Blog – Magento 2
Magento’s LTS version: The next step in the Magento life cycle
Following the event Adobe Developers Live: Commerce, there was a lot of discussion going on about what the future of Magento will be. Let’s take a closer look at what was actually announced.
Applying the Magento Security Patch via Composer
Update February 17, 2022: A second patch was released which must be applied over the first one. I added instructions on how to apply that at the end of this blog post. On February 13, 2022, Adobe released a critical security patch named "APSB22-12" for all...
The new Hyvä React Checkout
What is Hyvä React Checkout? Hyvä React Checkout is a free Magento 2 module that provides an elegant checkout page experience powered by the JavaScript library React. This can be a replacement for the default checkout solution which is widely known for its poor...
Curtain up for our client: liNear
Innovative online store for an inventive company Founded in Aachen in 1989, liNear GmbH specialises in software solutions and services for the design of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. As an innovation driver in digital building design, liNear was open to...
The Magento Open Source Community Alliance
The Magento store system has had an exciting history: After being taken over by eBay as a subsidiary, it later passed into the hands of Permira Funds, and was finally acquired in full by Adobe. Over the years, a strong community has developed around Magento, where...
How Hyvä became a successful integer_net spin-off
Hyvä has taken its place in the Magento ecosystem and continues to grow as an independent company under Willem Wigman and Vinai Kopp. It is time we share the success story of Hyvä and the role of integer_net that honestly fills us with pride. Willem and his connection...
Buying Adobe Certification Vouchers via Xvoucher
With the integration of the Magento certification program into Adobe, the process to take an exam has become more complex than before as several tools and services are involved. I have written about most of this process in the blog post "Remote Exams for the new...
Adobe introduces expiration of Magento certifications
Adobe has been planning to restructure its Magento certifications for some time. In the past, we have already collected some compact information for you. (See Cloud Developer Certification Exam and Update on Magento Certifications from 13.10.2020)Since 15 June it is...
Curtain up for our client: Butterfly
Quality and closeness to the customer Tamasu Co., Ltd. has been offering high-quality table tennis products under the Butterfly brand since 1950. The know-how for the products comes from the company founder and former Japanese national table tennis player Hikosuke...
Faster Shops with modern image types: an OpenSource module for Hyvä and Magento
An important part of performance optimization is about images. If a shop displays huge JPG images, the mobile performance will drop significantly if the images are not optimized. On the other hand, if images are optimized correctly, the shop will be faster, and the...
Magento 2 Frontend with Hyvä – our preliminary conclusion
Now that we have the first six months with Hyvä Themes behind us and the first projects are already live, we want to share our experiences and show the advantages that we have noticed in the development with the new Magento 2 frontend. In particular the shop...
News about Hyvä Themes
Hyvä 1.1 is available About a month and a half after the release of version 1.0 of Hyvä Themes, the updated version is available, which includes new features. We want to take this as an opportunity to take a look at what has happened around Hyvä Themes in the...
Fooman E-Mail-Attachments for Magento 2
This blog post assumes that you are familiar with and have a working knowledge of: how to write plugins and observers how to set up integration tests (not mandatory, if you want to implement it without tests) Basic understanding of how you can distinguish email types,...
Curtain up for our client: Die Ballondrucker
Colourful diversity united in one shop Die Ballondrucker combine a large selection of balloons and matching accessories in their online shop, as well as the possibility to individually design balloons with the balloon print designer. For private occasions, company...
Recap of Hyvä Release Party
On the 12th February 2021, we celebrated the release of version 1.0 of Hyvä Themes. As the main partner and co-creator, integer_net organized and sponsored the event. Here you can find a summary of the event, including recordings of the talks.
Butterfly – integer_net’s third Hyvä Launch
Our newest project with a Hyvä Themes frontend is finished. Read more here about the measures we took to improve performance and the resulting lighthouse score. Also included: a glimps on our first two Hyvä projects.
Hyvä Themes – which features are already supported by the new Magento frontend and what is planned
Hyvä Themes is currently under development and we are working hard on the new Magento frontend to make the first version available soon. If you are interested, you can sign up for the waiting list for Hyvä Themes. Here you will find an overview of features already...
From the idea to the realisation of Hyvä Themes
Having an idea is one thing, but actually turning it into reality is something completely different. How the idea of Hyvä Themes emerged in the first place and which events led to the realisation of Hyvä Themes is told in this article. First of all: Sometimes it takes...
Hyvä Themes and the Magento frontend problem
Magento's major strengths include its multi-store functionality and customizability; from a developer's point of view these are probably mainly the Dependency Injection and the API support. Unfortunately, the frontend is not one of its strengths: both the traditional...
About the “Magento Commerce Cloud Developer” Certification Exam
In late September 2020, I passed the certification which was known as "Magento Certified Cloud Developer" before. Its full name is now "Adobe Certified Expert - Magento Commerce Cloud Developer". I took the exam remotely from home - you can read more about the...
Ever since the release of Magento 2 in November 2015, much has changed for this e-commerce platform. New versions, new features and partnerships, and a different approach to collaborations with the community keep us moving. Although the documentation of Magento 2 is much more extensive and helpful than it was the case for Magento 1, there are still specific topics to cover – which we do here, in order to help others.
Complementary descriptions of default features in Magento 2, examples of how to use these features, reports of the interaction between different extensions or tips and tricks for the development with this complex software can be found in this chapter of our blog.