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7 useful wp-config variables for WordPress

The majority of WordPress configuration settings are found, and are easily changed, from the WordPress admin panel. But did you know about the settings and options you can enable in the wp-config.php file? Lets run through some that we’ve found useful over time. To use them, place the code into your wp-config file which is …

Jigowatt + mCommerce = Awesome

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mCommerce (mobile commerce, or, people buying stuff via mobile devices) would appear to be serious business. Testimony being Amazons reported $1b+ revenue from orders places via mobile platforms in the last 12 months. Magento extension developer aheadWorks have identified this and released an extremely smart iPhone theme which automatically detects iPhone / Android browsers delivering …

Jigoshop WordPress eCommerce feature list

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Unless you’re living under a rock you’ll be well aware that we’ve been feverishly developing our WordPress eCommerce plugin Jigoshop (don’t forget to sign up). We’ve recently been discussing a business model based on competitors and other premium WordPress plugins and while we’re still not 100% ready to commit on that aspect, we can happily …

Jigoshop – to free, or not to free?

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As you may have seen we’ve spent the last couple of months developing a premium WordPress eCommerce plugin. Initially we planned to offer the plugin solely to our own clients but we think it’s going to be so awesome that we should share it with the community. We now have to make a perilous decision …

Magento quantity increments – jQuery edition

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I noticed this morning that our Magento developing brethren at Inchoo released a simple extension which transforms the quantity input on Magento’s product pages into an input flanked by plus and minus buttons. This allows the user to adjust the quantity of items they’re buying through a click of the mouse. A much more elegant …

More Zhu-Zhu love from Magento publication

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We were recently contacted by [packt] publishing who’ve asked us to read and review a couple of their Magento publications. Not wanting to pass up the opportunity of some freebies and some extra books (to stash around the office making us appear much more intellectual that we might actually be) we agreed. [Packt] sent us …

Magento build awarded .net CMS site of the month

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We’re proud to announce that Zhu-Zhu, a recent Magento build of ours was recently awarded the “.net CMS site of the month” and was featured in issue 211 of the nationwide magazine. There’s a brief interview with myself in there which answers some questions about the design of the site. Zhu-Zhu have also become our …