Sometimes it's useful to disable all your local module code in one fell swoop. Magento has provided a neat configuration option to do just that. Continue »
Quick Tip: Easy pop-ups with window.js in the front end with Magento
Did you know that your Magento install comes with a Prototype based library called window.js? If you want to make use of popup windows, this is the library to include. Let's see what we can do with it. Continue »
Quick Tip: Using a Frontend Model For Your Module Configuration Parameter
You can greatly enhance your module's configuration options by using a front end model class. This example quick tip will show how to create a Yes/No toggle option that reveals or hides the dependent text option. Continue »
Quick Tip: Conditional Loading of JavaScript and CSS Using Your Module Configuration
It's really easy to create conditional JavaScript and CSS includes for your custom modules using module configuration parameters. Read on to see how. Continue »
Quick Tip: Explain Your Module Configuration Options With Tooltips
Did you know that Magento provides built in tooltips for your configuration options? If you're a module developer and want to explain some of your module options in more detail, you can. Check out how. Continue »
Quick Tip: Translating Strings From Specific Modules
Did you know that you can target translation strings from specific Magento modules in your translate.csv, instead of a blanket replacement for all occurrences of the string? Continue »
Add Your Own Widget Templates To Widget Options
Do you need to add more custom template options to the default Magento Widgets template option? This is a quick and easy tip to show you how. Continue »
Quick Tip: Template Hints for the Magento Admin Area
Magento has included an easy way to show you which front-end file you need to edit by using template hints. Unfortunately the same trick doesn't work when developing for the back-end. So how do we get around this? Continue »
Speeding up Magento with APC or Memcached
There are quite a few discussions on the Magento forums and various blogs about Magento performance tuning and optimization. A few simple Google searches will yield enough material to keep you busy reading. In this article we will focus on how to enable two different caching systems for your Magento site. Continue »
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