Blog: A Magento Developer's Life
In meinem Blog-Beiträgen beschreibe ich häufig Dinge, die ich in meinem Alltag als Magento Freelancer beobachte oder kleine Hacks, die mir gut gefallen.
Magento 1.9: Downloadable Products cannot be created
In Magento 1.9 there is a JavaScript error on the product page in the backend that prohibits adding links to downloadable products when using the default German localization that ships with this Magento version.
Customer feedback is priceless
Today I got a really nice present from one of my Magento Extension customers:
Awesome Magento 1 Extensions
How to Improve Magento Performance
A totally different recommendation engine for Magento
Custom Menu ACL is not shown in Magento Role Resources
If you are currently developing a Magento extension with a custom menu for the Magento backend and you are having the problem that the menu is not showing up, this tiny little hint is for you.
My first look at Sellvana – the new ecommerce open source platform
Checkout experiences in real life
A very funny demonstration of common checkout issues in real life..
Using PHPUnit 3.6/3.7 with Zend Framework 1 applications
Adventskalender Türchen 05: Magento und seine Bestellstatus – ein Überblick
Für den bekannten Webguys-Adventskalender habe ich einen Artikel geschrieben, in dem es um die Magento Order Status/State-Logiken geht und in dem ich erkläre, wie man ungewollte und falsche Status/State-Kombinationen (z.B. hervorgerufen durch Extensions) verhindert:
How to get current URL in Magento CMS Block or Page?
With the following code you can retrieve the current page url in your Magento CMS block or page:
Overview of Zend Framework versions in Magento CE
Magento Mobile Theme Overview
It has been really quiet about the official Magento Mobile App so I have done a research for one of my customers that is in need of a solid, cost-efficient mobile solution that does not require building up a new site from ground (i.e. the mobile site should exist in addition to the current webpage – not replace it).
/dev/notes: Magento Caches Database Columns
When you’re creating custom Magento models, it’s common to to add and remove fields to and from a database table during development before finalizing a set of columns for the setup resource/migration file. One thing to keep in mind while you’re doing this is that Magento will cache the list of table columns each model knows about, which means a cache clearing will be needed after adding a column.
Magento Developers Paradise Linklist
Though unfortunately I didn’t manage to go to the Magento Developers Paradise this year let’s sum up the various helpful links posted on twitter with valuable Magento know how:
The Web Developer’s SEO Cheat Sheet 2.0
The ultimate Magento development environment
Lessons learned nach 7 Jahren Selbstständigkeit
In den sieben Jahren, die ich mittlerweile als selbstständiger Software-Ingenieur tätig bin, habe ich natürlich – wie jeder Selbstständige sicherlich weiß – viel Neues über mich selbst, über die deutsche Bürokratie, über zuverlässige und unzuverlässige Kunden, Mitarbeiter und Geschäftspartner und natürlich auch fachlich gelernt.