Tag: Magento

1. Catalog Price Rules vs. Cart Price Rules in Magento 2: Which Rule Applies When?

   May 28, 2025

   Catalog Price Rules and Cart Price Rules solve different problems in Magento 2, yet they are frequently confused or combined incorrectly on real projects. Understanding the indexing, the point of application, and the customer group logic of both rule systems prevents double discounting and unnecessary reindex overhead. This article lays out the practical decision tree: when a Catalog Price Rule and when a Cart Price Rule is the right tool.

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2. Page Builder Performance: Lazy Loading, Critical CSS and Image Optimization

   May 28, 2025

   Editors keep adding images, sliders and nested containers to Page Builder pages over months, without performance staying in view. With targeted lazy loading, critical CSS for the visible area and consistent image optimization, Page Builder content stays fast and Core Web Vitals capable even as it grows.

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3. Sizing Redis as Session and Cache Backend in Magento 2 the Right Way

   May 18, 2025

   Redis handles two fundamentally different jobs in Magento 2: write-heavy session storage and read-heavy caching, often on the same server without any clean separation. This article shows how to calculate the memory needs for Redis sessions, configure env.php and redis.conf for separate instances, and use monitoring to catch it early when Redis sizing hits its limits.

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4. Active Record Pattern in Magento 2: Models and Their Database Connection | Mironsoft

   May 15, 2025

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5. Headless Magento: When Separating Frontend and Backend Pays Off

   May 14, 2025

   Headless commerce separates the Magento backend from a standalone frontend via a GraphQL API, whether that frontend is a PWA, a native app, or an IoT terminal. This article provides a concrete decision framework: when the extra complexity pays off through multi-channel requirements and separate teams, and when Hyva as a server-rendered default setup remains the faster and cheaper choice.

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6. Magento 2 Currency Conversion: Getting Per-Store Price Rules Right

   May 8, 2025

   Magento 2 currency conversion looks like a simple factor between two numbers at first glance, but in practice it is an interplay of base currency, rate import, rounding rules and price rules that must be configured differently per store. Anyone who confuses base currency and display currency risks price drift with every rate update and discount rules that apply in the wrong currency.

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7. Configuring OpenSearch Attribute Mapping in Magento 2

   May 3, 2025

   Magento's default OpenSearch mapping treats almost every attribute the same, whether it is a paragraph of body copy, a SKU suffix or a technical internal code. Anyone who wants real control over search quality, facets and relevance needs to understand how attributes map to field types and build a custom OpenSearch attribute mapping with the right analyzers.

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8. GDPR Compliance in Magento 2: Export, Erasure, Consent

   May 3, 2025

   Unlike Adobe Commerce, Magento Open Source ships no built-in tool for the right of access or erasure, even though both rights are clearly regulated under the GDPR. A custom data export service, an anonymization concept that respects retention obligations, and traceable consent management can be cleanly anchored in the shop with PHP 8.4, service contracts and a dedicated cron job.

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9. Optimizing Core Web Vitals for Magento Stores

   Apr 28, 2025

   Running a Magento store without focusing on Core Web Vitals costs you visibility in Google Search and revenue through cart abandonment. LCP, INP, and CLS have been direct ranking factors since the Page Experience update - with clear thresholds, measurable causes, and concrete optimizations for Magento and Hyvä stores that stay stable under load.

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10. Identifying and Fixing Duplicate Content in Magento Stores

    Apr 24, 2025

    Duplicate content in Magento stores splits ranking signals across multiple URLs, wastes crawl budget, and keeps the right page from showing up in search. Multiple store views, URL parameters, parallel HTTP and HTTPS, and products assigned to several categories create typical duplicates that can be fixed with canonical tags, clean 301 redirects, and the right Magento configuration.

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