eBay Acquires Magento
At the beginning of this month we learned that eBay is to acquire Magento and as a result Magento will become an integral part of eBay Inc’s open source platform, X.Commerce. According to Roy Rubin, Magento’s CEO and Co-founder, this change will positively influence the future of Magento and will give more opportunities for Magento designers and developers.
For now, Magento users won’t feel a big difference in their experience of Magento and it’s also important to mention that Magento will continue to support its current customers and partners. Further in the future it is expected that Magento will become an essential part of eBay Inc’s open source platform, X.Commerce.
The eBay team and the Magento team are true experts in eCommerce and we all hope their partnership will even redouble their forces.
Joining eBay Inc Magento hopes to become even more powerful and offer more to its customers and partners. By the way, Roy Rubin has arranged a list of answers to many questions you may have after learning this news. Feel free to check it out here.
Save 13% on Magento Templates
Friday the 13th is believed to be a day of bad luck, but we bet you’ll change your mind after you read this.
Today only you can get a discount from TemplateMonster. The discount allows you to save 13% on any Magento template that is available at TemplateMonster.com.
Moreover, the discount is valid on all TemplateMonster’s items, including website templates, Flash templates, Joomla templates, WordPress themes, osCommerce templates, video templates, and of course all Magento Templates!
To enjoy the 13% discount simply use the following promotional code
- friday13th
Please remember: the discount code expires today; so don’t wait!
Announcing Magento CE Version 1.5.1.0
Magento CE 1.5.1.0 is now available and everyone can instantly download the latest version of the Magento eCommerce platform. Although, this version is a stable one, users must backup their data before upgrading. This way the will prevent any damage to their online stores.
To improve the performance and efficiency of Magento sites Magento CE version 1.5.1.0 includes a number of features and enhancements
- Alternative image storage feature enabled with Fixed get.php file.
- Fixed PayPal Standard: order has two invoice and two refund
- Fixed Calculation order for Catalog Price Rule and Configurable Product option price
- Fixed WYSIWYG Editor – Unable to Create a Folder when Inserting a File
- Fixed Product minimum quantity, add to cart
The detailed list of fixed issues and improvements is available here.
Should you want to download Magento CE Version 1.5.1.0 now, please visit MagentoCommerce.com. By the way, diff files are available here.
We hope you enjoy the latest version of Magento, but if you find any bug, feel free to report it
to the bug tracker.
Magento U or How to Learn Magento
Need help launching a Magento site and managing it? Magento U offers training for individuals on various aspects of using the Magento eCommerce platform. This means online merchants, designers and developers are welcome to join the classes and learn how to work with Magento.
Actually, the Magento training will teach users how to set up an online store as well as how to maintain it and make it grow. The course will be equally helpful for those who want to get started with Magento as well as those who want to improve their skills.
The best way to learn Magento is to learn the basics and practice using it. So, why don’t you register for a Magento training and get all your questions answered in a friendly, comfortable environment?
For the past few years Magento has proven to be an eCommerce platform for growth, but it’s not enough to know it, it’s important to know how to use Magento to create successful online stores. That’s why it’s impossible to overstress the importance of an effective Magento training, especially the one that is provided by experienced tutors.
For additional details please visit the official Magento website.
What You Should Know About Magento Go and Magento Go Platform
The first you should know is that Magento team will launch Magento Go and Magento Go Developer Platform soon. So, let’s get into details.
Magento Go is an online service that allows anyone to start an eCommerce website. The best part about Magento Go is that no technical skills or software is required to use it! In other words, an online store owner can focus on products and marketing rather than solving the problems that only a web developer can solve.
As for Magento Go Platform, it’s a Platform as a Service (PaaS) solution that allows developers to build applications for Magento Go. By the way, as any other Platform as a Service, it removes the need for online merchants to handle the installation, set-up and troubleshooting.
On Wikipedia it says that “Platform as a Service (PaaS) is the delivery of a computing platform and solution stack as a service. PaaS offerings facilitate deployment of applications without the cost and complexity of buying and managing the underlying hardware and software and provisioning hosting capabilities[1], providing all of the facilities required to support the complete life cycle of building and delivering web applications and services entirely available from the Internet[2].”
Magento Go will be launched this month and it it’s expected to be used by online merchants all over the world, no matter how big the online store is and how good the store owner is at web design and web development.
Answer a Few Questions About Magento and Get a Reward!
We bet you know how passionate we are about Magento. We’re truly exited to provide you with useful Magento tips and we do our best to keep you informed about Free Magento Templates as well as premium ones.
And now we’d like to hear what you think about Magento and Magento Templates. We want you to know that your opinion is very important to us and our partners.
