Create new custom category attribute in Magento

if you want to create custom textbox attribute use this code

create new custom category attributes in magneto.

in magneto admin you want to create custom attributes using code. just follow below instruction.

here example of brand. i am create text box  for brand. i am create brand attributes  in product.

it can use for how to create text box attributes using code. this code use for create text box.

require_once('app/Mage.php');
Mage::app()->setCurrentStore(Mage::getModel('core/store')->load(Mage_Core_Model_App::ADMIN_STORE_ID));
$installer = new Mage_Sales_Model_Mysql4_Setup;
$attribute  = array(
    'group'         => 'General',
    'input'         => 'text',
    'type'          => 'varchar',
    'label'         => 'Brand value',
    'backend'       => '',
    'visible'       => true,
    'required'      => false,
    'visible_on_front' => true,
    'global'        => Mage_Catalog_Model_Resource_Eav_Attribute::SCOPE_GLOBAL,
);
$installer->addAttribute('catalog_category', 'brand_value', $attribute);
$installer->endSetup();

paste this code in header.phml file and check category menu.



if you want to create custom selectbox for Yes/no attribute use this code

it can use for how to create selectattributes using code. this code use for create select.

require_once('app/Mage.php');
Mage::app()->setCurrentStore(Mage::getModel('core/store')->load(Mage_Core_Model_App::ADMIN_STORE_ID));
$installer = new Mage_Sales_Model_Mysql4_Setup;
$attribute  = array(
    'group'                     => 'General',
        'input'                     => 'select',
        'type'                      => 'int',
        'label'                     => 'Is Mega Menu',
        'source'                    => 'eav/entity_attribute_source_boolean',
        'global'                    => Mage_Catalog_Model_Resource_Eav_Attribute::SCOPE_GLOBAL,
        'visible'                   => 1,
        'required'                  => 0,
        'visible_on_front'          => 0,
        'is_html_allowed_on_front'  => 0,
        'is_configurable'           => 0,
        'searchable'                => 0,
        'filterable'                => 0,
        'comparable'                => 0,
        'unique'                    => false,
        'user_defined'              => false,
        'default'           => '0',
        'is_user_defined'           => false,
        'used_in_product_listing'   => true
);
$installer->addAttribute('catalog_category', 'mega_menu', $attribute);
$installer->endSetup();

paste this code in header.phml file and check category menu.

just check this.

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