Subtitle: Why Magento sometimes makes people crazy. Pop quiz. What does this bit of code do? Hint: It’s used on the catalog search page, and “query” means the text a user entered Mage::helper('catalogsearch')->isMinQueryLength() If you said returns true if the search text is of the minimum query length You’d be [...]
astormMagento TinyMCE Config A new, small, Magento module (authored by me) that makes adding additional TinyMCE configuration items easy. Built to work around Magento’s stripping of certain HTML5 tag attributes.
astormMagento Password Reset (vs. sending plaintext password) Email Template No idea why this isn’t the default. (That’s a lie. I have some idea)
astormLast time we walked you through creating a bundle in Symfony and adding it to the OroCRM application. Whenever you're starting with a new software framework it's always important to do this sort of step-by-step breakdown so you understand how something works. However, once
astormThe Oro Business Application Platform (or OroBAP) is the new framework from OroCRM. OroBAP is the programming framework they're using to build their new CRM application, as well as the framework we all hope will bring some modernity to the crufty world of business
astormPeoplesometimesask Whyidon’t CamelCase Allthewords Inmymagentoclasses
astormAdding 1.13 Security Fixes to 1.7 CE David Alger has gone above and beyond the call of duty to track down some recent EE/CE disparity and provide security patches for non-enterprise customers.
astormTest driven development is all the rage in certain PHP circles (while rage inducing code is all the rage in other PHP circles). Today we’re going to cover using the PHPUnit testing tools that ship with n98-magerun, as well as cover some programatic testing basics. Creating a test in n98-magerun is simple. First, make sure [...]
astormMageSend Magento Email MageSend is a new Magento extension from community mainstay Ashley Schroder that routes all Magento’s emails through Amazon SES. Given how difficult vanilla SMTP deliverability has become this sounds like a no brainer win for any system administrator
astormI've been doing a bit of cleanup and archiving, and realized I'd never written a proper article for the Magento Tar to Connect project.
astormOSL 3.0 Explained I am still not your, or anyone’s, lawyer, but this is a great breakdown of the motives and intent of the OSL software license. (tip fo the hat to hakre)
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