The Configuration of Mconnect Featured Product Magento Extension:

To know how to install this extension visit our video section.

Before you proceed with using the extension, you need to do the configuration of the extension as shown below:

1. Sign in to the Magento configuration panel.

2. Navigate to 'system' menu and select 'configuration' menu option.

3. Scroll down in Configuration to find 'M-Connect Media Extensions' click on 'Featured Products'.

4. Display Settings: Featured Products Screen opens and then start doing configuration of following sections.

• Enabled: To display featured products at storefront, select 'Yes' option. v Mode: Select how the feature products should be displayed.
• Products Count: Enter number of products to be displayed as featured products. If this value is '0', then all products will be displayed.
• Title: This will be the title of featured products.  
• Display Title: Select 'Yes' to display title.
• Column Count: This is the maximum number of columns to display the featured products.  
• Show Price: To display the product price, select 'Yes'.
• Show 'Add To Compare': To allow featured product comparison, mark this option as 'Yes'.
• Show 'Add To Cart': Allow customer to add the featured product to cart by selecting 'Yes' option.
• Show 'Add To Wishlist': Select 'Yes' to allow customer add the featured product in their wishlist.

5. Click on 'Save Config' to save the settings.

How to Add Products to Featured Products Category?

1. Navigate to Catalog> Featured Products> Manage Products.

Manage Products Screen opens.

2. Select the product that you want to add to the featured product category.

3. Click on 'Manage Product' to add the products.

Use below code to display Featured Products block on any of your CMS pages:

{{block type="featuredproducts/featuredproducts" template="mcsfeaturedproducts/mcsfeaturedproducts.phtml"}}

Use below code to display feature products in your phtml files:

<?php echo Mage::app()->getLayout()-

>createBlock("featuredproducts/featuredproducts")-

>setTemplate("mcsfeaturedproducts/mcsfeaturedproducts.phtml")->toHtml(); ?>

The products will be added to the Featured Products Category at the storefront.

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