Category Magento
Composer and Connect and Patches! Oh My!
“Lions and tigers and bears! Oh my!” – Wizard of Oz. Every so often there is a twitter thread asking how the new Magento Connect is going to work in combination with Composer, extension reviews, and patches. There often feels like there is quite a bit of concern in how this is all going to […]
Request for feedback on Improving Debug Logging in Magento 2
Magento 2 has adopted the standard PSR-3 (Logging), but is it enough? This post explores some simple possible extensions to the Magento 2 logging system to increase its utility. Community feedback welcome! Uses for Logging Logging has traditionally not been used much in Magento. Sure, there is the PHP error log, and some extensions have […]
Creating a New REST Web Service in Magento 2
In this post I work through a working example of how to create a new REST web service in Magento 2. My goal is to show how easy it is define a new RESTful service. The examples start with a simple integers, moves on to arrays, then ends with a more complex data type to […]
Personal Reflections on the Indonesian Ecommerce Market
I recently went to Indonesia to visit some relatives and poked around in the ecommerce space a little while I was there. It was very interesting to see the visible progress in ecommerce within the country since my last trip, although there is also clearly a lot of progress still to be made. This post is […]
The Dreaded 70% and 98% Magento 2 Install Pauses (Quick Note)
You are installing the Magento 2 Merchant Beta (sweet!) with the Luma Store sample data, and the web installer pauses at 70%. Is it dead you wonder? For me, I waited and it got past this step and continued onwards. But then I hit the 98% pause. I waited. I waited a bit longer. Ummm. […]
Launching a New Magento Site? Why not brag a little! (Quick Note)
Are you a launching a new site? Why not share it in the “Showcase Your Site” forum group? Suggested points to mention: The URL! That is, it should be a site that is already live so others can go have a look. If you are a Merchant, feel free to share your aspirations for your […]
Exploring Docker Volumes for Phases of Development
In this blog post I describe a possible Docker based development pipeline. I use building a Magento 2 web site as an example, but the approach is equally valid for any web site. The following draws together several Docker usage patterns in use today. Development Development occurs on your desktop or laptop (not in production!). […]
Webhooks in Magento 2
This post explores a short term approach for implementing a webhook in Magento 2. Better support for webhooks is on the backlog, but currently not guaranteed for Magento 2 GA. So what is a webhook? Put simply, it is when software can be configured to send a HTTP request to a configurable destination (URL) when […]
Listing Magento 2 REST APIs (Quick Note)
9/1/2015: IMPORTANT UPDATE: This blog post is now out of date. Please see this newer post for a better approach to explore the available APIs. So you have Magento 2 but want to explore its new RESTful APIs. There is the Getting Started with Web APIs guide that introduces topics such as authentication. But sometimes you […]
Declarative vs Imperative Layout Files in Magento
Layout files can be a love/hate relationship. They are both powerful and complex. In this post I explore the difference between declarative and imperative styles of designing layout files (with a particular focus on Magento 2) and the pros and cons of the two approaches. The View Element Tree This blog is intended for those […]
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