Category Archives: Magento

Today I was asked programmatically modify a product attribute so that it was no longer searchable, and make a different attribute searchable instead. I wrote up the code and put it on our database updater module to run as an … Continue reading →

I’ve been working on a project with a lot of requirements for certain templates or javascript to be added based on a lot of different conditionals and situations that the standard layout xml files do not really allow for. Fortunately, … Continue reading →

I am now officially a Magento Certified Developer Plus. I took the exam today and passed. I have been studying hard for the last month, and taking the on-demand Fundamentals of Magento Development course. On top of that, having worked … Continue reading →

I have run into the situation numerous times (especially when working on Magento sites that were setup by other people) where configuration has been set on the website or store view levels when it didn’t need to be. You definitely … Continue reading →

I am excited to announce that on March 5th, I will be joining the extremely talented team at Lyons Consulting Group as an Applications Engineer. Lyons Consulting Group is the leading Enterprise Magento partner in the U.S. having successfully completed … Continue reading →

There are a number of ways that you can hide empty categories: You can disable them manually, you can modify the template output to check the product count and if zero don’t display it, etc. Another way is to write … Continue reading →

I am coming back to the freelance market for a bit, and I am looking for small/medium Magento module jobs. If you or anyone you know needs any work done in this area, please let me know!

Magento unfortunately has virtually no documentation on the V2 API. I needed to prove to someone today that using the V2 API, you can indeed create a product, assign it to 2 or more websites, and set the product price … Continue reading →

Using Magento 1.5.0.1, I noticed an interesting bug this afternoon. If you have setup any Date & Time or Time custom attributes, and have made them NOT required, here’s something you may notice: When initially adding the product to the … Continue reading →