalog_Model_Config
     */
    protected function _getConfig()
    {
        return Mage::getSingleton('catalog/config');
    }

    /**
     * Prepare Sort By fields from Category Data
     *
     * @param Mage_Catalog_Model_Category $category
     * @return Mage_Catalog_Block_Product_List
     */
    public function prepareSortableFieldsByCategory($category) {
        if (!$this->getAvailableOrders()) {
            $this->setAvailableOrders($category->getAvailableSortByOptions());
        }
        $availableOrders = $this->getAvailableOrders();
        if (!$this->getSortBy()) {
            if ($categorySortBy = $category->getDefaultSortBy()) {
                if (!$availableOrders) {
                    $availableOrders = $this->_getConfig()->getAttributeUsedForSortByArray();
                }
                if (isset($availableOrders[$categorySortBy])) {
                    $this->setSortBy($categorySortBy);
                }
            }
        }

        return $this;
    }
}


and in template/catalog/product make a copy of new.phtml names as sale.phtml



on cms page:- <div>{{block type="catalog/product_sale" name="home.catalog.product.new" template="catalog/product/sale.phtml" _productsCount="8"}}</div>

To show the Name of Brands in magento

<div class="brand">
<?php
$product = Mage::getModel('catalog/product');
$attributes = Mage::getResourceModel('eav/entity_attribute_collection')->setEntityTypeFilter($product->getResource()->getTypeId())->addFieldToFilter('attribute_code', 'manufacturer');
$attribute = $attributes->getFirstItem()->setEntity($product->getResource());
$manufacturers = $attribute->getSource()->getAllOptions(false);
?>
<ul id="manufacturer_list"><?php foreach ($manufacturers as $manufacturer): ?>
<li><a href="catalogsearch/advanced/result/?manufacturer[]=<?php echo $manufacturer['value'] ?>"><?php echo $manufacturer['label'] ?></a>
</li>
<?php endforeach; ?>   </ul>
</div>

how to call static block in magento

How to call staic block any XML file

<reference name="left">
    <block type="cms/block" name="sample_block" before="-">
        <action method="setBlockId"><block_id>sample_block</block_id></action>
    </block>
</reference>

How to call staick block in your template or .phtml files

<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId('my_static_block_name')->toHtml() ?>

How to call static block in CMS->Pages

{{block type="cms/block" block_id="your_block_id"}}