Virtual types in Adobe Commerce can seem intimidating, but they’re nothing to fear. Learn what they are and how to work with them confidentl…

Are you using view models in your Adobe Commerce presentation layer, or still creating custom block classes for every need? There’s a better…

Know the difference between _module.less and _extend.less in Magento. Avoid compile errors from theme-specific references in the wrong file.

When creating a Magento config setting, ask if it’s sensitive or env-specific—then declare it in di.xml to keep it out of versioned files.

Using Adobe Commerce Cloud? Simplify your workflow with the Synchronize action for code and data changes that need to flow downstream.

Adobe Commerce’s Page Builder offers powerful drag-and-drop content types, and you can extend them or create your own with the right compone…

You probably use view.xml only when you have to. Define your own vars to add presentational flexibility to custom Adobe Commerce features.

The magento/magento2-base Composer package works behind the scenes in Adobe Commerce. Learn its implications for your version control workfl…

Syncing code and data between environments is a fact of dev life. Adobe Commerce has many moving pieces, develop a consistent workflow to sa…

Magento collection processors may seem scary, but they’re a great example of ‘one class, one job’ composition and less complex than they app…

GraphQL caching boosts headless Adobe Commerce performance. Learn the right Varnish config, back-end setup, and front-end request format.

GraphQL resolvers in Magento are flexible, but traditional API habits can hold you back. Break free from the ‘one request, one resolver’ men…

Don’t forget to generate a whitelist file with setup:db-declaration:generate-whitelist when using Magento declarative schema. Here’s why.

We’re continuing our look into generated classes in Adobe Commerce, and this time we’re going to examine the neglected and oft forgotten sib…

Make feature toggles part of your Magento development mindset. Use Store Config settings to disable code effects without reverting changes.

You know to use class constants instead of hard-coded strings in PHP, but did you know you can do the same in Magento XML files?

Make sure you have a good handle on the mechanics of enabling/disabling modules in Adobe Commerce, and the implications.

I hope you're making consistent use of PHP type-hints in your Magento code. But don't throw the habit of variable annotations out the window…

In Adobe Commerce, layout XML files control the content on a given page. It’s often fairly easy to sleuth out which layout filename controls…

In this short series, we’re going to look at the different kinds of auto-generated PHP classes in Adobe Commerce. First up: interceptors!

We’re continuing our look at generated classes in Adobe Commerce, and in this segment we’re examining factories.

In this last entry in a series looking at generated classes in Adobe Commerce, we’re examining extension classes.