magento: Add product from front end

Question

Can anyone help me by some idea that how can I Add products from the front end with most of the attributes of the products in Magento?

Thanks in Advance.

Answer 1

//$product = Mage::getModel('catalog/product');
$product = new Mage_Catalog_Model_Product();
//echo time();
// Build the product
$product->setAttributeSetId(9);// #4 is for default
$product->setTypeId('simple');

$product->setName('Some cool product name');
$product->setDescription('Full description here');
$product->setShortDescription('Short description here');
$product->setSku(time());
$product->setWeight(4.0000);
$product->setStatus(1);
$product->setVisibility(Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Visibility::VISIBILITY_BOTH);//4
//print_r(Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Visibility::VISIBILITY_BOTH);

$product->setPrice(39.99);// # Set some price
$product->setTaxClassId(0);// # default tax class

$product->setStockData(array(
'is_in_stock' => 1,
'qty' => 99999
));

$product->setCategoryIds(array(27));// # some cat id's,

$product->setWebsiteIDs(array(1));// # Website id, 1 is default

//Default Magento attribute

$product->setCreatedAt(strtotime('now'));


//print_r($product);
try {
    $product->save();
    echo "Product Created";
}
catch (Exception $ex) {
    //Handle the error
    echo "Product Creation Failed";
}

I have used this and it worked. I also found this from a site but forgotten the link :(

Answer 2

You could use the frontend with 'custom product attributes' to collect the information (and image) needed to add a product.

Then you can have your own backend code to take an 'order' and build products from those custom product attributes.

Answer 3

Products can be uploaded and managed from magento frontend using magento Rest/Soap api. .This extension also does the same.Have a look at: Frontend Products Upload