Branko Ajzele is a good friend in the Magento community and talented developer. He launched a tool last week for sharing Magento code snippets. Check it out at snippi.net. Thanks for your contribution to the community, Branko!
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How to Automate Inventory Alerts via Email using Magento & Mailchimp
Ben from Mailchimp.com posted an interesting idea yesterday:
Magento‘s native RSS capability + Mailchimp’s RSS-to-email feature = automated inventory alerts via email.
Genius!
Product Image Sizing for Magento
During the recent launch of Keramikoskitchen.com, our client, Naseem Jarjoura, wanted to allow for product images to be enlarged when double-clicked. For some reason the image would just not load correctly so that it fit within its allotted area correctly. Here is an example of what Naseem wanted to do:
When you double click on the knife set, then you get this enlarged image:
Images need to be sized specifically according to their Magento store location in order to pull this off. Here is what Naseem had to say:
In order to achieve the best results the image should be sized to 600 x 600. This size allows for a centered image, zoom functionality and click to enlarge is not overblown. If you notice in the knife sets I incorporated into the art a “click here to close”. Simple solution for people that can’t figure out how to close the screen.
Props to Joe…Welcome to the Magento Community
Joe Robertson wrote a great recap of his experience with Magento after completing his first project for Outdoor Traders. Nice work, Joe! Welcome to the Magento community.
Magento Search Traffic Trends: a Rising Contender in eCommerce
Magento continues to be a rising star in the world of ecommerce. The chart below highlights search volume for ecommerce (red line) and Magento (blue line) over the last 12 months. Interesting to note that Magento surpassed ecommerce web traffic at times during the past 30 days.