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Magento's Collection object is a powerful tool, and comes with many built in features, such as automatic paging and data manipulation tools. However, when working with paged collections, there are a few "gotchas" you need to look out for. Read More
Magento Security - Where'd that E-mail Go?
10/26/11 5:05 PM • Posted in Magento
By Dante P
Remember when you accidentally sent that e-mail of the quiz cheat sheet to your professor instead of your classmate? Well, sometimes security (or privacy depending on how you look at it) isn't just making sure your site isn't open to an injection attack. It can also be as simple as making sure a tiny mistake isn't made. If you're using a Magento version that isn't at least 1.6, here's one configuration item we need to correct immediately.
Read MoreTwo (more) Magento Checkout Bugs for the Price of One
10/11/11 8:31 AM • Posted in Bugs
By Dante P
How long can you keep a bug going through your releases? Magento seems to has a nice run going on four releases now with how it uses lastPrice and quoteBaseGrandTotal in the onepage checkout (and the subsequent errors). Can they make it five? Read More
Guide: Packaging a Magento Extension
10/7/11 12:59 PM • Posted in Extensions
Magento
By Andrew Quackenbos
The Magento Package Creator is a great tool for getting your extension out the door and into the marketplace, but can be a bit daunting at first. This step-by-step guide goes through every part of the packaging process to make sure your extension is properly packaged and ready for use.
Read MoreRemember last time you got worried that the sun wouldn't rise in the morning so you stayed up all night just to make see for yourself? Well, you're not alone. Magento does that as well except with uploaded files instead of a nice warm star.
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