2016/06

Anchor categories and position sorting explained

The Is Anchor category setting and category product positions do not play well when combined together. You might think that marrying two simple category settings would result in a simple solution, but think twice before you do so or you might get a headache of Magento proportion! In this post we will attempt to demystify how Is Anchor works and how you can best make use of it. How does category positioning work? Read more →

Australia Post API library 1.0.4 released

We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.0.4 of the Fontis Australia Post API client library for PHP. This is a minor version release of the library which includes the following changes: Updated API base URL based on changes in the API Locked Guzzle dependency to the latest versions on the 3.x branch, as it is not compatible with newer versions Allows parcel weights to be provided using decimal numbers instead of integers Since Australia Post have deprecated and will eventually decommission the legacy API URL, we encourage all users to upgrade to the latest version soon to avoid any future interruption. Read more →

Magento Extension Roundup - May 2016

It's time for another Magento extension round-up, reviewing some free extensions that were released in May. This time we're looking at extensions for Facebook tracking, search improvements and order export, as well as Magento 2 command-line autocompletion. Facebook Pixel by Apptrian This is a straightforward extension that adds the Facebook tracking pixel to a Magento site. The pixel is included on a range of pages, including product pages, category pages, the checkout and the checkout success page. Read more →