Magento 1.4 is out and here are some notable features:
Implemented 3D Secure credit card validation (Visa and Mastercard)
Full reimplementation of PayPal modules, includes lot of new functionality and numerous bugfixes
Full review of frontend themes, introduced design cross-package fallback and the base/default theme. Includes SEO and accessibility enhancements. Changes are oriented to dramatically reduce themes maintenance.
Added ability to define arbitrary cache backends
Optimized performance of sales reports, added new sales report types
Added image/media uploader/browser, that can browse entire media folder
Optimized performance of search indexer
Made order processing workflow more informative and severe
Reimplemented 404 and report pages, introduced 503 page, specifically for maintenance purposes
Added Widgets functionality, added several widgets out of the box
Added Custom Variables functionality
Added lot of new System Configuration options
Improved order placement reliability
Added WYSIWYG for CMS and Catalog
Optimized cache initialization during startup
Optimized export from grids in admin area
Improved tax and discount totals calculation
Replaced admin notification flash popup into a simple HTML overlay
Implemented product and category URLs per store view
Added ability to configure entry point using virtualhost environment configuration, rather than creating another physical entry point
Optimized simple product view without custom options
These are a good move in the platform. We are going to keep current clients on the older version for few weeks but all new projects are going to be developed on 1.4. We are stoked to do awesome projects on the framework.
I was using 1800 Flowers to send some flowers out. The delivery was going to a business address. I fill in the form, submit, and than I get an error: Fill in your business name. Now there is no spot for the address anywhere.
After few min I just in to the Chat with someone from the company. Now the person helping me was very nice and I was told to change the delivery from business to residential than back again. Hey look at the the address shows up.
From the makers of Newsberry, Postmark helps deliver and track transactional emails for web applications. Don’t worry about setup, scaling and server maintenance, we already excel at this. Read more on our blog.
We are very exited to release this plugin. We have been looking at transactional email and the importance of making sure that that email gets delivered. You know – those fun emails that notify you that you did buy something and that the product did ship so you can stay home from work and wait for the UPS guy to show up.
So our friends at Wildbit have been working on a better way to deliver transactional emails. They are calling it Postmark.
Notes:
Currently only tested on a single store setup
Magento SKU = Etsy Listing ID
One way from Etsy to Magento. If Etsy creates a 2-way API, we will add that feature.
Install plugin
Clear Cache
If you receive an access denied error: System > Roles > Administrators > Save
System > Configuration > Etsy > Account Settings
Under Shop Info, enter your user name and API key and save config
Under Etsy > List Items click Download Product
Select which products to sync to Magento
Under the Actions dropdown, choose sync and click Submit
There will be a new category called Etsy with your Etsy categories under it.
Set your store to use the Etsy category as the root.
We are making great progress on the Etsy module for Magento. As of today, the Etsy module now creates a category in Magento named Etsy and assigns all products to that category with a Magento SKU that matches the Etsy listing_id. We are looking to release toward the end of the week. The next steps for us are:
Mimic the Etsy category tree in Magento
Assign images to the Magento product
Create a workflow that will allow user to select which product to sync and also allow inventory updates
If anyone has any suggestions, please send them our way.
When it comes to eCommerce, Etsy fits a certain niche. Hand crafted items will always be in demand and Etsy has helped crafty people fill that demand since 2005. What if you want to take that next step though? You like Etsy, but you want to run your own online store in addition to it. Round3Media is working on a solution for you. Right now, Magento is the most powerful and feature rich of open-source if not all eCommerce package available. Magento can handle difficult configurations of items, promotions, and marketing. By using Magento, your search engine results will also have the possibility to increase your search engine rankings.
Still in early development, our Etsy to Magento integration will allow you to:
Select which products to import from Etsy to Magento
Pull down your Etsy images, descriptions, inventory levels, and prices into Magento
When an item sells in Magento, report that reduction in inventory to Etsy
Monitor your Etsy items to refresh inventory levels in Magento
This will be our first contribution to the Magento community, and there will be more to come.
Finally a new site. Some things are still being worked on. Sorry if things are missing. Loving your clients sometimes prevents you from making your own site look good. So we decided it was time to paint the shop. So here it is.
Our new mission. Ah yes. Well the site shows it. It’s all about eCommerce. Why? Well we think that eCommerce has its own category. So we decided to take that category on.
We will do some other projects but will be very picky about them
