If you're like me, you prefer to keep things updated as often as possible. Besides, keeping things updated is a part of preventing security breaches and taking advantage of bug fixes. Unfortunately, this can cause a headache with Magento 2. The issue Magento 2 fails to load and reports 1 exception(s):Exception #0 (Exception): Deprecated Functionality:...

The fix to this issue is because the form key validation is missing on check out. You can view the fix here How to fix Magento checkout after upgrading

Prerequisites This is part 1 of a series of steps that I take to speed up Magento. With these steps, I've managed to get a Magento website to load all elements in under 3 seconds. Visually, it appears to be less than 1 second. I've also chopped the loading speed of client websites in half. (Note:...

Prerequisites Thank you for visiting my blog. First, I'd like to point out that this guide does not apply to cloud hosted websites such as Shopify or big commerce. What are expires headers Expires headers tell the browser, which elements of a website to keep in the browser cache and for how long. Every time...

After you've upgraded to Magento version 1.9.3.4 have you noticed that your check out just sits on billing information and doesn't proceed to the shipping options? Apparently, the Magento team discovered a security issue and added form key validation on check out. What are form keys? Form keys help prevent Cross Site Request Forgery attacks on Magento...

Prerequisites It's always best to upgrade your php version to the latest stable version but keep in mind, your website must be able to handle the upgrade. This tutorial assumes that you're running Ubuntu Trusty and Mod php. You must have the ability to run these commands as root or as a sudo user. If...

There are a number of reasons that causes Magento to run slowly. All too often this is the case with a new client. One thing clients with Magento websites don't realize is that in order to run an efficient Magento installation, a lot of thing must be considered. Magento themes is a huge driver in...

What is Magento? Magento is the most robust open source (Free to use) e-commerce platform in the ecommerce industry. The platform was first released in 2007 and has been growing ever since. In the later years, Magento was then bought by eBay. Saying Magento is a robust platform is actually an understatement. In my many years...

Ever wanted to know the history of Magento? Here's an infographic of Magento through the years.