2016/11

How to set up a Magento 2 store for Australia

This is a follow up to our 2009 post, How to set up a Magento store for Australia. There are a few important things that need to be configured for compliance with ATO requirements and to ensure that Magento calculates taxes correctly. The following is an outline of the necessary configuration and settings you may need to consider when setting up Magento 2 for an Australian store. Locale Settings The first step is setting all necessary system configuration settings for Australia: Read more →

Australia 0.3.0 for Magento 2 released

We are pleased to announce the release of version 0.3.0 of the Fontis Australia extension for Magento 2. This is a substantial update that brings support for Australia Post shipping methods to Magento 2. Changes in this version are: Add Australia Post as a shipping method Add Australia Post eParcel as a shipping method Add import and export of the eParcel price table Add the ability to export eParcel orders The Fontis Australia extension for Magento 2 is now available for immediate download on GitHub and is available to install through Composer from our site. Read more →

Magento Extension Roundup - October 2016

It's time for another Magento extension round-up, reviewing some free extensions that were released in October. This time we're looking at extensions for targeted product recommendations, SEO pagination, and Magento core bug fixes. Seasonal Product Recommendations by Net Solutions The Seasonal Product Recommendations extension adds an extra 'seasons' attribute to products, which enables products to optionally be assigned to one or many seasons based on their suitability. Seasons to choose from are: Winter, Summer, Autumn, Spring, Wet (Winter), and Dry (Summer). Read more →