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Generating EDI 850 Purchase Order Documents in Magento

Generating EDI 850 Purchase Order Documents in Magento

Quite often we need to generate EDI purchase order files (850) and accept EDI ASN files (856) to exchange data between a web store and an external system when processing orders. Working with EDI files may be quite involving especially if support for all possible scenarios and data elements is required.

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Improving Magento Checkout Performance with Large Number of Cart Rules

Improving Magento Checkout Performance with Large Number of Cart Rules

This is the fourth of a series on the Open Source e-commerce software, Magento. In this post, we show how to solve a problem we experienced with a client of ours - the cart and checkout process would get extremely slow if there are a large number of cart rules.

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Identifying Magento Performance Problems with the Magento Profiler

Identifying Magento Performance Problems with the Magento Profiler

This is the third of a series on the Open Source e-commerce software, Magento. Neptune recently launched 2 major web sites using highly customized versions of Magento. The Magento Profiler is used to identify performance problems on the server side. The Profiler can help you find PHP functions which use up too much CPU or functions with slow database queries.

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Using CSS3 to Embed Fonts on Web Pages

Using CSS3 to Embed Fonts on Web Pages

We explain a cross-browser-supported method for embedding fonts into web pages to add flair to designs without the use of any graphic/CSS tricks.

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Solving Magento Unirgy Drop Ship USPS Flat Rate Shipping Problem

Solving Magento Unirgy Drop Ship USPS Flat Rate Shipping Problem

This is the second of a series on the Open Source e-commerce software, Magento. Neptune recently launched 2 major web sites using highly customized versions of Magento. This article explains how to fix a specific problem with the Drop Ship module and USPS Priority Mail Flat Rates.

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Enabling Magento Enterprise Full Page Cache on your Store Home Page

Enabling Magento Enterprise Full Page Cache on your Store Home Page

This is the first of a series on the Open Source e-commerce software, Magento. Neptune has launched two major web sites using highly customized versions of Magento. This article explains how to get the Magento Full Page Cache (from Enterprise version) for the home page of your store/site.

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Google Font API Gives Web Developers More Typography Options

Google Font API Gives Web Developers More Typography Options

One of newest APIs out of Google Labs, the Google Font API, allows designers and developers to use more than just the standard 'web safe' fonts as part of a page's look and feel. This tool helps promote SEO without limiting a site's look and feel.

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How PCI Compliance and MA Data Standards are Affecting Web Developers in Massachusetts

How PCI Compliance and MA Data Standards are Affecting Web Developers in Massachusetts

There are two important standards which web developers and their clients in Massachusetts need to know about: Massachusetts 201 CMR 17.00 and PCI Compliance.

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6 Reasons Small and Mid-sized Businesses should be Participating in Social Media

6 Reasons Small and Mid-sized Businesses should be Participating in Social Media

Social media is a powerful, cost-effective tool that should be used by small and mid-sized companies to grow their business. It is useful for engaging with customers in the more personalized space of Web 2.0 and building strong relationships while also increasing reach.

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Implementing a Site Search using mnoGoSearch

Implementing a Site Search using mnoGoSearch

How to implement quick, but accurate, onsite search functionality using mnoGoSearch.

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Form Builder module for the Neptune Web Edit CMS - Part 2

Form Builder module for the Neptune Web Edit CMS - Part 2

More details about the drag-and-drop form builder module for the Neptune Web Edit CMS.

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Email Marketing Design and Development Best Practices

Email Marketing Design and Development Best Practices

This article discusses tips and guidelines for developing email messaging and design that will appear consistent across multiple email clients and devices as well as get your messages past spam filters.

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