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An approach for integration testing the Magento 2 checkout
The checkout is usually one of the most heavily adjusted parts of an online store. Besides the visual appearance and the UI, adjustments typically cover some backend parts too. For example: you adjust the e-mails which are being sent at checkout success, or you send...
Magento shop security at integer_net – The SanSec integration
To prevent hacks and data theft, we use several mechanisms at integer_net: Always the latest Magento version - thanks to our Magento partnership, we usually have access to it before the official release Use of a Web Application Firewall ("WAF") to block SQL injection...
Adobe Summit 2020
Due to the global situation, caused by Covid-19, Adobe Summit could not take place as planned. The biggest event by Adobe, which would have gathered around 16.000 attendees in Las Vegas, would have also incorporated the biggest Magento event of the year, Imagine. In...
A new Magento meetup for the Euregio
In 2020, a new Magento meetup will kick-off in the Euregio between Aachen, Genk, and Heerlen.The idea The Euregional Magento Meetup will take place every 2 to 3 months. The location will rotate between Genk (Belgium), Heerlen (Netherlands) and Aachen (Germany). It...
The “ultimate guide” to Magento 2 JavaScript Bundling
First part of the “Ultimate guide to Magento 2 JavaScript bundling”. An introduction to Front End performance and benchmarks of available solutions.
Magento 2 front end performance settings – Magento 2 bundling patches
Second part of the “Ultimate guide to Magento 2 JavaScript bundling”. Set up a basis for performance testing with default Magento 2. Get patches needed for Magento 2 JavaScript bundling.
How to bundle Magento 2 with Baler or M2 DevTools extension
Third part of the “Ultimate guide to Magento 2 JavaScript bundling”. Learn how to implement Magento 2 bundling with Baler or with the M2 DevTools Toolbar.
The integer_net solution to Magento 2 JavaScript bundling
Fourth and final part of the “Ultimate guide to Magento 2 JavaScript bundling”. Learn how we got the best possible Lighthouse Audit score for Magento 2.
MageUnconference 2019: Let them eat cake!
During a weekend with the Magento community in Cologne, MageUnconference offers simply the best opportunity for some heart-to-heart talks about Magento, ecommerce development, and life in the year 2019 in general.
MageUnconference 2019
The time has come again, the MageUnconference is only a few days away. Therefore I want to show you why we will be there for the fifth time and what is so special about this event: Our team at the MageUnconference 2018 Not an ordinary conference As the name suggests,...
How to install the official Magento 2 language pack
The official Magento 2 language packs, which can be found on GitHub at https://github.com/magento-l10n, are relatively unknown so far. The purpose of this article is to increase awareness and make the installation easier. My colleague Sonja has already written a blog...
Magento Page Builder – Introduction for Developers
Page Builder was introduced with Magento Commerce 2.3.1. It's the successor of "Bluefoot", an advanced, intuitive and very flexible CMS tool for individual layouts and content elements. A typical task for a developer is to create a new content element with a few...
PWA! But when? Yesterday? Now? Tomorrow?
Update from December 08, 2020: Practical experience from several projects has shown that in our opinion the PWA approach is not suitable for all Magento projects. With Hyvä we have therefore developed a new approach for a high-performance and above all simpler...
How to contribute to Magento 2 translations
Magento 2 is built for international ecommerce. In order to provide the best user experience, translations need some support from the community. Here is how you can help.
Magento Imagine and its side-events
Disclaimer:Most of my calendar entries actually were on the weekend before the conference. So I'll let you in on what happened before Magento Imagine in chronological order. And then add my most inspirational moment from Imagine. For a review of Imagine and all major...
Magento Imagine 2019 – Review
On May 13th to 15th, the annual Magento Imagine took place in Las Vegas. It is the biggest Magento conference worldwide, organized by Magento themselves. integer_net was represented by Sonja and Andreas. As every year, there were several announcements. Here are the...
Miles & More Integration in Magento
Customer loyalty programmes are a useful tool to tie customers tighter to the own brand and to generate more sales with lower customer acquisition costs than it would be necessary to gain a new customer. That is a reason why programmes, that reward customers for their...
MageRun Leipzig 2019
Prepare yourself for a long conference day with a run outside. The exercise and fresh air help to enjoy the day full of input. Like last year, we organise the MageRun in Leipzig for all attendees of Meet Magento DE.
Make Magento 2 small again
With version 2.3.0, Magento includes about 200 internal PHP packages (in the "magento" namespace) plus more than a hundred external PHP packages. These numbers have grown a lot in the last few releases, especially with several packages for the GraphQL integration and...
Testing Date And Time with Clock Objects
Did you ever write unit tests for code that dealt with date and time? Since time itself is out of your control, you might have used one of these approaches: Test doubles, e.g. for the DateTime class in PHP. To make this work, DateTime or a factory thereof must be...