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General settings of all the modules, either core or third party.

Configurations is a system where all the general settings of the modules can be managed. This includes the core and third part modules. The configuration link can be found within "System" menu. All the core and third party modules can append their settings page by creating a file system.xml in app/code/{code pool}/{namespace}/{Module name}/etc/
This tag can be used for the questions related to the issues of configurations.

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How can I set per-website defaults in config.xml?

With custom modules I prefer to put system config settings in config.xml (the default settings part). This makes it easier when I push code from my local machine to a dev/staging/live environment as I don't need to go into admin and re-enter…
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How to add WYSIWYG functionality to Magento Config items

For a certain custom module I need a config item to have a WYSIWYG editor. At this moment I am using "textarea" in my system xml to get a normal textarea. My guess is I have to add an extra "frontend_type" based on textarea to add this…
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config.xml vs local.xml

What is the difference between app/etc/config.xml and app/etc/local.xml? I feel like some configurations are duplicated. I always have to deal w/ local.xml, so what is the purpose of having all that other stuff in config.xml and when is it used?
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404 not found error while creating custom group and fields in system configuration

I am trying to create a group and some fields for my custom section under custom tab Tab and section is getting created.But when i click on the section in the content area it shows 404 not found error my system.xml file is as follows …
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Will Magento include any *.xml file I put in app/etc/?

I was disabling the log_% tables when I realized it would be convenient to put the configuration in its own xml file. So I started looking for how the xml files in app/etc/ are included. When I couldn't find direct references to anything other than…
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Magento store config - get array

I have a collection of related configs that i would like to be retrieved as an array. Using store config, i can't see that this is possible. Fore example i want the following: array('myvals' => array('key1' => 'val1'), array('key1' =>…
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Understanding config.xml: What is ?

I'm new to Magento and I have a config.xml which stands for a module configuration as far as I've learned. I have problems to understand (also to locate some sort of documentation for that, Magentos config.xml Reference is totally no-saying to me)…
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Save Config button isn't working in System > Configuration > Catalog

My recently viewed product is not displaying anything, so I am trying to change my Recently Viewed "Show for current" settings from Website to Store to see if that will make it work. Problem: When I click Save Config after making changes in System >…
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How are xml files merged?

Until a few minutes ago I thought I understood how Magento xml files (config, layout, system, api, ...) are merged into one big xml that is later used by the application. Apparently I was wrong. The question came into my mind after trying to find a…
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Camel case group names?

I constantly get into a personal dilemma about how to use group names in my models/helpers etc Should I be camel casing my block, helper, model group names in config xml? Say i have a namespace/module like so: Me_MyModule should my config xml look…
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System > Configuration > Fatal error: Class ‘Varien_Data_Form_Element_Color’

I am trying to access system > configuration but I get the following error ~ Fatal error: Class ‘Varien_Data_Form_Element_Color’ not found in /home4/trifect1/public_html/lib/Varien/Data/Form/Abstract.php on line 146 Appreciate any help or…
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Add IFCONFIG in config.xml

I have a requirement where I need to add my custom discount block only if the discount module is enabled from backend. I can obviously add it in using getStoreConfig() values, but I need to know is it possible to add IFCONFIG in our modules…
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Blank configuration screen

Since I've upgraded to CE 1.8.1.0 I have been getting the following error message: "Warning tax discount configuration might result in different discounts than a customer might expect . Please see source for more details.Click here to go to Tax…
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Magento Extension config.xml conflicts

I am new to magento and try to make magento extension, Issue is my extension config.xml file in etc directory is conflict with other extension. First extension config.xml file data …
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Demo Store Mode - Non-Obvious Side Effects

I am simply wondering if there are additional side-effects of turning on Demo Store Mode. Aside from the notice that is displayed on the front and backend, is there any ordering functionality that is disabled as well? I'd like to use the demo store…
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