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The ultimate Magento development environment

Chris
September 17, 2013
last updated on July 22, 2024

Time is money and therefore every developer should strive for an optimal setup in which he can operate the fastest. Since I began with Magento in 2008 a lot has changed tool-wise and I am constantly improving to find the optimum Magento local development setup.

The Web Developer’s SEO Cheat Sheet 2.0

Chris
September 17, 2013
last updated on July 22, 2024
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It is my honor and privilege today to introduce the brand new version of The Web Developer’s SEO Cheat Sheet. This free and downloadable cheat sheet covers all of the important SEO code and best practices that are needed by online marketers and developers.

Magento Mobile Theme Overview

Chris
October 22, 2013
last updated on July 22, 2024

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).

Overview of Zend Framework versions in Magento CE

Chris
November 9, 2013
last updated on July 22, 2024

Perhaps somebody might be interested in an overview of the different Zend Framework versions that are used in each Magento CE release, e.g. if you are developing Magento modules and want to use some kind of Zend Framework methods that are only available after a certain ZF version.

How to get current URL in Magento CMS Block or Page?

Chris
November 28, 2013
last updated on July 22, 2024

With the following code you can retrieve the current page url in your Magento CMS block or page:

Adventskalender Türchen 05: Magento und seine Bestellstatus – ein Überblick

Chris
December 5, 2013
last updated on July 22, 2024

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:

Using PHPUnit 3.6/3.7 with Zend Framework 1 applications

Chris
January 29, 2014
last updated on July 22, 2024

Some of you may already have noticed that PHPUnit > 3.5 does not run very well with Zend Framework 1 applications because of incompatible interface declarations and there seem to be no efforts to make this happen in the future (because ZF 2 should be used instead).

Checkout experiences in real life

Chris
February 15, 2014
last updated on July 22, 2024

A very funny demonstration of common checkout issues in real life..

My first look at Sellvana – the new ecommerce open source platform

Chris
February 18, 2014
last updated on July 22, 2024

Sellvana is promised to be new star in the ecommerce sky. Yesterday I had the chance to access the BitBucket repository within the closed beta access and take a more detailed look into the current status of the codebase.

Custom Menu ACL is not shown in Magento Role Resources

Chris
April 1, 2014
last updated on July 22, 2024

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.

A totally different recommendation engine for Magento

Chris
April 9, 2014
last updated on July 22, 2024

A few weeks ago we released the first version of our new Recolize Recommendation Engine extension for Magento.

How to Improve Magento Performance

Chris
May 18, 2014
last updated on July 22, 2024

Below I will list some tipps to improve the overall Magento performance of your shop.

Awesome Magento 1 Extensions

Chris
June 24, 2014
last updated on July 22, 2024

I am often asked by my clients which Magento Extensions I can recommend for their shop. Thats why I created a (probably incomplete) list of Magento 1 extensions that I regularly use in my Magento projects.

Customer feedback is priceless

Chris
August 14, 2014
last updated on July 22, 2024

Today I got a really nice present from one of my Magento Extension customers:

Magento 1.9: Downloadable Products cannot be created

Chris
September 30, 2014
last updated on July 22, 2024

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.

Reduce spam sent via Magento contact form without Captchas

Chris
October 26, 2014
last updated on July 22, 2024

A lot of my clients complain about the fact that they receive tons of spam messages via the Magento contact and review forms.

The Magento totals sort order hell

Chris
November 26, 2014
last updated on July 22, 2024

Yesterday I had an interesting problem in a Magento community installation of one of my clients:

A collection of my daily RSS feeds

Chris
March 15, 2015
last updated on July 22, 2024

In this blog post I want to share with you a short list of my daily RSS feeds that I find very useful to stay up-to-date in different categories:

Available Magento Code Sniffer rulesets

Chris
April 26, 2015
last updated on July 22, 2024

Basically I recommend following the PSR-2 standard for Coding Style Guidelines in Magento projects. Verifying your coding styles makes sense in any case – whether you are working in a large team of developers or as a freelancer for several clients. Agreeing to one common coding standard and following the rules improves readability and comparability.

Why should I do a Magento upgrade?

Chris
June 30, 2015
last updated on July 22, 2024

Today I was asked by a client if he should upgrade his Magento 1.5.1.0 store to the latest Magento Community Edition 1.9.1.1.

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