Although I wouldn’t recommend running accessing the database “directly” via SQL commands, it might be useful as a last resource to do so. But, how would one be able to implement it? By using the ResourceConnection class in \Magento\Framework\App we would be able to establish a connection to the database and get an object that implements the AdapterInterface defined in[…]
Read more#1 Favicon To check if favicon is correct and look good on iOS, Android, Windows… well, basically everywhere run your website’s url through https://realfavicongenerator.net/favicon_checker.This is an awesome online tools that will check all browsers, platforms and technologies for you and better yet will allows you to fix them! Yes, it will create all versions of your favicon for all situations[…]
Read moreIf your are having problem with the magento 2 cron jobs and it gets stuck or long-running you can try to optimize the way magento handles the queue consumers. By default consumers should continue polling for messages if the number of processed messages is less than the max_messages value (which can be specified in the env.php file). This is actually only[…]
Read moreI recently came across a problem with the store view switch caused by the default content security policies used by default. When using different domains on store views you might notice that the redirect will not work when you chose a different store view in the language dropdown. This is caused by the content security policies that magento, by default,[…]
Read moreBy default Magento 2 has predefined validations for all checkout fields, like postal/zip code and phone. Changing them can easily be done through the xml checkout file. The same method can also be used to change or add tooltip on checkout fields. As an example, suppose you want to change the zip code to allow only 5 digits and the[…]
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On many occasions I see that, by mistake, the product attributes are set in both Store View and All Store View scopes. This causes a lot of issues to properly and effectively maintain the product catalogue in magento, often causing store owner to think they are changing the correct attribute values that will reflect on the frontend when they are[…]
Read moreHere are a few suggestions to minimize downtime on Magento, whenever you need to deploy changes in production mode. Changes on phtml template files in the child theme(no downtime) All templates are updated in folder var/view_processed (no need to delete it first) Changes in less, css, js files in the child theme(no downtime if css and js are served from[…]
Read moreI decided to write this article to help newbies magento users. Magento is a very powerful yet complex framework with many nuances that are easily overseen. Many of those are critical to the speed of a magento website. So, here is a checklist to help you remember some of the important things you need to be aware to run your[…]
Read moreEven after setting up your magento to use HTTPS on the admin, the initial non-secure HTTP request to the frontend might need to be redirected to HTTPS. You can force HTTPS on all incoming traffic by adding to your .htaccess the following lines of code: And you are done 🙂
Read moreYou can easily disable magento 2 reviews and ratings functionality directly in the magento backend. Go to Stores > Settings > Configuration. Open the Catalog tab and choose the Catalog option. Navigate to the Product Reviews section and set No in the Enabled field. Save the changes. If you are running a version were you do not have that option then remove[…]
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