Magento set default value for config defined value
Magento set default value for config defined value
Add the following code in your config.php file under the
<default>
<yoursection>
<yourgroup>
<yourfield>My Default Value</yourfield>
</yourgroup>
</yoursection>
</default>
Example :
system.xml file
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<config>
<tabs>
<Your_tab module="your_module" translate="label">
<label>New Settings</label>
<sort_order>309</sort_order>
</Your_tab>
</tabs>
<sections>
<demosection module="your_module" translate="label">
<label>New Settings</label>
<sort_order>352</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
<tab>Your_tab</tab>
<groups>
<demo_group translate="label">
<label>New Settings</label>
<comment></comment>
<sort_order>12</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
<fields>
<demo_field translate="label tooltip comment">
<label> - Add a value</label>
<frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
<sort_order>1</sort_order>
<show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
<show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
<show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
<comment>Your settings.</comment>
</demo_field>
</fields>
</demo_group>
</groups>
</demosection>
</sections>
</config>
For Setting The default value of the field : demo_field you have to add following code in config.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
<modules>
<Your_module>
<version>0.1.0</version>
</Your_module>
</modules>
<helpers>
<Your_module>
<class>YourCompany_Your_module_Helper</class>
</Your_module>
</helpers>
<adminhtml>
<acl>
<resources>
<admin>
<children>
<system>
<children>
<config>
<children>
<demosection translate="title">
<title>Settings </title>
<sort_order>101</sort_order>
</demosection>
</children>
</config>
</children>
</system>
</children>
</admin>
</resources>
</acl>
</adminhtml>
<default>
<demosection>
<demo_group>
<demo_field>1</demo_field>
</demo_group>
</demosection>
</default>
</config>
Which will look with default value 1 as :
magento set default value for config defined value
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