1. Copy folder app to magento root folder.( This do not override any file in your magento)

2. Copy folder skin to magento root folder.( This do not override any file in your magento)

3. Make sure to clear cache in admin of magento

4. Create attribute for featured products
(The extension supports 3 modes: sort by date, random, sort order)
If using sort by date or random mode you just need to create an attribute is "featured"
If using sort order mode, you need create 2 attributes:'featured" and "featured_sort_order"
The attribute "featured_sort_order" allow to set sort order of a product

4.1. Create attribute "featured"
Go to admin-> Catalog-> Attributes-> Manage Attributes-> Add new attribute:

Attribute Properties
Attribute Identifier: featured
Scope: Store View
Catalog Input Type for Store Owner: Yes/No
Unique Value (not shared with other products): No
Values Required: No
Input Validation for Store Owner: None
Apply To: All Product Types

Front End Properties
Use in quick search: No
Use in advanced search: Yes
Comparable on Front-end: No
Use In Layered Navigation (Can be used only with catalog input type ‘Dropdown’): No


Manage Label/Options
Default: Featured Product
English: Featured Product


 
4.2. Creat attribute "featured_sort_order"

( Note that if you use sort by create, random mode, this attribute is not necessary)

Attribute Properties
Attribute Identifier: featured_sort_order
Scope: Store View
Catalog Input Type for Store Owner: Text Field
Unique Value (not shared with other products): No
Values Required: No
Input Validation for Store Owner: None
Apply To: All Product Types

Front End Properties
Use in quick search: No
Use in advanced search: Yes
Comparable on Front-end: No
Use In Layered Navigation (Can be used only with catalog input type ‘Dropdown’): No

Manage Label/Options
Default: Featured Product Sort Order
English: Featured Product Sort Order

 
4.3. Adding these attributes to attribute set.
After creating attributes, you need to add them into attribute sets, if you use defaul attribute set ( or any attribute set you define), please add these attributes into the attribute set you used. ( Below is exmaple for Default Attribute Set)

 
5. Config in admin:
Goto admin->system->configuration->Featured Products in left side:
1, Mode: select mode to display featured products: ( sort by date mode, random mode, sort order mode)
2, Number of random: Just apply for random mode. Example you have 8 featured products, and number of random is 6, then the extension will display random 6 of 8 products.
3, Category filter: Select YES if you want to auto filter by category.

6. Display the featured products on frontent:
- You can use 2 normal ways: adding block direct on cms page or adding block on xml layout

6.1. Adding the featured product directly on static page
In the case you want to display the featured product in the home page or some special page, you should use this way to add the featured products directy on cms page:
- For displaying with default magento row: Please insert this code:
{{block type="featuredproducts/featuredproducts" show_total="6" name="featuredproducts"
template="featuredproducts/featuredproducts.phtml" }}
 

- For displaying with advance slider
{{block type="featuredproducts/featuredproducts" show_total="6" name="featuredproducts_slider"
template="featuredproducts/featuredproducts_slider.phtml" }}

 
- For displaying with auto scrolling
{{block type="featuredproducts/featuredproducts" show_total="6"  name="featuredproducts_autoscrolling"
template="featuredproducts/featuredproducts_autoscrolling.phtml" }}


- For displaying with toolbar:
  + Advance Toolbar with ajax
{{block type="featuredproducts/featuredproductstoolbar" name="featuredproducts_toolbar"
template="featuredproducts/featuredproducts_toolbar.phtml" }}
 
  +Simple Toolbar
{{block type="featuredproducts/featuredproductstoolbar" name="featuredproducts_simpletoolbar"
template="featuredproducts/featuredproducts_simpletoolbar.phtml" }}

 
- For displaying vertical autoscrolling
{{block type="featuredproducts/featuredproducts" show_total="6" name="featuredproducts_autosidebar"
template="featuredproducts/featuredproducts_autosidebar.phtml" }}
 

- For displaying static vertical side bar
{{block type="featuredproducts/featuredproducts" show_total="6" name="featuredproducts_staticsidebar"
template="featuredproducts/featuredproducts_staticsidebar.phtml" }}

 
6.2. Adding the featured product by using xml layout page.
If you want to display in the left or right side bar or any where and apply for every pages, please use this way.
Example:
- For display on the right side bar
 <block type="featuredproducts/featuredproducts" name="featuredproducts_autosidebar" template="featuredproducts/featuredproducts_autosidebar.phtml">
     <action method="setShowTotal"><show_total>6</show_total></action>
  </block>

Please goto /app/design/frondend/default/default/layout/hm_featuredproducts.xml see the comment from line 10 to line 22, we have called these block in the left and side right bar. This Just is example, you can call any block in any where in xml layout


Note that:
1.Show_total is number of featured products will be displayed. If you use the dispalying with toolbar, show_total is not necessary, because this mode displays all ordered products and sort by ordered quantity.
2.Displaying on the toolbar do not support random and sort order mode
3.If you use any editor in backend, you need call the block in source mode of that editor