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How to budget for a web development project
Website building involves more than just web development. There are a lot of things to consider when building a website. Most small businesses and non-profits immediately look to the programming and design elements…
Custom Website Development: Why you need the Discovery Process
The most frequently-questioned line item in our estimates and proposals is the one labeled “discovery.” And fair enough: when a client has submitted a thorough RFP, what’s the use of this vaguely…
A Quick Tip For Unit Testing Magento’s Translation
Unit Testing Magento: What to Expect Here’s a quick tip when testing with PHPUnit, perhaps when using the excellent framework from EcomDev. If a test relies on Magento’s translation, “__()” function, then…
Magento Web Development: Maintaining Magento Media
We are forever trying to streamline our workflows. That sounds like managerial speech, but it’s what we do every day. Today we make another step forward with Knectar’s Stage Media, an important…
“linkit target” Module Released on Drupal.org
Recently, I received the following request from a client: “Can the internal links options not (sic) include a way [for] a web page maker … [to] browse to the file on our…
Drupal Hubspot integration default input format for filtered text
Drupal HubSpot Integration: The Challenge Creating a field in a node entity that allows for embed HTML and JavaScript using no filtering or WYSIWYG editor such that a client can embed HubSpot…
The FRIGHTFUL Tale of the Magento Upgrade Path of DOOM!
When WannaHavaCookie.com wanted to upgrade their store from Magento version 1.3 to version 1.6 we of course lept at the chance to assist, on condition that it first be tested on a…
The EZ-Speedy-Make Me a Grid for Admin Method
Perhaps one of the most common requests on any Magento project is to make lists of things in the admin. The grid block supplied for this is a wonderfully versatile tool but…
The Definitive Magento Controller for Admin Pages
When answering questions I often see outdated information and confusion about overloading adminhtml controllers. So, for the sake of reference, here is the modern way of making a controller. Say the module…
3D Graphics: A Study in WebGL
There’s no question about it: WebGL is the latest, greatest, and coolest thing a geek can be doing on the web right now. Beginners If you’re a geek dabbling in the new world of…