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Magento 1.9 – Cross-Border Responsiveness!

December 30, 2015May 20, 2014 by Layer 5

At Layer5 we’re always excited by a new Magento release and this week we’ve had 2! We’re already at the forefront and have two 1.9 Community Edition builds in progress and some of the features in 1.9 are right on target for helping with these latest projects – Responsiveness from the ground-up and EU Tax simplifications.

Magento: Keeping it clean (Magento Buckaroo)

December 30, 2015April 3, 2014 by Layer 5

Magento: Keeping it clean (or Magento Buckaroo!) One big positive about Magento is the burgeoning and comprehensive development community. Magento connect (magentoconnect.com) has thousands of plug-ins and additional modules that enhance, improve and provide new features. Some of these are free and some are paid, some are excellent, and (very rarely), some not-so-good. The message … Read more

Optimised Server Hosting Packages for Magento Hosting

December 30, 2015March 20, 2014 by Layer 5

Having worked with Magento for some time now, we have tried a good … Read more

Magento 1.8.1 – What does the short time since the last release tell us?

June 1, 2014December 11, 2013 by Layer 5

Not so long ago I reported on the release of Magento 1.8. This was a long time coming, and whilst it seemed that on the surface it was no great shakes in functional terms, a lot had changed under the bonnet – particularly around VAT calculations.

Magento 1.8 – Solving Brightpearl “Pesky Penny” Rounding Issues?

June 19, 2014September 27, 2013 by Layer 5

As you might be aware from our other post hailing the release of Magento 1.8, we’re both excited and nervous about it, after a long period of stability on the previous 1.7.02 release.

Magento 1.8 – delight or danger?

November 20, 2013September 26, 2013 by Layer 5

After a long period of stability it’s time to wave goodbye to our old friend Magento CE 1.7.02. This has been the mainstay of our Magento installations over the last year or so, and has performed well and been very stable (compared to some versions in the distant past!).