Many people are having the issue where the toolbar and pagination doesn’t show when listing products on a CMS page and are continuously asking for help on the Magento forums but as far as I could see there is no solution posted there. In fact that’s the case for most questions posted on the forums.
How to show the toolbar and pagination when listing products on pages other than category pages is actually quite simple. In fact it’s very simple! (more…)
Magento 1.4 comes built in with a wysiwyg editor that is there to make it easy for less savvy users to edit rich content on their store’s home page, content pages, product descriptions etc without HTML knowledge.
There is also an option to hide the editor in case you want to use external code and paste it there or if you want to edit the HTML directly.
If you know HTML, you’ll probably want to use your favorite editor and only paste the code in the admin when you’re done (with the editor hidden). The problem is that the editor gets very buggy if you do that and then try to make a small edit directly in the admin – or even if you load the edit page in the admin and save again! That’s because the editor is not hidden by default and when loaded it adds <p> tags everywhere and removes empty divs. Depending on the code you have this will either destroy your content’s formatting on the front-end or make it disappear altogether.
Keep reading for a simple way to solve this annoying issue with the Magento editor! (more…)
When developing a new website or web application, you should choose to work with widely used web technologies that are popular on the internet. Why is this a smart choice?
Large pool of talented people.
If you work with widely used technologies, you’re aiming at a large pool when looking for talented people to work with. That’s really important. When working with technologies that are more rare, you are tying yourself to the companies or individuals you’re working with. By using more popular technologies, you’ll have a choice if for whatever reason you need to find other people to work with. And all the past work done will not be in vain because other people will know how to work with it.
Cost effective.
It is usually more expensive to work with technologies that are more rare. Of course it’s not the rule but it’s often the case. Again the pool of competitors is smaller so that usually means higher prices.
Access to resources.
In addition, it is much harder to find resources, frameworks, platforms, and in general open source software when you use technologies that are less popular – so you miss out on a lot of shortcuts and powerful options. Basically everything has to be coded custom – again that’s much more expensive and is not sustainable.
Prepared for growth.
Working with the wrong technologies will interfere with your company’s growth. Any web application needs to be regularly updated, maintained, and carefully secured (especially when it comes to Ecommerce for example). By not choosing a route where you can use popular software and platforms that are themselves regularly updated by the community, you are signing up for a long relationship with your developer and will end up being too dependent. It’s not a smart choice.
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If you change your site’s URL structure, you’ll probably need to redirect entire directories of your website to ensure that no links are lost.
This is very important for SEO and to not loose any incoming links to your site. So here’s how it’s done: (more…)
When we changed our blog’s URL structure all the counts on our “tweet” buttons got reset to zero.
Changin the URL structure on your blog is a painful process but 
we decided it was a necessary change for the greater good! Unfortunately there is no work around the fact that you’ll lose your tweet counts displayed by the Tweetmeme button since the script counts the tweets based on the permalink URLs. Once the permalink structure changes, it’s basically like if you had completely new posts and pages all together, even if you have permanent re-directions setup properly. (more…)
I found this really great article on using different style sheets for differently sized browser windows when designing a website or web application, potentially significantly enhancing the user experience. Enjoy!
It’s obvious than having the right tools at your disposal can make all the difference in your work. You’ll be more productive but as you are able to focus more on what you do (rather than how to do it) you’ll create the right context for your creativity to thrive!
I decided to start a new series of posts on this blog dedicated to the tools I use every day that transformed the way I work and made it possible for me to achieve better results and produce more work, while spending less time in front of my computer!
For some of work that I do, file comparison and folder comparison is absolutely essential. I use Beyond Compare every day. In fact, it’s probably the single software I use the most when working on any web design or web development task. I even often prefer it to the operating system default functions when copying files, creating backups, etc. I highly recommend giving it a try!
We recently posted solutions to the most common problems people are having with Magento 1.4 (whether you are upgrading your Magento installation or starting with a fresh Magento 1.4 installation).
Another very common problem is when JavaScript files aren’t referenced properly – which creates a bunch of errors and functionality problems. (more…)
With the recent release of Magento version 1.4, many people are having trouble upgrading their current Magento installation, or installing their template on a fresh Magento 1.4 installation. A quick search online and you’ll find countless entries and posts stating that Magento 1.4 is buggy, not working, horrible, etc. Particularly when you browse through the Magento forums.
In fact Magento 1.4 is different than the last previous stable version (1.3.2.4) but you should definitely be able to upgrade your installation, or install your custom template on a Magento 1.4 installation! Here are the most common issues and how to fix them! (more…)
Here are the simple steps to install a new theme in your Magento installation: (more…)