Magento: Skip Shipping Method from onepage checkout

(Tried for comm. ver. 1.5.1.0)

First override following files(i.e. in local directory) rather than changing the core:
1) app/code/core/Mage/Checkout/Block/Onepage/Onepage.php
2) app/code/core/mage/checkout/controller/Onepagecontrollers.php
3) app/code/core/Mage/Sales/Model/Service/Quote.php
4) app/design/frontend/base/default/template/checkout/onepage/progress.phtml
5) app/code/core/Mage/Sales/Model/Service/Quote.php

Once done follow the below steps:

Step 1: app/code/local/Mage/Checkout/Block/Onepage/Onepage.php

Change the line:
$stepCodes = array('billing', 'shipping', 'shipping_method', 'payment', 'review');

with:
$stepCodes = array('billing', 'shipping', 'payment', 'review');


Step 2: app/code/local/Mage/Checkout/controller/Onepagecontrollers.php

Change the line:
protected $_sectionUpdateFunctions = array(
'payment-method' => '_getPaymentMethodsHtml',
'shpping-method' => '_getShippingMeghtoHtml',
'review' => '_getReviewHtml',
);

with:
protected $_sectionUpdateFunctions = array(
'payment-method' => '_getPaymentMethodsHtml',
'review' => '_getReviewHtml',
);


Step 3: app/code/local/Mage/Checkout/controller/Onepagecontrollers.php

Change saveBillingAction() function with:

public function saveBillingAction()
{
if ($this->_expireAjax()) {
return;
}
if ($this->getRequest()->isPost()) {
$postData = $this->getRequest()->getPost('billing', array());
$data = $this->_filterPostData($postData);
$data = $this->getRequest()->getPost('billing', array());
$customerAddressId = $this->getRequest()->getPost('billing_address_id', false);

if (isset($data['email'])) {
$data['email'] = trim($data['email']);
}
$result = $this->getOnepage()->saveBilling($data, $customerAddressId);

if (!isset($result['error'])) {
/* check quote for virtual */
if ($this->getOnepage()->getQuote()->isVirtual()) {
$result['goto_section'] = 'payment';
$result['update_section'] = array(
'name' => 'payment-method',
'html' => $this->_getPaymentMethodsHtml()
);
} elseif (isset($data['use_for_shipping']) && $data['use_for_shipping'] == 1) {
$result['goto_section'] = 'payment';
$result['update_section'] = array(
'name' => 'payment-method',
'html' => $this->_getPaymentMethodsHtml()
);

$result['allow_sections'] = array('shipping');
$result['duplicateBillingInfo'] = 'true';
} else {
$result['goto_section'] = 'shipping';
}
}

$this->getResponse()->setBody(Mage::helper('core')->jsonEncode($result));
}
}

Change saveShippingAction() function with:

public function saveShippingAction()
{
if ($this->_expireAjax()) {
return;
}
if ($this->getRequest()->isPost()) {
$data = $this->getRequest()->getPost('shipping', array());
$customerAddressId = $this->getRequest()->getPost('shipping_address_id', false);
$result = $this->getOnepage()->saveShipping($data, $customerAddressId);

if (!isset($result['error'])) {
$result['goto_section'] = 'payment';
$result['update_section'] = array(
'name' => 'payment-method',
'html' => $this->_getPaymentMethodsHtml()
);
}
$this->getResponse()->setBody(Mage::helper('core')->jsonEncode($result));
}
}

Step 4: app/code/local/Mage/Sales/Model/Service/Quote.php

Change _validate() function with:

protected function _validate()
{
$helper = Mage::helper('sales');
if (!$this->getQuote()->isVirtual()) {
$address = $this->getQuote()->getShippingAddress();
$addressValidation = $address->validate();
if ($addressValidation !== true) {
Mage::throwException(
$helper->__('Please check shipping address information. %s', implode(' ', $addressValidation))
);
}
}

$addressValidation = $this->getQuote()->getBillingAddress()->validate();
if ($addressValidation !== true) {
Mage::throwException(
$helper->__('Please check billing address information. %s', implode(' ', $addressValidation))
);
}

if (!($this->getQuote()->getPayment()->getMethod())) {
Mage::throwException($helper->__('Please select a valid payment method.'));
}

return $this;
}


Step 5: app/design/frontend/default/default/template/checkout/onepage/progress.phtml

Remove the shipping method block.

Step 6: app/locale/en_US/template/email/sales/order_new.html

Remove the shipping method block(i.e. {{var order.getShippingDescription()}}).


Hope this help!
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Magento: Programmatically Reindex Data

In this post you will learn how to reindex Magento Data Programmatically other way you can also do it manually(System -> Index Management).


Below you will find the Index name and their respective keys which will be require to do the same programmatically:

Index Name	Index Key
Product Attributes	1
Product Prices	2
Catalog URL Rewrites	3
Product Flat Data	4
Category Flat Data	5
Category Products	6
Catalog Search index	7
Tag Aggregation Data	8
Stock Status	9

So, if you want to do re indexing of  “Category Products” then follow the below method:-

$process = Mage::getModel('index/process')->load(6); $process->reindexAll();

Make a loop if you want to do the re indexing of all the entities:-

for ($i = 1; $i <= 9; $i++) {

    $process = Mage::getModel('index/process')->load($i);

    $process->reindexAll();

}

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Download link:
http://www.magentocommerce.com/download

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Magento - Add Categories as Static Block

In this session you will know how to add categories as static block i.e. in particular category just show only content which can be easily managed through admin panel,
so please follow the below step to achieve the same:

Step 1:
Login to Magento's:
CMS->Static Blocks

Step 2:
Add new block and save it

Step 3:

Goto Catalog->Manage Categories

Step 4:
Create new categories by filling the general informatiom in General Information Tab.

Now click on other tab named Display Settings, select Display Mode option as Static block only.
Once you select it you will see your added static block name in CMS Block option so select your block and save it.

You have done with it.

See output at frontend:

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