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Magento 2 Composer Guide

November 25, 2015 - Magento 2

Magento 2 Composer

In this Magento 2 Composer guide, we will explain how to use the application-level package manager with the most popular ecommerce platform. Being inspired by Node.js npm, Composer provides a unified format that simplifies dependency management of PHP software. The usage of Composer in various Magento 2 projects is inevitable, because it is a part of the platform. You can run the package manager through the command line, installing dependencies for your modules. Besides, Composer provides the ability to install Magento 2 extensions available on Packagist (the repo is described below). Another important feature introduced in Composer is a set of autoload capabilities for libraries that essentially simplifies the usage of third-party software solutions. Continue Reading

Where are third-party modules situated in Magento 2?

November 23, 2015 - Fire development, Magento 2

Magento 2 Development

In Magento 2, they are situated in the vendor directory, while custom code is still in app/code/. All modules require composer.json, registration.php, as well as etc/modules.xml: Continue Reading

How to use the new repo.mangento.com

November 23, 2015 - Fire development, Magento 2

Magento 2 Development

To use the new repo.mangento.com, enhance your auth.json file with the following code: Continue Reading

Extension’s custom initialization on Magento start

November 23, 2015 - Fire development, Magento 2

Magento 2 Development

To load custom mini-libraries with short popular global functions in Magento 2, run the following code: Continue Reading

«There are no commands defined» failure

November 23, 2015 - Fire development, Magento 2

Magento 2 Development

If you get the «There are no commands defined» failure while trying to execute a console command in Magento 2, you can easily fix it. The reason of this problem is probably an absence of an extension’s etc/module.xml file or an error in the same file. Continue Reading

How to create Magento 2 custom system configuration and controller

November 23, 2015 - Fire development, Magento 2

Magento 2 Development

In Magento 2 menu configurations are located inside menu.xml, so to create custom system configuration and controller you should: Continue Reading

The Showcase of Magento 2 Shops

November 20, 2015 - Magento 2

Magento 2 shops showcase

Magento 2 has been finally launched, and we are happy to introduce you to the first dwellers of the renewed ecommerce ecosystem. In the post below, we’ve gathered digital pioneers that are brave enough to try the most recent ecommerce option. The following Magento 2 shops showcase illustrates how modern ecommerce websites look like in real life. And they really deserve to be mentioned! Continue Reading

Control for CloudFlare® Magento 2 Extension

November 19, 2015 - Magento 2, Our extensions

Magento 2 CloudFlare Extension

Today, we are happy to announce our third Magento 2 extension dubbed Control for CloudFlare®. This module provides a convenient integration of your Magento 2 website with one of the most popular CDNs CloudFlare®. The Control for CloudFlare® Magento 2 module adds all core features of the CDN right into your Magento 2 admin page. Consequently, you can save a lot of time and effort managing your CloudFlare® account directly from the Magento 2 backend. It is also necessary to mention that our Magento 2 CloudFlare® extension supports all main methods of CloudFlare® API.

UPD (14.12.15): Magento 2 CloudFlare® – a lite free version of Control for CloudFlare® Magento 2 Extension