Unirgy_Giftcert
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Link to extension page:
http://www.magentocommerce.com/extension/751/gift-certificates--virtual-cards
Check the screenshots for functionality overview.
WARNING |
Extensions marked as “Beta” are generally not recommended for production deployment. Please test every version release on development copy.
Installing without MagentoConnect |
If you have problem with downloads using MagentoConnect, unpack this file in Magento root folder:
http://unirgy.com/download/?f=Unirgy_Giftcert-latest.zip
You will not receive automatic upgrades, but the latest version will always be available at this link.
RSS feed for extension updates:
http://unirgy.com/download/?f=Unirgy_Giftcert.feed
This feed is also used for update notifications in admin.
Functionality not reflected on screenshots: |
- Create GC product by choosing “Gift Certificate” product type during usual product creation.
- Allows multiple GCs per order, uses coupon code field on shopping cart.
- Balance check page, with PIN validation
- Optional real-time preview of custom message
Known issues |
- Unable to use while creating admin orders
- Shipping cost is calculated not by recipient address
- Merging with logged in customer’s quote, cart looses entered GC codes (ask me if need more info)
To use with custom interfaces |
- copy
layout/ugiftcert.xmlandtemplate/unirgy/giftcert/into your interface and customize
To reach balance check page, use one of the following |
- Link to URL:
/ugiftcert/customer/balance - Use this block in your CMS page:
{{block type="ugiftcert/balance" template="unirgy/giftcert/balance.phtml"}}
Upcoming |
Roadmap |
- Add purchased/used GCs grid to customer accounts in admin
- Add ability to remove GC from shopping cart
- Add ability to use GC for orders created in admin.
Release notes |
0.8.3 |
- Fixed JS Error (print is null) when sending by post is disabled
- Fixed free amount entry (empty amount_config) configuration
- Added sending GC emails from admin (GC grid massaction)
Updated theme files:
template/unirgy/giftcert/product/type.phtml
0.8.2 |
- Fixed printing invoices with GCs in admin sales orders grid
- Fixed showing correct GC numbers to multiple recipients in the same order
- Fixed incorrect virtual status of shopping cart
- Fixed ignoring custom message text in new order email if none entered (please update your custom transactional emails)
- Added send virtual card to self
- Added configuration for custom message preview
- Added frontend amount input configuration (range, dropdown, fixed, any amount)
- Added showing minimal price in product list
- Added “Expire On” default timespan
- Added expiration date on balance check page and in email templates
- Added showing GC total line in frontend > my account > order view, new order email, order print
- Added product view javascript and simplified initial layout
Changed theme files:
template/unirgy/giftcert/product/type.phtmltemplate/unirgy/giftcert/product/media.phtmltemplate/unirgy/giftcert/balance.phtmllayout/ugiftcert.xml
New theme files:
- (*)
template/unirgy/giftcert/order/total.phtml
1. edit template/sales/order/items.phtml and template/sales/order/print.phtml 2. add before Grand Total:
<?php echo $this->getChild('ugiftcert_total')->setColspan($colspan)->toHtml() ?>
3. edit template/email/order/items.phtml 4. add before Grand Total:
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('ugiftcert_total') ?>
0.8.1.1 |
- Added de_DE email templates
- Added fr_FR translation
- Minor translation fixes
- Extension update notifications switched to disabled by default
0.8.1 |
- Fixed Varien_Date for 1.1.6
- Fixed checking for duplicate GC code
- Fixed deleting GC
- Added slashes for translated strings in javascript
- Added
{{var amount}}to email template
- Added configuration for PIN to be optional
- Added balance check link in customer account dashboard
- Added optional extension update notifications in admin
Updated files in theme:
template/unirgy/giftcert/product/type.phtmltemplate/unirgy/giftcert/balance.phtmllayout/ugiftcert.xml
WARNING: Please do extensive testing before deployment.
0.8.0.1 |
- Added de_DE translation (great work of Chris Wiech)
0.8.0 |
- Added translation file
0.7.9 |
- Added separate email template for GCs sent to the purchaser him/hersef
- Added PINs info to emails
0.7.8 |
- Clearing recipient info fields when hidden to avoid confusion
Updated theme file:
template/unirgy/giftcert/product/type.phtml
0.7.7 |
- Improved checking whether quote was fully paid by giftcert
0.7.6 |
- Added hidden recipient info by default - click checkbox to show
- Added GC amount range to configuration
- Optional use of product attributes for GC amount range - see comments in
template/unirgy/giftcert/product/type.phtml
Updated theme file:
template/unirgy/giftcert/product/type.phtml
0.7.5 |
- Fixed balance check POST params processing
- Added preventing of add to cart from product list
- Added optional unlimited custom message length
- Added optional recipient name, email, postal address
- Added optional sending email notification to recipients on order completion
- Added showing GC information and certificate numbers in order details in frontend and admin
- Certificate numbers are shown to purchaser only if recipient wasn’t specified
- Added treating “email only” GCs as virtual items (no shipping required)
- Moved recipient message from history table to cert
Updated theme file:
layout/ugiftcert.xmltemplate/unirgy/giftcert/balance.phtmltemplate/unirgy/giftcert/product/type.phtml
NOTE: Always test on development copy!
0.7.4 |
- Restored admin_user FK - the issue appears to be a local environment
0.7.3 |
- Removed admin_user FK
- Fixed stock management qty
- Added export GCs to CSV
- Added permission resource for GC admin grid
- Added GC expiration date


