Working faster with bin/magento
The bin/magento command is the entry point to working with Magento 2's command line tasks. Prompted by a couple of recent tweets I thought I quickly write down a couple of tips to speed up working wit…
Magento 2 API Documentation
Magento 2 uses Swagger to automatically generate documentation for its REST API. You can view a published version on Magento devdocs. What's even better - Swagger is shipped with each installed instan…
The Most Common Mistake Working with Magento?
The most common mistake when working with Magento? Making changes directly to your live Magento site… without first using a test site. It’s so simple, but my best advice is to always use a test site …
Move your M2 extension to the vendor dir
In my recent Imagine presentation I talked about keeping your Magento 2 extensions in the vendor folder. The good news is that it is fairly straight forward to convert your extension from one location…
6 top tips for using Magento 2 surcharges and extra fees
For many businesses, surcharges are a good way to keep base prices down and recover specific, customer-driven costs to your business. Surcharges are a common part of the online buying experience in m…
Magento 2 Command Line Tips
While working with Magento 2 you will be using the command line a lot more often. I have started a collection of commands that have come in handy while working on various client installations: Tip #1 …
Can't remember all the Magento 2 compilation commands?
Magento 2 comes with a range of compilation commands which are meant to be run as part of your build step. However as there are a few different commands it's easy to forget one. The easiest way I foun…
Quicker clone of Magento 2 from github
Sometimes you need to quickly check something on the latest development version of Magento 2. Especially if you haven't previously pulled the repository from Github the following small change will red…
Installing a Magento 2 extension from Marketplace using command line
Not many people are aware yet that Magento 2's Web Setup Wizard is a UI sitting on top of Composer. Because of this you do not need to use the graphical interface if you prefer to use the command line…
The MAGE_MODE Trap
You can run Magento 2 in three different modes: default, developer and production. Magento 2 allows you to define which mode to run via a server variable (MAGE_MODE). This can be seen in the below exa…