How to Add Translation to Custom Module in Magento

If you are a Magento extension or module developer then you might want to internationalize your module/extension by translating it into different languages. This article will tell you how to add translation to your Magento module or extension. First of all you need to keep in mind that to make translation work in Magento, you should never write bare strings anywhere in your module.

How to Add Date Picker in Magento Config Page

Sometimes you may want to add date picker in the Magento admin configuration page. There is no direct model that can be called to add the date picker. However there is an easy workaround. Just follow these simple steps and add the date picker. You can find this implementation working in my new Magento extension Featurise.

Featurise - A Feature Tour Plugin for Magento Released

Featurise is a new feature tour extension. This extension allows you to highlight new features on your Magento store. You can specify newly added features through back-end which are highlighted in form of a beautiful demo playback on your store.

Identifying WordPress Vulnerabilities

Introduction

We all know that Wordpress is the primary CMS system used on the Internet. We also know that security in Wordpress is not always taken for granted. The Wordpress CMS system can have different vulnerabilities in older versions, so it’s vital keep it up-to-date. We should also be on alert for new zero-day vulnerabilities and patch those systems that are affected. Keep in mind that it's not uncommon to see new zero-day vulnerabilities being discovered in newest versions of Wordpress. We should also configure the Wordpress system as securely as possible; there are multiple articles on the Internet describing how to do that, so we won't go into that in this article. Instead, we'll describe basic principles of identifying vulnerabilities on Wordpress. 

Fancy Product Compare Magento Extension Released

Recently I have released my new Magento extension with the name 'Fancy Product Compare'. Fancy Product Compare allows the visitors on your store to compare the products in a very convenient way. Product comparison is done in a fancy popup window where user can add the product to cart or wishlist. So user is never moved away from the current page and can manage the product comparison list easily and effectively.