add a new option mode in NewCategory

src/app/code/community/Meanbee/AutoCategories/Model/Auto/Category/Abstract.php

@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public function maintain($products = array()) {
         }
 
         $this->getConnection()->delete($this->getCategoryProductTable(), $where);
+        $this->getConnection()->delete($this->getCategoryProductIndexTable(), $where);
 
         // Add products if they match the filter
         if (!empty($products)) {
@@ -126,6 +127,13 @@ public function maintain($products = array()) {
 
         $this->getConnection()->query($insert);
 
+        if(Mage::helper('catalog/category_flat')->isEnabled()){
+            Mage::getSingleton('index/indexer')->getProcessByCode('catalog_category_product')->reindexEverything();
+        }
+        // load category id $category_id then save
+        //$category = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($category_id);
+        //$category->save();
+
         Mage::app()->setCurrentStore($originalStore);
     }
 
@@ -155,4 +163,13 @@ protected function getConnection() {
     protected function getCategoryProductTable() {
         return Mage::getModel('core/resource')->getTableName('catalog/category_product');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the name of the table used to store products in categories index.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function getCategoryProductIndexTable() {
+        return Mage::getModel('core/resource')->getTableName('catalog/category_product_index');
+    }
 }

src/app/code/community/Meanbee/NewCategory/Helper/Config.php

@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 class Meanbee_NewCategory_Helper_Config extends Mage_Core_Helper_Abstract {
 
-    const XML_PATH_IS_ENABLED  = 'meanbee_autocategories/new_category/enabled';
-    const XML_PATH_CATEGORY_ID = 'meanbee_autocategories/new_category/category';
-    const XML_PATH_DAYS_NEW    = 'meanbee_autocategories/new_category/days';
+    const XML_PATH_IS_ENABLED     = 'meanbee_autocategories/new_category/enabled';
+    const XML_PATH_CATEGORY_ID    = 'meanbee_autocategories/new_category/category';
+    const XML_PATH_USE_CREATED_AT = 'meanbee_autocategories/new_category/use_created_at';
+    const XML_PATH_DAYS_NEW       = 'meanbee_autocategories/new_category/days';
 
     /**
      * Check if NewCategory is enabled.
@@ -15,6 +16,15 @@ public function isEnabled() {
         return (Mage::getStoreConfigFlag(self::XML_PATH_IS_ENABLED)) ? $this->checkDependencies() : false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return use if is mode created_at enabled
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getUseCreatedAt() {
+        return Mage::getStoreConfig(self::XML_PATH_USE_CREATED_AT);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return the id of the Magento category used for NewCategory.
      *

src/app/code/community/Meanbee/NewCategory/Model/Auto/Category/New.php

@@ -29,9 +29,32 @@ protected function getCategoryId() {
      * @return $this
      */
     protected function applyFilter($collection) {
-        $cutoff_date = $this->getCutoffDate()->toString('YYYY-MM-dd HH:mm:ss');
+        if($this->getConfig()->getUseCreatedAt()){
+            $cutoff_date = $this->getCutoffDate()->toString('YYYY-MM-dd HH:mm:ss');
 
-        $collection->addAttributeToFilter('created_at', array('gteq' => $cutoff_date));
+            $collection->addAttributeToFilter('created_at', array('gteq' => $cutoff_date));
+
+        }else{
+            $now = $this->getCurrentDate()->toString('YYYY-MM-dd HH:mm:ss');        
+            $collection->addAttributeToFilter("news_from_date", array(
+                array("notnull" => false),
+                array("lteq" => $now)
+            ), "left")
+            ->addAttributeToFilter("news_to_date", array(
+                array("null" => true),
+                array("gteq" => $now)
+            ), "left");
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the current date.
+     *
+     * @return Zend_Date
+     */
+    protected function getCurrentDate() {
+        return Mage::app()->getLocale()->storeDate(Mage::app()->getStore(), null, true);
     }
 
     /**

src/app/code/community/Meanbee/NewCategory/etc/config.xml

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
         <meanbee_autocategories>
             <new_category>
                 <enabled>0</enabled>
+                <use_created_at>1</use_created_at>
                 <days>14</days>
             </new_category>
         </meanbee_autocategories>

src/app/code/community/Meanbee/NewCategory/etc/system.xml

@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@
                             <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
                             <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
                         </category>
+                        <use_created_at translate="label">
+                            <label>Use created at instead of date news_from_date / news_to_date?</label>
+                            <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
+                            <source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_yesno</source_model>
+                            <sort_order>10</sort_order>
+                            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
+                            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
+                            <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
+                        </use_created_at>
                         <days translate="label comment">
                             <label>Days New</label>
                             <comment><![CDATA[The number of days a product will stay in the "New" category after it has been added.]]></comment>
@@ -37,6 +46,7 @@
                             <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
                             <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
                             <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
+                            <depends><use_created_at>1</use_created_at></depends>
                         </days>
                     </fields>
                 </new_category>