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One of the questions we get asked a lot: Is Fooman extension X compatible with Vendor Y's Z extension? The answer to this question is unfortunately a typical software engineering answer - it depends. …

We have been following the Magento GraphQl developments to see what impacts and expectations this would create for our extensions. In a PWA environment we anticipate everything to be provided via a Gr…

As a preface this blog post is written by someone that I would classify as active lurker. I have been following the progress on Github and follow the discussion in the Magento EngCom #pwa slack channe…

When it comes to eCommerce, credit card processing fees are a necessary evil. That 2.9% and 30 cents a pop is just the cost of doing business. Not anymore. We have the perfect solution for your Magent…

Are you still manually importing your eCommerce store records into Xero? Well, stop. With Fooman Connect: Xero, you'll save so much time you may need a hobby. Not only will you save time, you’ll save…

There are lots of different options around to set up your local development environment and I'd hazard a guess no two development environments are the same. Most of my Magento development work I do is…

At the recent Magento Live Australia Event I hosted a DevExchange table on the topic of: Security and Magento and Extensions With security every participant of the ecosystem has their role to play. W…

You’re in the business of making things. You’re a creator not an eCommerce administrator. The bad part of becoming popular is new clients sometimes want more -- like a pdf of their invoice. If you’ve …

When working with Magento 2 depending on where you look there are different coding standards one might pick to follow: PSR-2 (Magento is part of PHP-FIG after all) MEQP-2 (Marketplace) ECG-2 (Expert …

Is your online store ready for the holidays? They seem to come up quicker and quicker every year. But for most industries the last quarter of every year it's the best revenue-generating season. Whethe…

Bulk orders are awesome. But it can get really tricky, especially if your store is seasonal. Wouldn’t it be nice to save time when your Magento-powered store gets busy? Of course it would. With Fooman…

Triggered by a recent bug report for our Order Number Customiser extension I had to work out a way to run concurrent tests. Essentially for orders placed the very same second a duplicate order number …