That’s why everyone who participates will be rewarded. The rule is simple: answer the questions listed below and get a 10% discount on Premium Magento Templates. The discount is offered by our partner Template Monster, so it’s valid on any Magento Template created by this company.
Ok, here are the questions that we’d like to know the answer to:
- 1. Why did you choose Magento as your eCommerce platform?
- 2. If you could improve Magento, what would you do?
- 3. Have you ever used Magento Templates? If so, were you satisfied with them?
- 4. Would you recommend Magento to others?
Feel free to answer these questions and get the discount! The only requirement is that you have an experience with Magento and you speak from your own knowledge.
Please enter the correct email address when you leave a comment. This way you’ll get the discount code successfully. Of course, your email will never be shared, that’s a promise.
New Opportunities for the Magento Community
These days the Magento Community is being even more active than usual and there are a few reasons for this. The case is the Magento team announces new opportunities for the community members and we encourage you to learn more about them.
Follow @ask_magento on Twitter
If you follow @ask_magento on Twitter, you can ask questions about Magento, Magento Templates, Magento extensions or anything that you’re curious about and you’ll get answers from other community members as well as the Magento team. At the same time, you can participate in the discussion and give answers to the questions asked by others.
Become a guest blogger
A guest blogging opportunity is always an “everyone wins” strategy because readers get new tips, a guest blogger gets recognition and free promotion for his/her own website and the Magento Team gets free content for the official Magento blog.
Both opportunities are equally open to Magento experts and Magento novices. The first ones will share their knowledge and experience, while the others will learn how to get the most of Magento. As a result, Magento will enjoy an active and growing community and you’ll find tips on how to take your online store to a new level.
Top Magento Knowledge Sources
We hope you all have the opportunity to relax and have rest during the summer. At the same time, we believe summer is perfect for something new and interesting. That’s why we are pleased to share great news. These days the Magento team is busy updating the Magento Knowledge Base and offering free webinars.
Whatever question you have about the Magento eCommerce platform, the Magento Knowledge Base has the answer. So, feel free to check it out and get the most comprehensive tips on how to work with Magento.
And of course, don’t forget to visit Summer Webinar Series. While each webinar is recorded, you can watch it whenever you want to. Here is a list of the Magento webinars available so far
- Magento Quick Start
- Setting up Your Catalog in Magento
- Content Management in Magento
- Using MagentoConnect
- Theming in Magento
- Preparing to Sell
- Magento Mobile Quick Start
- Marketing & Promotions Magento Style
- Developing for Magento
It’s really nice of the Magento Team to help us improve our knowledge about Magento. Moreover, the articles, as well as the webinars are free for everyone interested in Magento, however, you should first register an account with MagentoCommerce.com.
We hope you’ll make the best of the Magento Knowledge Base and the Summer Webinar Series and therefore will take your Magento skills to a new level. Best of luck!
Job Trends for Magento
Recently we’ve visited SimplyHired.com, a well known job search and hiring management site. Our main aim was to compare the job trends in the field of eCommerce development.
Once we came across an article entitled Magento, Oscommerce, Zen Cart Trends it became obvious that Magento developers are in high demand. Therefore, you are on the right way if you know how to work with the Magento eCommerce platform or in case you start exploring this software.
As shown in the picture below, for the last few years more and more people are looking for comprehensive Magento developers, those who could install Magento as well as build a Magento powered site and even manage it. At the same time, the people who major in Oscommerce and Zen Cart receive less job offers.
We believe the growing interest towards Magento experts is a great motivation to improve your skills in Magento Shopping Cart. So, we wish you good luck and we’ll do our best to help you with it by sharing the latest Magento tips, trends and more.
Magento CE Version 1.4.1.0 Stable Launched
Recently the Magento Team has announced the availability of Magento CE Version 1.4.1.0 Stable. So you are welcomed to download the latest version of Magento and bring your online store to a new level.
As usual the new release means new features and new opportunities. For instance, most Magento users will enjoy an improved PayPal integration and the ability to use static URLs for media in WYSIWYG or image browsers. However, there are much more improvements and changes that have been made to Magento. To learn all of them please check out the release notes page.
Although, Magento CE Version 1.4.1.0 Stable is highly recommended for all people who run their online stores on Magento, still you should be very careful when you perform the upgrade. Basically, you should follow a few rules. Firstly, you should backup your store’s database and all files before upgrading. Secondly, it’s important to test the upgrade on a non-production environment in order not to do harm to your online business. Thirdly, you should disable Magento cache before upgrading. If you would like to upgrade through Magento Connect Manager, then you should check file permissions.
Also, we suggest you to visit the Magento Blog before you download the latest version of Magento. In this way you’ll learn the other tips you should consider when you upgrade your Magento store.
If you find any bug when you use Magento CE Version 1.4.1.0 Stable, make sure to report it
in the bug tracker.
