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AI Concierge for Magento 2: Building a Catalog-Grounded Chat That Converts (Step-by-Step)
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A Magento 2 AI concierge that uses tool calling + semantic search (Qdrant) to recommend products from your live catalog, reduce token costs, and hand off qualified leads to human specialists with full chat context. High-ticket or spec-heavy products aren’t bought like “regular products”. Customers want reassurance, comparisons, detailed specs, and availability quickly. On the…
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Magento 2 Price Calculations 20x Faster with Redis Lua
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Our Magento 2 store with 13,000+ products relies on dynamic pricing, and the original PHP cron needed 40 seconds to recalculate all prices every minute. We migrated the entire logic to Redis Lua, reducing the execution time to just 2 seconds. In this article, we explain how Magento 2 price calculations were redesigned with Redis…
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How to Optimize PHP Performance with Xdebug Profiler
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In this article, we will explore how to use Xdebug Profiler to analyze and optimize PHP performance in Magento 2. You will learn how to identify slow code, interpret profiling data, and apply practical optimizations.We will go through setting up the profiler, generating a performance snapshot, and comparing a deliberately slow implementation with its optimized…
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Set Up Varnish Cache for Magento 2 with Apache
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Varnish is a powerful HTTP accelerator that sits in front of your web server and caches content to deliver lightning-fast page loads.In this guide, we’ll walk through how to set up Varnish Cache for Magento 2 with Apache (via WHM/cPanel) and configure Varnish 7.7 for optimal caching performance.This setup ensures seamless integration with Magento’s Full…
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Integrating Valkey with Magento 2 on AlmaLinux 8
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Starting from 2024, many Magento developers began migrating from Redis to Valkey — a community-driven fork developed after Redis switched to a non-open-source license. Valkey maintains full API compatibility with Redis while offering continued open licensing, stability, and performance improvements. In our case study, we focus on integrating Valkey with Magento 2.4.8 running on AlmaLinux…
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Safely Update Magento in 4 Steps Using cPanel and Composer
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This guide is designed specifically for store owners and developers who work with Magento on hosting with the cPanel control panel. It will help you safely update Magento to the latest version without using SSH access or complex DevOps tools. We will cover the entire process — from checking PHP and MariaDB compatibility to updating…
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Magento PageSpeed Optimization: Real Case Study (100/88)
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Magento PageSpeed optimization is one of the key tools for evaluating the technical performance of a website. Its metrics directly affect not only SEO but also user experience: page load speed, interface stability, and responsiveness during interaction. For eCommerce projects, especially on Magento, these parameters are particularly important: high loading speed directly affects conversion and…
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Ajax-Powered Cart Management: Updating Totals and Quantities in Magento 2 Without Page Reload
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In this guide, we will add two buttons on the cart page: one for incrementing and one for decrementing the quantity of each product in the cart. After clicking the buttons, we will update the quantity via Ajax and refresh the cart using Magento’s customerData module. Prerequisites Before starting, ensure that you have the following:…
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Display an Image Thumbnail in Magento 2 Admin UI Grid: A Step-by-Step Guide
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When customizing Magento 2, it’s often necessary to display images in the admin grids, especially for product-related data. In this blog post, we will walk through how to add a custom image thumbnail column to your admin grid. This guide is structured to help developers working with Magento 2.4.x and PHP 8.0+. Prerequisites Before you…
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Create an Admin Grid in Magento 2: A Step-by-Step Guide
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In this tutorial, we will explore the process of creating a fully functional Admin Grid in Magento 2. Admin Grids are commonly used to display and manage data in a tabular format, making them an essential component of any custom Magento module. This guide will walk you through each step of the process, from setting…