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Protecting Your Magento Store From Malicious Attacks
Recently there has been an increase in brute-force password guessing attacks, This has effected a large portion of Magento installations. These attacks have allowed unauthorized admin panel access. Magento recently came out with a few steps you can take to help...
Magento Advanced – Conditional Statements (if-else) on Website View
Magento Conditional Statement - on Website / Store View Magento is one of the most versatile and feature rich e-commerce platforms available with the ability to manage multiple websites under 1 installation, yet it has a very complex programming structure and...
Magento Basics – Product Relations – Related, Up sell, Cross sell
Magento Product Relations Product relations are extremely important for any online catalog. They help customers navigate your products, increase conversion & increase average order value. But which should you use? Up sell, cross sell or related product? Here is my...
Magento Basics – Change Slider Effect – RWD 1.9
The new banner slider that comes packaged with the release of Magento 1.9 and above is smooth and optimised, but offers little backend customisation. The slide effect it uses may not suit your store. I was recently asked by a customer to change their banner slider to...
Magento Basics – Add Custom Fields To Contact Form
Add Custom Fields To Contact Form In Magento Recently one of my customers required additional functionality which required me to add custom fields to their contact form. Although doing this requires more than back-end configuration, with the way Magento's...
Magento Basics – Simple CSS Changes To 1.9
The default Magento 1.9 RWD theme is responsive, clean and offers a variety of features including product zoom & colour swatches, great out of the box or great to modify with CSS changes. In this tutorial i will explain how to make simple design & CSS Changes...
Magento Basics – Change Default Footer Links
The default footer links are not always relevant or needed. Although it is not difficult to alter them, it is not possible without altering XML template files first. This guide is for use on Magento 1.9.1 Change Default Footer Links Editing your XML file 1.Find &...
Magento Basics – How To Create Sub Category Grid
Clients have often asked me why including a sub category grid on product pages is not standard functionality of Magento. Most eCommerce sites require this type of navigation. Although this is not "out of the box" functionality it is relatively easy to implement and...
Magento Basics – How To Clear Magento Log Files
Over time Magento log files build up causing your database to increase in size. This can cause issues in your site speed & can cause backup issues. A common question that my clients ask is, how to clear Magento log files. How To Clear Magento Log Files There are 2...
Magento Basics – How To Backup Your Store
Keeping a recent & up-to-date backup of your store is extremely important especially when you are constantly updating your catalog. There are many risks & threats involved whilst running a website. These could involve server issues or a security breach, both...