Magento

I thought I’d share some tips to dealing with the issue of the Magento 1.9 cache folder containing too many files. After investigating a new site I found over 300,000 files present in the var/session folder. This happens due to the php’s config session.gc_maxlifetime value and similar config being incorrectly set, which that causes PHP’s […]

Step one:  Before we do anything – go ahead and backup your store, we’ll need to backup the codebase and the database, this should be a smooth upgrade but you never know (it is Magento afterall…) You’ll be thankful that you can revert back to a working version of your magento store easily if something […]

Sagepay Error Code : 5006 Error Description : Unable to redirect to Vendor’s web site. The Vendor failed to provide a Redirection URL. After many hours of debugging we managed to discover a fix for one of the many reasons this error can appear. What made this difficult to debug was that there was No […]

The project WeatherBeeta approached us to begin their direct sales eCommerce journey. Having focused on selling exclusively through retail partners for the past 35 years, they identified the future will include selling direct to consumers and so they looked for a Magento development company that could help build their eCommerce site, support their design and […]

The project TNBL (The Nail and Beauty Link) approached us requiring a redesign of their dated-looking Magento site. We redesigned their website and gave them a new, refreshing and approachable feel to the store. They needed the site to work better on mobile/tablet devices, and crucial features were missing that would help them increase their […]

I recently found an issue on a Magento 1 site where no matter what I tried, product SKU, product attribute in any combinations the product would always get the discount rule applied and the customer group would receive a discount on a product the merchant did not want discounted. Simple products worked fine but there […]

For many businesses, finding ways to increase the amount that customers spend on your website can be a challenge, as can increasing how much they visit your website. It can be easier to encourage previous customers to make more purchases on your website rather than finding new customers. In this article, I will go over  […]

We recently had to create a custom product attribute to allow a client to set a “Best Seller” flag on certain products. I found a lot of outdated examples of how to access this attribute on the front end, so for others out there; here is how I did this. Firstly, create the attribute in […]