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How to list all new and changed files in a Magento SUPEE patch

When patching a Magento website it’s useful to know which files are going to be affected so that you can run tests and check your custom template files. Here’s how to list all new and changed files in a Magento SUPEE patch file from the command line: cat

Money makes the world go ‘round

> When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is —Oscar Wilde Money is such an interesting tool; a powerful instrument for change throughout the world. Whilst we in the developed world know what money

Omni-channelling: Be crystal clear

Omni-channelling isn’t a New Age spiritualistic ritual, though it does sound like it, but you will still need to be open to receiving messages from entities. These entities are tangible as they are your potential consumers, and it is you and your brand that will serve as the medium

Magento 2 API discloses sensitive information

This week it was discovered [https://www.byte.nl/blog/magento-2-dont-forget-to-protect-your-api] that the Magento 2 API by default discloses sensitive information about your store such as product database information (hidden/disabled products, pricing rules and stock details), the otherwise obfuscated admin URL and which other storefronts are running on the

3 reasons m-commerce isn’t working for you

Internet Retailing magazine [http://internetretailing.net/magazine/] reported at the end of last year that 24% of UK online orders come through m-commerce – that’s a large chunk of your business! Have you checked your analytics lately? If you’re finding that there’s a big gap between visitors and

Magento 2 Architectural Overview

Here’s a short video which provides an overview of the Magento 2 platform architecture. Magento 2 Architectural Overview [https://vimeo.com/145947978] from Magento [https://vimeo.com/magentoecommerce] on Vimeo [https://vimeo.com].

Magento 2 launches

Last month Magento announced the biggest shake-up of their software to date with the launch of Magento 2, promising greater flexibility, improved performance, and new responsive design themes. All these shiny features make it tempting to jump straight in, however, there will inevitably be some kinks to work through, so

A security test for your Magento online store

If you are puzzled about all of the Magento security patches and best-practice server settings, and there are quite a few, then there is an easy check that you can do yourself that takes just a few minutes that will tell you whether your Magento store is secure. It doesn’

Magento Enterprise vs Community

I’m often asked about the differences between Magento CE (Community Open Source) and Enterprise versions and it’s not a simple question to answer. I recently found this video by Jeff Finkelstein where he talks about the key differences of each version in a detailed manner. Watch Jeff’s

How to change the Magento 'Shipping & Handling' output

I see a lot of advice which recommends overriding Magento’s classes when you need to change a core file. Alan Storm recommends [http://alanstorm.com/magento_upgrade_rewrite_override], and rightly so, that we should extend from Magento’s core classes when making changes as opposed to overriding them.