Archive for April, 2009
Magento took 55 man years to build…
Magento took 55 man years to build and has over 200,000 lines of code – the million dollar open source project.
Extending an existing class in Magento
Extending an existing class in Magento is a relatively simple task once you know which files to edit and where they should go – however this information isn’t easy to find on the Community Forums so this article will show how to add custom functionality to an existing class in four simple steps whilst keeping it easy to upgrade your installation as new versions are released.
Showing Subcategories in Magento Static Blocks
Whilst the navigation options available in Magento comfortably surpass most other products on the market there are still the occasional problems to deal with. This article offers a quick ‘How To’ which enables the display of a list of Magento subcategories in a static block on a category page.
Magento Version 1.3.1 Now Available
Magento version 1.3.1 is now available for download – includes bug fixes and support for Amazon Simple Pay/Checkout by Amazon.
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