Php 8.1 gotchas for Magento developers
We have been working hard behind the scenes since the first Magento 2.4.4 beta releases to be able to support Magento 2.4.4 including support for Php 8.1 from the day of the general release. There is…
Magento Extension Quality
How can you choose trusted Magento extensions?
Behind the Scenes: Magento 2.4.0 Compatibility
Major releases like the most recent 2.4.0 Magento upgrade are busy times at Fooman. We strive to have all our extensions tested and verified working as soon as you need them. As some of you are…
Switching to the unified Magento Coding Standard
When working with Magento 2 depending on where you look there are different coding standards one might pick to follow: PSR-2 (Magento is part of PHP-FIG after all) MEQP-2 (Marketplace) ECG-2 (Expert…
Is it compatible?
One of the questions we get asked a lot: Is Fooman extension X compatible with Vendor Y's Z extension? The answer to this question is unfortunately a typical software engineering answer - it depends…
MLAU 2019 - DevExchange: Extension and Security Recap
At the recent Magento Live Australia Event I hosted a DevExchange table on the topic of: Security and Magento and Extensions With security every participant of the ecosystem has their role to play…
No Authentication Needed - Magento 2 Mirror
While I understand the reasoning behind Magento requiring login details to access repo.magento.com I believe it has had some unintended consequences. Due to the need to keep and manage secrets I have…
Extension Interoperability - Imagine DevExchange Recap
As part of ExtDN (the Magento Extension Developers Network) we kicked off two initiatives at this year's Imagine: Extension quality and extension interoperability. For the second topic I suggested a…
Installation and Distribution Options for Magento 2 Extensions
When it comes to installing extensions for Magento 2 you have a few different options available. I'll talk through each of those options from a developer and end user perspective. In the end I'll…
An Introduction to Extension Attributes
One of the cornerstones of Magento has always been the extensibility of the platform. Magento 2 is no different, but some of the approaches to customising Magento have changed substantially with the…
How to find trustworthy information about Magento extensions
I’ve had some interesting conversations with merchants and other developers lately about the issue of trust when it comes to Magento extensions. The right extension can be a real time and budget…
How many Magento extensions is too many?
There are thousands of Magento 1 extensions listed on Connect (soon to be rebranded as Marketplace), and already 750 Magento 2 extensions on the new Marketplace. With so many on offer, it’s easy to…