2017

Magento Extension Roundup - March 2017

This month, we are reviewing some of the free extensions that were released in March for Magento 1, including customer registration on the checkout success page, automatic revision tracking for CMS content, and a quick add to cart for customers. We also look at Magento 2 extensions that allow customers to place comments on their orders, and remove browser autofill restrictions from the admin panel login form. Magento 1 Extensions Convert Guest To Registered Customer by Sun Arc Technologies The Convert Guest To Registered Customer extension allows guest customers to create a customer account on the checkout success page. Read more →

Magento Extension Roundup - February 2017

In this Magento extension round-up, we quickly review some of the free extensions that were released in February, including a profiler information extension and a lookbook. We also look at Magento 2 extensions for adding web app manifests, an opcache monitor and a HTTP/2 server push enabler. Magento 1 Extensions Server Timing by mzeis An extension for developer use, Mzeis' Server Timing extension sends profiler information to the browser with the W3C draft Server-Timing HTTP header. Read more →

Magento Extension Roundup - January 2017

It's time for another Magento 1 extension round-up, reviewing some free extensions that were released in January. This time we're looking at extensions for customising the display of payment/shipping methods, two-factor authentication for the Magento admin panel, configurable sitemap generation, and Facebook Pixel tracking. Restrict Payments & Shippings by BrainActs The Restrict Payments & Shippings extension by BrainActs allows payment and shipping methods to be hidden on the frontend, but still remain fully functional on the backend. Read more →

Australia Day 2017 extension release

Happy Australia Day everyone! We are pleased to announce the release of version 3.3.4 of the Fontis Australia extension for Magento 1. This is a minor version of the Australia extension which includes the following changes: Add button to test connections to Delivery Choices API Optimisations to validation checks Validated status will be saved on addresses, to prevent repeated API calls Minor code cleanup and structural improvements The Fontis Australia extension for Magento 1 is now available for immediate download on GitHub and is available to install through Composer from our site. Read more →

Google Tag Manager 5.2.0 released

We are pleased to announce the release of version 5.2.0 of the Fontis Google Tag Manager extension for Magento 1. This is a major version release of the extension which includes the following changes: Expanded support for Analytics Enhanced Ecommerce functionality, making it easier to instrument sites to track product impressions, cart events, and more Improved handling of complex product types such as configurable products, passing data for both parent and child products to the data layer Separated <script> and <noscript> blocks to match Google recommendations The Fontis Google Tag Manager extension for Magento 1 is now available for immediate purchase from our site. Read more →

Magento Extension Roundup - December 2016

In our final Magento extension round-up for 2016, we've looked at three free extensions that were released in December. They include a new plugin system for developers, checkout restrictions and another responsive slider extension. Function Plugins by SafeMage An interesting extension for developers that adds the ability to inject functionality before, around and after any existing module/extension methods. This is an entirely new system that is separate from the event and rewrite system and can be considered when a Magento event is not available. Read more →