Magento 1.9 – Custom Section in System Configuration Not Showing

configurationextensionsmagento-1.9system.xml

I created a module as suggested in another question:

app/etc/modules/Vendor_Module.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
    <config>
        <modules>
            <Vendor_Module>
                <active>true</active>
                <codePool>local</codePool>
            </Vendor_Module>
        </modules>
    </config>

app/code/local/Vendor/Module/etc/config.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <Vendor_Module>
            <version>1.0.0</version>
        </Vendor_Module>
    </modules>
    <global>
        <helpers>
            <class>Vendor_Module_Helper</class>
        </helpers>
    </global>
</config>

app/code/local/Vendor/Module/etc/system.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <sections>
        <shippinginfo translate="label" module="module">
            <label>YOUR_LABEL</label>
            <tab>general</tab>
            <sort_order>60</sort_order>
            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
            <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
            <groups>                    
                <shipping_times>
                    <fields>
                        <monday translate="label">
                            <label>Monday</label>
                            <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
                            <comment>e.g 17.00</comment>
                            <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>
                        </monday>
                        <tuesday translate="label">
                            <label>Tuesday</label>
                            <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
                            <comment>e.g 17.00</comment>
                            <sort_order>20</sort_order>
                            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
                            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
                            <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
                        </tuesday>
                        <wednesday translate="label">
                            <label>Wednesday</label>
                            <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
                            <comment>e.g 17.00</comment>
                            <sort_order>30</sort_order>
                            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
                            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
                            <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
                        </wednesday>
                        <thursday translate="label">
                            <label>Thursday</label>
                            <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
                            <comment>e.g 17.00</comment>
                            <sort_order>40</sort_order>
                            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
                            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
                            <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
                        </thursday>
                        <friday translate="label">
                            <label>Friday</label>
                            <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
                            <comment>e.g 17.00</comment>
                            <sort_order>50</sort_order>
                            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
                            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
                            <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
                        </friday>
                        <saturday translate="label">
                            <label>Saturday</label>
                            <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
                            <comment>Leave blank If its non shipping day</comment>
                            <sort_order>60</sort_order>
                            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
                            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
                            <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
                        </saturday>
                        <sunday translate="label">
                            <label>Sunday</label>
                            <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
                            <comment>Leave blank If its non shipping day</comment>
                            <sort_order>70</sort_order>
                            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
                            <show_in_website>1</show_in_website>
                            <show_in_store>1</show_in_store>
                        </sunday>                           
                    </fields>
                </shipping_times>
            </groups>
        </shippinginfo>
    </section>
</config>

app/code/local/Vendor/Module/helper/data.php

<?php

class Vendor_Module_Helper_Data extends Mage_Core_Helper_Abstract
{
}

I did refresh the cache, but there is no "YOUR_LABEL" in the "general" tab.
What could be done wrong?

Best Answer

There is typo in system.xml. The closing </section> should be </sections> (missing "s" at the end).

And in config.xml

<helpers>
    <class>Vendor_Module_Helper</class>
</helpers>

should be

<helpers>
    <vendor_module>
        <class>Vendor_Module_Helper</class>
    </vendor_module>
</helpers>

Edit:

Helper isn't called correctly, change

<shippinginfo translate="label" module="module">

to

<shippinginfo translate="label" module="vendor_module">

Btw ... file/folder names should start with an uppercase letter:

app/code/local/Vendor/Module/helper/data.php

should be

app/code/local/Vendor/Module/Helper/Data.php

Edit 2:

There are some lines missing:

<groups>                    
    <shipping_times>

should be

<groups>                    
    <shipping_times>
        <label>YOUR_GROUP_LABEL</label>
        <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
        <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>

Edit 3:

Missing ACL ... add to app/code/local/Vendor/Module/etc/adminhtml.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <acl>
        <resources>
            <admin>
                <children>
                    <system>
                        <children>
                            <config>
                                <children>
                                    <shippinginfo>
                                        <title>Shippinginfo ACL</title>
                                    </shippinginfo>
                                </children>
                            </config>
                        </children>
                    </system>
                </children>
            </admin>
        </resources>
    </acl>
</config>
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