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In previous versions of OXID it was possible to deactivate the Guestbook from the /admin.  In the backend an oxconfig table variable was set.

Since OXID 4.5.x, most likely due to widgetization efforts in the product, deactivation of the Guestbook is not possible from /admin.  It has to be accomplished on the template by commenting out the effecting lines. For example, the calling-link in the footer can be commented out in /out/template_name/tpl/widget/footer/services.tpl

The below should work

<!-- a href="[{ oxgetseourl ident=$oViewConf->getSelfLink()|cat:"cl=guestbook" }]">[{ oxmultilang ident="WIDGET_SERVICES_GUESTBOOK" }]</a><br/-->

OXID merchants can contact us for such template modifications!

GMail is one of the most popular email services nowadays. The following techniques may help you to increase your productivity using Google’s email service.

1. Search

Google’s core competence is what? Exactly: Search. This also applies to GMail. There are a variety of commands, that let you search your inbox fastly without spending much time digging through folders.
from: If you are looking for emails from a certain person. You can also combine this with other search terms.
to: Works exactly the same as from: but searches for a specific recipient.
has:attachment When you know that the message you want had a file attached
- The Minus substracts words from your search results. This is very useful, when your results are not precise enough.
subject: with this command you only search for words in the subject of an email.
after: and before: With these terms you can search for emails in a certain date range. Also here you can combine this command with other search terms.

2. Use The Chat!

As a routine, people answer emails by sending a reply. This can get very long-winded and time consuming for topics that actually require a quick exchange. Why aren’t you simply using the chat implemented in GMail? Therefore click on the “reply as chat” link at the bottom of the message. If you’ve never chatted with the contact before, you will see a link to “invite” the contact to chat. Speed up conversations by using the Chat!

3. Use Labels and Filters!

Labels work like folders and help you keeping your inbox organized. To create a label, go to the bottom of the existing labels in the left navigation, click “more,” and click “Create new label”. You can create as much labels as you want, rename them, assign a certain color and manually drag and drop emails to any label you want. Filters are a nice addition to that and make your inbox organize itself automatically. In the GMail options under “Filters” you can set up actions like automatically assigning labels to emails from a certain address or with a certain phrase in the subject.

4. Use Keyboard Shortcuts

GMail has many built-in keyboard shortcuts that allow you to execute common tasks without having to reach for your mouse and click through menus. All you have to do is activate the Keyboard Shortcut function in the GMail options. Here are some useful examples:
c Press “c” to compose a new message.
Tab & Enter Pressing the tab key and then the enter key will send an email, if you are in the composition view.
r Reply on an email that you are reading.
f Forward an email that you are reading.
Use keyword shortcuts whenever you can. They will make you more productive.

These four tips will help you become a more effective GMail user: use the search engine professionally, speed up your conversations with the chat, use labels and filters to organize your inbox and react quickly by using keyboard shortcuts.

Watch this impressive video about how Tesco developed a virtual store on the Korean market!
But everything has a downside: Would you like others to chose the vegetables, fruits and meat for you? This might work with non-fresh food, but somehow I would be afraid to receive brown-spotted apples, open bananas and meat with too much fat and bones. Food is a very sensitive product for e-Commerce, don’t you think?

The register_success.tpl in the OXID Template Framework is the template which is called when a user successfully registers.

It can be found under ~/out/<theme_dir>/tpl/register_success.tpl.

This template is particularly interesting for Adwords/Analytics conversion measurement, since it’s where conversion-codes are implanted, in order to capture the successful registrations on OXID eShops.

The ultra-fast Google Chrome browser now allows to selectively delete cookies from specific domains.  For getting this, select Wrench > Options > Details > Content Settings > All Cookies and Website Data.  Then search for a specific domain you are looking for.

Alternatively you can also key in chrome://settings/cookies on the address-line to load the Cookie-Selector page.