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07 Aug 2026

Magento 2 cron and the message queue: async done right

How Magento 2 scheduling and async processing work — the cron groups, the message queue (RabbitMQ/MySQL), and why indexers belong there, not in the request.

magento2architectureperformance

07 Aug 2026

Introducing Govard — a Go-native local development orchestrator

Govard is a Go-native local dev orchestrator that spins up PHP and web stacks with one command — no hand-written Dockerfiles, no manual wiring.

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05 Aug 2026

Magento 2 B2B: quotes, negotiation, and company accounts

How Magento 2 B2B actually works — company accounts, shared catalogs, and the quote/negotiation flow on a production-shaped local stack.

magento2b2barchitecture

03 Aug 2026

Magento 2 GraphQL: building a real storefront query

A practical Magento 2 GraphQL tour — products, cart, and customer queries — plus how to run a production-shaped stack locally to test each request honestly.

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01 Aug 2026

Magento 2 deployment & CI/CD: safe releases without downtime

A safe Magento 2 release flow — build once, config-in-code, zero-downtime deploy, and a tested rollback — plus where CI fits so audits and tests actually run.

magento2deploymentcicd

30 Jul 2026

A pragmatic Magento 2 testing strategy that isn't brittle

How to test Magento 2 without a brittle suite — unit tests for logic, integration tests for plugin/observer wiring, and MFTF for critical customer journeys.

magento2testingbest-practices

28 Jul 2026

Magento 2 security essentials for a self-hosted store

Lock down a self-hosted Magento 2 store — isolate the admin, enforce 2FA, keep patches current, set correct permissions, and watch the usual attack surface.

magento2securitybest-practices

26 Jul 2026

The Magento 2 debugging toolkit: profiler, logs, and a real environment

How to debug Magento 2 without guessing — the stock profiler (CSV capture), log channels, developer mode, and a production-shaped local stack for repro.

magento2debuggingperformance

24 Jul 2026

The Magento 2 audit checklist: a repeatable health review

A repeatable Magento 2 audit you can run on any store — code, config, cache, search, security, and performance — with the questions that actually surface risk.

magento2auditbest-practices

22 Jul 2026

Magento 2 code best practices: write code that survives upgrades

How to write Magento 2 code that stays maintainable and upgrade-safe — prefer events over plugins, keep di.xml lean, never rewrite core, and use view models.

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20 Jul 2026

Magento 2 performance best practices that actually move the needle

A practical Magento 2 performance checklist — full-page cache, Varnish, Redis, indexing, and profiling — ranked by the impact each change delivers.

magento2performancebest-practices

18 Jul 2026

10 Magento 2 development mistakes that hurt performance

The recurring developer mistakes that quietly tank Magento 2 performance — from N+1 loads to plugin abuse and misconfigured caches — and how to avoid each.

magento2performancebest-practices

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