Australia 1.0.5 for Magento 2 released

We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.0.5 of the Fontis Australia extension for Magento 2. This is a minor update that fixes an issue with NT postcodes. Changes in this version are: Remove integer type cast on postcodes, which causes problems for postcodes starting with 0. The Fontis Australia extension for Magento 2 is available for immediate download on GitHub. If you have any feedback or would like to contribute, please submit an issue on GitHub. Read more →

Australia Post API SDK 2.0 released

We are pleased to announce the release of version 2.0 of the Australia Post API SDK for PHP. This library is widely used throughout the community and we hope that the new version will address a few of the issues we've had with it over the years, and make it even easier to use for other developers. Some of the highlights from this release are: The Guzzle 3 client has been replaced with the more generic HTTPlug PSR-7/PSR-18 client. Read more →

Australia Day 2019 Release and Packagist Migration

Happy Australia Day everyone! Hope everyone down under had a great long weekend. We have a couple of announcements in celebration. Version 1.0.4 of the Australia extension for Magento 2 has now been released. This is a maintenance release that just adds compatibility for Magento 2.3. We'd like to thank Nathaniel Rogers for his contributions to this release. We have also started migrating our free extensions to be installable directly through packagist. Read more →

Magento Extension Roundup - October 2018

Welcome to the Magento extension round-up, where we quickly review some of the more notable extensions which were released in the past month. In this month's round-up, we look at extensions for redirecting product review pages, adding multiple flat shipping rates, customer group membership and payment method restriction. Magento 2 Multiple Flat Rates by Mageplaza License: Custom Version Reviewed: 1.0.0 Although Magento 2 supports flat rate shipping, you are limited to a single rate. Read more →

Australia 1.0.3 for Magento 2 released

We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.0.3 of the Fontis Australia extension for Magento 2. This is a minor update that adds the ability to export orders to CSV using the Click & Send format, and adds compatibility with recent versions of PHP and Magento. Changes in this version are: Add Click & Send CSV export Add support for PHP 7.1 and 7.2 Add support for Magento 2. Read more →

Magento Extension Roundup - September 2018

In this month's Magento extension round-up, we look at some recent Magento 2 extensions that optimise your store's URL rewrites, notify external channels of store events, enable an enhanced FAQ page and allow customers to add comments to their orders. Magento 2 URL Rewrite Optimiser by Fisheye License: MIT Version Reviewed: 1.0.2 An important part of SEO is making sure URLs are both descriptive and readable. Read more →

Magento Extension Roundup - August 2018

In this month's Magento extension round-up, we quickly review some recent extensions: sitemap and API improvements, product visibility checks and a tool to clean up unused product images. Magento 1 Product Visibility Grid by itonomy License: MIT Version Reviewed: 1.0.0 If a Magento product isn't appearing on the frontend, it can be difficult to work out why. There are a number of factors that determine whether a product is visible, including stock status, the visibility attribute, and so on. Read more →

Magento Extension Roundup - July 2018

In this month's Magento extension round-up we look at some recent Magento 2 extensions. These extension add improvements to media storage, catalog, translations and product media gallery areas. Magento 2 Magento2 Flysystem by Flagbit License: MIT Version Reviewed: 0.1.6 A powerful addition to your Magento 2 installation that allows you to use an alternative media storage location. If you already have a large amount of media on a cloud service such as Amazon S3 and end up having to manually re-upload on your installation, this extension will simply this process for you. Read more →

Customer Group Access 1.0.3 for Magento 2 released

We are pleased to announce the released of version 1.0.3 of our Customer Group Access library for Magento 2. This version updates the library for compatibility with Magento 2.2, and PHP 7.1 and 7.2. This update is important for the Fontis Australia extension, which depends on and automatically installs this library and would have been preventing installation on newer versions of Magento 2. The Customer Group Access library for Magento 2 is now available for immediate download on GitHub and will be installed as a Composer dependency alongside the Fontis Australia extension for Magento 2. Read more →

Magento Extension Roundup - June 2018

It is time for another Magento extension roundup, reviewing some free extensions that were released in June. This month we have a fake data generator for testing, a new style of banner slider, and product review reminders. Magento 2 Masquerade elgentos License: MIT Version Reviewed: ba7a88ceec89 The Masquerade extension gives you the ability to create fake data by configuring rules. It is built upon the popular Faker library that can generate sensible looking fake data based on locales, for example addresses, names and phone numbers. Read more →