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    Using code for changing location of Sold Together block with layout XML file.

    Please connect to FTP server and find Magento files.Then follow the App>design>frontend>base>default>layout>tm>sold together.xml. Open file to be edited. Search branch and make changes in reference name.

    <catalog_product_view>
    <reference name="content">
        <block type="soldtogether/order" name="product.info.soldtogetherorder" before="-">
            <action method="setTemplate" ifconfig="soldtogether/general/enabled"><template>tm/soldtogether/order.phtml</template></action>
        </block>
        <block type="soldtogether/customer" name="product.info.soldtogethercustomer" after="product.info.soldtogetherorder">
            <action method="setTemplate" ifconfig="soldtogether/general/enabled"><template>tm/soldtogether/customer.phtml</template></action>
        </block>
    </reference>
</catalog_product_view>

    Using code in phtml file to display Sold Together block.

    Please apply the following code in phtml file on the product page.

    <?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('soldtogether/order')->setTemplate('tm/soldtogether/order.phtml')->toHtml(); ?>

    Go to Admin > System > Configuration > AjaxPro and follow next steps:

    General settings

    • Enable - select Yes.
    • Enable message window - select Yes.
    • Add to cart dialog window type select Suggest page content from drop down list.

    Adding blocks to the email after the order has been submitted.

    If you are using Magento 1.9.2.2 version or later, you can add Sold Together blocks to the confirmation email about new order submission.

    Before actions mentioned below, please check the soldtogether/email_customer and soldtogether/email_order block in System > Permissions > Blocks page. If you don’t see this block in the grid, you have to add it manually by using Add New Block button.

    Next steps to follow:

    1. Go System > Transactional Emails and click Add New Template. Look at Load Default template fieldset. In the Template drop down please select a New Order value. Specify your Locale. Press Load Template button.

    2. You can see the whole code of template content. In order to add block with cross-selling products, please place the following code anywhere you want:

      {{block type='soldtogether/email_customer' area='frontend' order=$order}}
{{block type='soldtogether/email_order' area='frontend' order=$order}}

    3. Specify the name for the template and save.

    4. Go System > Configuration > Sales Emails and look at Order fieldset. In New Order confirmation template drop down please select the template you’ve created before and save.

    Note: when you create a confirmation email for quest, you have to select a New Order For Guest value in step #1. Within the step #4 please make changes in a New Order Confirmation Template For Guest field.

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