It has been a while since we have updated this webpage.
Due to some unforseen circumstances we have not been able to do any work on new free Magento templates.
We are glad to announce that a new Magento template is in the making and we expect it to be finished by the end of next week! The new [...]
Free Magento Theme
Here is the first Free Magento Theme we are releasing of many more to come.
Inspire Blue is simple, clean and professional and free for download. All we ask of you is to keep the link on the frontpage to show your appreciation for our work.
Custom Magento Themes
Need a custom magento theme? We can [...]
Checkout this Red Magento Theme, perfect for the upcoming valentines day!. Based on the Modern Magento theme this template is very professional.
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Setting permissions for MagentoConnect can be a little tricky at times, especially in a production environment. The best, most secure way to go about installing Connect updates is by using Pear.
SSH in to your server, head to the Magento install directory and issue command:
./pear mage-setup .
DON’T forget the trailing . Next install the Connect you [...]
As you can probably tell things have been a bit busy around here lately. Today see’s the launch or ArtJuxstaposition (artjux.com) a custom ecommerce website.
In brief a ton of PSD designs were sent across along with materials for products. A month later and it’s a working website.
If you would like to make use of our [...]
The easy way to set your MySQL path in Magento is by editing the /app/etc/local.xml file with your new details. A good example when you may need this is if your are migrating Magento across servers.
<default_setup>
<connection>
<host><![CDATA[localhost]]></host>
<username><![CDATA[username]]></username>
<password><![CDATA[password]]></password>
<dbname><![CDATA[database]]></dbname>
<active>1</active>
</connection>
</default_setup>
You’ll probably know by now that the transactional email templates in Magento are a bit, with respect, “naff”. To edit through the admin will take forever and a day so here’s a couple of useful solutions to help make things easier.
1. Locate the email templates
The Magento email templates are located in (note: “en_US” may change [...]
Magento permissions can be an absolute pain! Use one of the solutions below to setup Magento permissions easily.
1. SSH Script
#!/bin/bash
find www -name .htaccess -exec chmod 604 {} ;
find www -name *.php -exec chmod 644 {} ;
find www -type d -exec chmod 705 {} ;
2. SSH Command Line
find ./ -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \; [...]
If you need to migrate Magento from one server to another here’s how to do it.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN:
Login to admin panel > System > Configuration > Web and set both the secure and insecure base urls to this: {{base_url}}
Then change the base url back once migrated across.
BEGIN:
Upload a fresh copy of Magento onto the new [...]
If you’re wondering if your server is going to support MagentoCommerce then this utility will be of use.
Simply download, extract and upload the magento-check.php file to your server and head to the URL to see if anything needs enabling, upgrading etc.
You can find the full server requirements here.
Download: Magento Requirements Checker
