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Introducing Pixafy Senior Front-End Web Developer Philip Leesha

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Philip Leesha joins Pixafy as a senior front-end web developer after developing experience at another digital agency. His background makes him a great addition to our team. We asked him our standard interview questions as he was settling in:

Q: Where are you originally from? Do you still have family there? Do you have any siblings? If so, what do they do?

I am originally from Suffolk County, Long Island. I have very little family there. Most of my family is spread out throughout N.Y. and the rest of the country. I have one older sister, who currently is trying to get her doctorate in research psychology. Continue reading →

April 29, 2013

Categories: Employee profiles Tags: Javascript, Long Island, pinao, Red Bull, Suffolk County, trumpet Leave a comment

Rewriting blocks in Magento

Posted by Emmanuel Etienne

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In the time that I’ve been working with Magento, one of the most powerful features I’ve come across is the rewrite feature. In Magento, rewriting allows developers to override and extend core Magento functionality. Below you can find examples of rewrites for blocks, models, and helpers; we’ll start out with blocks. Continue reading →

April 26, 2013

Categories: Magento, Tech topics Tags: block, extend, helpers, Magento, models, override, rewrites Leave a comment

Hiding in plain sight: Lesser-known features of Magento

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Hiding in plain sight: Lesser-known features of Magento | www.Pixafy.com

Magento’s robust and flexible eCommerce platform offers its users the ability to deeply customize and fine-tune their sites, utilizing tools that can help grow and manage online businesses. With such feature-rich options, there are bound to be some “hidden” tools within Magento that can prove to be useful. We asked our Pixafy team to identify some lesser-known features in Magento they have found to be handy, and are sharing the results with you.
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April 25, 2013

Categories: Magento, Tech topics Tags: Admin Actions Log, Admin Session, Admin Session Lifetime, Customer Group Pricing, Magento, Magento features, Magento hidden features, Product Alerts, Static Blocks, Tier Pricing Leave a comment

Recent links shared on Twitter

Posted by Pixafy

Hopefully by now you’re following us on Twitter, but if not, you’re missing out on quick tips, great tutorials and news items that are worth a look! Here are some examples of content we’ve shared recently: Continue reading →

April 24, 2013

Categories: Twitter Roundup Tags: Blogger, branding, eCommerce, google, plugins, security, Twitter, Wordpress Leave a comment

L’Etoile Sport on the Tennis Channel

Posted by Pixafy

It’s hard to believe it’s already been almost a year since we launched L’Etoile Sport! A luxury sports line bringing fashion back into the fold, originating with tennis and more recently expanding into golf, the line has made a splash and continues to grow. Continue reading →

April 23, 2013

Categories: Client spotlight Tags: commercial, hannah griswold, L'Etoile Sport, Shopify, television, tennis channel, Wordpress, yesim philip Leave a comment

Introducing Pixafy Software Engineer Tanveer Wahid

Posted by Pixafy

Tanveer Wahid is the latest software engineer to join the Pixafy family, bringing a diverse set of experience and work history to the the job. We’re excited to have him on board! Get to know him through our latest interview:

Q: Where are you originally from? Do you still have family there? Do you have any siblings? If so, what do they do? Any significant/insignificant others?

A: Originally, I am from Bangladesh. I moved to the states when I was only 1 year old. From there, I went to living in LA, then in Queens, and now I live on Long Island. I have a grandmother in the old country, but, most of my family is scattered around the states. I have a younger sister who is going to school in NYC soon. No significant others; I’m single and looking! Continue reading →

April 22, 2013

Categories: Employee profiles Tags: Apache, Bangladesh, C# .NET, Cole Porter, Eminem, Keith Urban, Led Zeppelin, Long Island, PHP, Queens, Rise Against, Skrillex, Stargate, Tanveer Wahid, The Ink Spots, Top Gear Leave a comment

Creating a Magento custom model

Posted by Yongji Chen

In this tutorial, we will create a custom model that uses a different name than the Module name. The Module tree will look like as shown in below:

-Pixafy/
	-Block/
	-controllers/
	-Model/
		-Resource/
			-Custommodel/
				-Collection.php
			-Custommodel.php
		-Custommodel.php
	-etc/
		-config.xml
	-sql/

-Pixafy/

-Block/

-controllers/

-Model/

-Resource/

-Custommodel/

-Collection.php

-Custommodel.php

-etc/

-config.xml

-sql/

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April 19, 2013

Categories: Magento, Tech topics Tags: custom model, Magento, tutorial Leave a comment

8 common mistakes developers make in Magento

Posted by Pixafy

In a previous post, we shared our team’s notes of common mistakes developers make in WordPress. Of course, here at Pixafy we work on multiple platforms, so we now turn our attention to Magento.

Having completed numerous Magento sites here at Pixafy, and numerous certified developers on staff, we have seen it all! Our team has again compiled some great tips to avoid making mistakes. We break it down evenly, with four tips for front-end developers and designers, and four for programmers and engineers: Continue reading →

April 18, 2013

Categories: Magento, Tech topics, Work Experience Tags: collections, core, CSS, custom theme, full-page caching, HTML, loops, Magento, mistakes, modules, namespaces, packages, themes, tips Leave a comment

A Glamour-ous feature of Maria Sharapova’s inspirations

Posted by Pixafy

In the May 2013 issue of Glamour magazine, Maria Sharapova is featured in a profile of what inspires her. Included on the list are her own Sugarpova candy line, but she also called out another of Pixafy’s clients, SusieCakes, and their red velvet cupcake, as another source! Continue reading →

April 17, 2013

Categories: Client spotlight Tags: Glamour, Maria Sharapova, May 2013, red velvet cupcake, Sugarpova, Susiecakes Leave a comment

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Introducing Pixafy Senior Front-End Web Developer Philip Leesha

Rewriting blocks in Magento

Hiding in plain sight: Lesser-known features of Magento

Recent links shared on Twitter

L’Etoile Sport on the Tennis Channel

Introducing Pixafy Software Engineer Tanveer Wahid

Creating a Magento custom model

8 common mistakes developers make in Magento

A Glamour-ous feature of Maria Sharapova’s inspirations

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