Tag: Magento

1. Page Builder Custom Content Type in Magento 2 from Scratch

   Jul 30, 2025

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2. Implementing Gift Cards in Magento 2: Code, Redemption, Refund

   Jul 28, 2025

   Gift cards in Magento 2 are more than a simple voucher field: a clean data model in the giftcardaccount, secure code generation, correct checkout total integration, multiple redemption per cart, a resilient admin workflow for batch campaigns, and hardened API protection for headless and GraphQL checkouts decide whether gift cards work reliably and securely in production.

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3. Quote Management API in Magento 2: Controlling Cart Logic Programmatically

   Jul 24, 2025

   Anyone building headless checkouts, POS integrations or marketplace sync for Magento 2 cannot avoid the Quote Management API. CartRepositoryInterface, CartManagementInterface and custom totals collectors replace fragile direct model access with stable, versioned service contracts that stay reliable even under heavy cart load.

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4. Building Custom Indexers in Magento 2: IndexerInterface, Mview and indexer.xml

   Jul 19, 2025

   Anyone who needs their own data to be searchable or aggregated at speed cannot avoid building a custom indexer. Instead of running expensive calculations on every frontend request, a custom indexer moves the work into a controlled, repeatable process that runs exactly when the underlying data changes.

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5. Front Controller Pattern in Magento 2: From index.php to the Controller | Mironsoft

   Jul 18, 2025

   How does Magento 2 process every HTTP request? Bootstrap, FrontController, router chain, URL rewriting and action classes, the complete path fully explained.

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6. Magento RMA: Building Returns Management Without the Enterprise Feature

   Jul 10, 2025

   Magento Open Source ships without a native RMA module, that only exists in Adobe Commerce. Anyone who still wants clean returns management builds a custom RMA module with declarative schema, Service Contracts, a real state machine and automatic creditmemo creation, instead of improvising returns management with custom attributes and emails.

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7. Extending Your Own GraphQL Schema via schema.graphqls

   Jul 4, 2025

   Adding fields, mutations or complex types to the GraphQL schema from your own Magento module takes more than extend-type syntax: resolver architecture, cross-module schema merging and batch resolving against N+1 queries are all part of the job. This article walks through real code showing how a custom schema extension in Magento 2.4.8 is built cleanly, testably and in a version safe way.

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8. Composer Patches in Magento 2 | Apply Core Fixes Without a Fork

   Jun 27, 2025

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9. Migrating from Magento 1 to Magento 2: Data Migration and Pitfalls

   Jun 25, 2025

   Well over six years after Magento 1 reached end of life, shops still run on the old platform, without security updates and with growing risk. A clean Magento 1 to Magento 2 migration requires far more than the Data Migration Tool: EAV mapping pitfalls, a complete theme rebuild, URL redirects and converting password hashes decide whether the switch goes smoothly or ends in data loss.

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10. Service Locator Pattern in Magento 2: Why ObjectManager Is Evil | Mironsoft

    Jun 21, 2025

    ObjectManager::getInstance()->get() hides dependencies, makes testing impossible, and blocks static analysis. Everything about the Service Locator anti-pattern, and the correct alternative.

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