…e previous post, I talked about GitHub Pages and how to set it up on your GitHub repository. We used the site generator to get started and I mentioned that GitHub Pages also supports Jekyll. In this post, I will talk about Jekyll and show you how to get it setup…
…e decided to take your store online - that's great! But what platform should you choose out of the many options available out there? Magento is one of the best options and here's why: In today’s world, where everyone is connected to the web – if you're not online, the chances are high…
…e of the most common tasks in web development is event management. Our JavaScript code is usually listening to events dispatched by the DOM elements. This is how we get information from the user: That is, he or she clicks, types, interacts with our page and we need to know once…
…each web site user an individual account allows you to uniquely identify users of your web site and validate that they are who they claim to be. Knowing a user’s identity allows the web site to change to reflect the needs and interests of each user. As web sites normally…
…erhaps one of the most overlooked functionality of Magento is its Newsletter feature. Magento is one of very few CMSs which offers built-in user subscription, management and newsletter sending functionality. Properly using these features can save lot of time and money, which would otherwise be spent on integrating third-party applications for…
…e're currently looking for more authors to join our team! Specifically, we're looking for those who have strong web development skills - both front-end and back-end. Of course, this raises the question: what all does this entail when it comes to write for an established, respected, and educational network?Depending on on…
…etimes the available product types just aren’t enough. Magento has the different types pretty well covered, but there’s just situations where it simply makes more sense to have a separate product type. For me, one of those situations was when I needed to create a custom product module that would handle…
…e'll take a look at WebDriverJs which is a tool used for browser automation. Chrome will be used throughout however modern browsers tend to have available drivers for use with WebDriver (even mobile) so do check them out if you wish to automate other browsers.While unit tests are certainly valuable for…
…earlier days, we had browsers that did not feature tabbed browsing, but today when you look at all browsers available, we can see that all browsers offer that. Being a programmer, I normally have 10-15 tabs open at a time, sometime this numbers goes above 25-30.Why This API?Earlier, it was…
…enCart web shop, banners can be displayed in many forms. They can be displayed as a static image, a carousel, or a slideshow. Each banner may include one or more images and these group of images can be assigned to different modules depending on the size and the function they…