How eCommerce merchants can prepare for a potential UPS strike: communicating delays, setting up carrier alternatives, and protecting sales.

A common Magento fix for decimal attributes truncates data and breaks tax calculations. Here is the safer approach using a frontend model.

Why reviewing Magento modules before installation protects your store from performance issues, security vulnerabilities, and code conflicts.

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What Adobe Commerce Optimizer is, how it improves site speed and stability, and which merchant types it is built for without heavy developme…

When your eCommerce site goes down, every minute counts. Walk through diagnosing the problem, communicating with customers, and recovering f…

How to make your eCommerce site ADA compliant: WCAG standards, the legal risk of non-compliance, audit approaches, and practical fixes to im…

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SwiftOtter Adobe Commerce and Magento 2 audits identify performance issues, security vulnerabilities, and quality problems before they becom…

Why eCommerce personalization builds customer trust, which techniques work at different levels of maturity, and common mistakes to avoid.

When an Adobe Commerce build goes sideways, here is how to diagnose what went wrong, reset the project, and get back to a stable, working st…

Hyva is a strong Magento frontend but not for every store. Five situations where merchants should pause before committing to the switch.

Which outdoor sporting goods brands changed platforms in Q2 2024, the stats behind the moves, and five migrations worth examining more close…

Which outdoor sporting goods brands changed eCommerce platforms in Q1 2024, what they moved to, and what it signals about the industry.

Shopify, BigCommerce, and Adobe Commerce compared for multi-brand eCommerce: inventory sync, admin efficiency, pricing structures, and limit…

An honest look at whether WooCommerce works for firearms merchants, covering payment processing, compliance, platform philosophy, and altern…

Five reasons Hyva remains the strongest frontend investment for Adobe Commerce: faster load times, cleaner code, and a growing ecosystem of …

An honest look at whether Hyva is right for your Adobe Commerce store. We compare it against Luma, Porto, and PWA to help you decide.

How to diagnose and recover from a revenue drop after an Adobe Commerce migration, with analysis of common causes and a path back to stabili…

Five problems Adobe Commerce Optimizer addresses, from slow storefronts to heavy customization overhead, explained for merchants evaluating …

How to implement Colorado's retail delivery fee in Adobe Commerce, including tax connector support, compliance requirements, and recommended…

The best resources for learning BigCommerce development, from official documentation and partner training to community channels and practica…

A demo of the new Adobe Commerce Storefront, the official Luma replacement. See the updated design, performance improvements, and admin expe…

How to set up and manage company hierarchies in BigCommerce B2B Edition, including what to expect and how to configure them for complex acco…

An honest look at Adobe Commerce Live Search: what it does well, where it falls short, and the advantage most merchants overlook before deci…

Adobe Commerce as a Service is Magento 2 rearchitected for SaaS delivery. Here is what that means for customizations, upgrades, and your roa…

A full demo of Adobe Commerce as a Service covering the new architecture, frontend performance, admin updates, and Composable Catalog.

Twenty real eCommerce product configurator examples showing how brands use interactive tools to improve buyer confidence and increase conver…

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If your Adobe Commerce site is underperforming, the cause could be the platform, your agency, or your processes. Here is how to tell the dif…

Shopify website costs depend on your plan, design complexity, and apps. This guide breaks down what you should expect to budget at different…

Adobe Commerce project costs vary widely by requirements, integrations, and agency. This guide covers the real cost drivers and what to watc…

What to look for in an Adobe Commerce partner: technical depth, how they scope projects, and how they communicate throughout delivery.

Most brands ask if an agency has integrated their ERP. That question misses the point. Here is what to ask to find a partner built for compl…

A review of the top eCommerce platforms for firearms retailers and gun stores, covering compliance, payment processing, and 2A merchant supp…

How to evaluate Shopify development agencies by niche, specialty, and fit. A practical guide to finding the right partner for your build or …

How to evaluate BigCommerce development agencies by niche, specialty, and fit. A practical breakdown to help you find the right partner.

Comparing OroCommerce, BigCommerce B2B Edition, and SparkLayer for B2B buyer portals. Covers workflow fit, ERP requirements, and platform su…

Five questions every eCommerce CEO should ask their agency about AI: how they measure ROI, protect your data, and what good AI guidance look…

Vague product descriptions hurt conversions. Learn how to use AI to improve eCommerce copy for SEO, structure, and buyer confidence the righ…

Adobe Commerce 2.4.8 brings PHP 8.4 support, security patches, and B2B updates. Here is what merchants need to know before planning their up…

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Here's how to make better, more bug free code. And, when we do have bugs, here's how to solve those problems, pronto.

Getting started on Magento 2 is not easy: we will point you in the right direction.

So you’ve decided to take the first steps toward learning how to “do BigCommerce development.” You may need to start with a mindset shift.

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…

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

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

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

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

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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?

We leverage our deep Magento 2 experience to present the pros and cons of how you can modernize your website.

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Learn the core concepts of Knockout JS.

A deeper dive into BigCommerce’s ‘open SaaS’ backbone: the APIs and toolset you’ll use extensively throughout your developer journey.

The Magento Solution Specialist exam is tough to crack. Joseph walks you through what it takes—he helped write the exam.

Here is everything you need to know to get Magento certified. We have been intimately familiar with the exam development process.

Interviews can be terrifying. They don't have to be. Joseph walks you through the eight steps to leapfrog to the front of the pack.

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Protect yourself from data breaches and long-term liability by avoiding botched upgrades.

Master the intricacies of Magento development and template paths.

Explore the benefits and drawbacks of working with an SVG icon system.

Explore an incredibly simple approach to leveraging Magento 2's Javascript framework to add our own custom Javascript.

Here's how to make better, more bug free code. And, when we do have bugs, here's how to solve those problems, pronto.

Harness the power of Adobe Commerce (Magento 2) and BigCommerce through these actionable ideas

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

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Buisklem is a multi-national company selling commercial hardware. SwiftOtter built and supported their eCommerce operations across markets.

SwiftOtter consolidated three WMU sites and a legacy warehouse system into a single headless BigCommerce experience, delivered on time.

Tract Optics needed a storefront built for a demanding outdoor optics audience. SwiftOtter migrated them from Magento 2 to BigCommerce.

Sturm-Miltec needed B2B features WooCommerce could not support. SwiftOtter moved them to BigCommerce with account-based pricing and catalog …

Platt Cases needed real dealer management and better UX. SwiftOtter migrated them from Volusion to BigCommerce and rebuilt the experience.

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Galco Industrial needed a custom Worldpay integration in Adobe Commerce without disrupting their UX or compliance. SwiftOtter built and deli…

Layout XML files control a page's content. It's fairly easy to sleuth out which layout filename controls which URL path, but some patterns a…

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 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.