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LoyaltyLion has support for Magento 1. You still install LoyaltyLion via Magento as normal, however you will need to handle the frontend implementation of the SDK yourself.
Magento 1.x hit end-of-life in June 2020. We do not accept new Magento 1.x signups.

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Version support

LoyaltyLion has full support for Magento 1, both the community and enterprise editions. This is the guide for Magento 1.x.
Magento editionMinimum compatible version
Magento 1 Community1.7
Magento 1 Enterprise1.12

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Understand the LoyaltyLion extension

The LoyaltyLion extension for Magento 1 has three primary responsibilities:
  • We add a single frontend block to your layout, which loads the LoyaltyLion SDK to provide customer UI
  • We add observers to your order and customer lifecycle, to keep LoyaltyLion in sync as this data changes
  • We add an additional REST API endpoint to manage price rules and rewards
We don’t modify your database schema, add cron jobs, or modify customer data within your database. This minimizes the risk of incompatibility between LoyaltyLion and other modules.

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Install Magento 1

Download the LoyaltyLion for Magento 1.x package file.
1

Install the extension

Once downloaded, sign in to the back office as an administrator and navigate to System > Magento Connect Manager.
Magento Connect Manager
Select the LoyaltyLion package file you just downloaded and click Upload.
Upload package
You must now logout of the back office and then log back in again for the module to be fully loaded in your shop.
2

Configuration

Your Loyalty Program is completely hidden from your customers until you choose to launch using the button on the LoyaltyLion admin dashboard.
First, you need to enable the extension. In Magento, head to System > Configuration and then click the LoyaltyLion option, in the left menu under Customers.
LoyaltyLion configuration
Next, you need to pick your configuration scope. Pick the website you wish to set up a Loyalty Program for.LoyaltyLion isn’t visible or active for customers on other websites hosted on the same Magento server.
Each token-secret pairing may only be used once. If you wish to install LoyaltyLion on multiple websites, then you need a secondary program. Please email support@loyaltylion.com if you wish to add one.
LoyaltyLion configuration scope
3

Connect and authenticate

Enter your LoyaltyLion secret and token. You can find these by referring to your setup page.Click on the LoyaltyLion configuration bar and enter the following details in the boxes provided, then press Configure API access:
API configuration
You can now return to the setup page and check to see if LoyaltyLion was installed correctly.
4

Cache configuration

Customers are authenticated with the LoyaltyLion SDK based on a server-generated token. Before launching your loyalty program, ensure that the loyaltylion_sdk block isn’t cached.