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Luis Amador  / 
8 min read

Content Caching & Dynamic Content in Magento 2

While Magento 1 had no standard way to declare if a block of content was dynamic or static, in Magento 2 the interaction of these two concepts has dramatically improved. In Magento 1 developers had to set a parameter in the PHP code to indicate if it should be cached or not and optionally use […]

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Jill Govier  / 
3 min read

Are eCommerce Popups Worth It?

What is a Popup? If you’ve been using the internet for a while, there’s a good chance you already know what a popup is, but I’ll sum it up for those who may not know. A popup is a small window that literally “pops up” when you first land on a website. These popups could […]

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Gary Mort  / 
6 min read

How to handle Magento maintenance on logs, caches, and indexes.

There is a lot of confusion of how to run regular maintenance on logs, caches, and indexes in Magento. Most of it stems from applying maxims from the past to today.  In the past, server storage space was at a premium – and offsite storage required tape backups to handle the quantity of data.  Which […]

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Caitlin Mekita  / 
6 min read

Getting the most value from Magento Project discovery and planning

Every Magento project involves making hundreds of decisions. From web host to payment processor to advanced features and functionality, the earlier each decision is made, the better. The most efficient project discovery processes will have all major decisions clearly scoped, planned, documented, and agreed upon before beginning development. We’ve outlined some of our best advice […]

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Gentian Shero  / 
5 min read

Kount vs Signifyd: Two popular Magento fraud prevention tools

As consumers are increasingly using the internet to shop online, more and more merchants see fraudulent transactions and chargebacks. Unfortunately, there is not much that can be done after an order that has been placed with a fraudulent credit card has left your warehouse. When the real credit card owner finds out their credit card […]

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