Magebridge advanced
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MageBridge is an advanced integration solution for connecting Joomla! and Magento, providing various extensions, connectors, and APIs for enhanced functionality. It includes features for content display, profile synchronization, and product management, while presenting challenges such as JavaScript conflicts and performance issues. The documentation offers extensive tutorials and FAQs to assist users in navigating the complexities of the integration.
Magebridge advanced
- 2. MageBridge advanced Overview • Extensions – Joomla! • API • Component • Modules • Plugins • Connectors – Magento • API • Module
- 3. MageBridge advanced API • API (Application Programming Interface) – SOAP, XML-RPC, JSON • API-widgets – Dropdown lists, radio-lists – Modal selection-boxes (Lightbox) • Custom MageBridge API – Extension in Joomla! – Extension in Magento
- 4. MageBridge advanced MageBridge extension suite • Joomla! – MageBridge component (1) – MageBridge modules (9) – MageBridge plugins (8) – MageBridge “connectors” (13) • Magento – MageBridge module (1)
- 5. MageBridge advanced Swiss-knife extensions • MageBridge component Display main content of Magento inside Joomla! component • MageBridge Block module Display any Magento block inside Joomla! • MageBridge Content Plugin Allows for Joomla! content to contain Magento CMS-tags that will be translated automatically to Magento content (product images, catalog-links, any block) (Magento content can also be parsed by Joomla! Content Plugins.)
- 6. MageBridge advanced MageBridge connectors • Store Connectors – Dynamically choose which Magento store to load – Languages (Nooku, JoomFish), specific days, private stores • Profile Connectors – Synchronize Joomla! profiles (CB, JomSocial) • Product Connectors – Do something in Joomla! when a Magento product is sold – Joomal! user access, JomSocial user points, DOCman downloads, newsletter subscription, memberships
- 8. MageBridge advanced Combined theming • Integrate Magento theme into Joomla! template • Not so simple • MageBridge configuration • Extra PHP-logic
- 9. MageBridge advanced Not so simple • HTML / CSS knowledge needed • JavaScript conflict – Joomla! uses MooTools – Magento uses ProtoType – MooTools and ProtoType can not be combined • Trying to make it easier: – RocketTheme template patches – MageBridge configuration in Joomla! backend
- 10. MageBridge advanced MageBridge configuration • Enable / disable CSS – Magento CSS stylesheets – Joomla! CSS stylesheets • Enable / disable JavaScript – Joomla! MooTools (recommended) – Joomla! JavaScript scripts (recommended) – Magento JavaScript scripts (NOT recommended) • Hide module positions
- 11. MageBridge advanced Extra PHP-logic • PHP-class MageBridgeTemplateHelper – Automatically loaded in Joomla! (no require_once) • Examples: – Show different columns during checkout – Show different columns on product pages – Add extra JS or CSS on product-pages – Add extra module-positions (<jdoc>) on category-pages
- 12. MageBridge advanced MageBridge template-patches • Patch to get direct result – MageBridge – Magento Default Theme • Popular templates – RocketTheme – YooTheme – JoomlArt
- 14. MageBridge advanced MageBridge challenges • Magento itself • JavaScript conflict • Performance • Documentation overflow
- 15. MageBridge advanced Magento == complexity • More features equals more complexity – Documentation – Magento theming (XML-layouts, PHP-logic) – Database design (EAV)
- 16. MageBridge advanced JavaScript conflict • JavaScript frameworks – ProtoType (Magento) – MooTools (Joomla!) – jQuery • Conflict – MooTools conflicts with ProtoType • Solutions – Be careful with your choice of extensions – MooTools 1.2, jQuery noConflict, Magento jQuery theme
- 17. MageBridge advanced Performance (1) • Magento in shared hosting environments – Caching – MySQL timeout – Memory limit – APC / ZendOptimizer+ – Magento Compiler • Magento on a dedicated server – MySQL optimization – Memory-tricks (tmpfs) – Content Delivery Network (CDN)
- 18. MageBridge advanced Performance (2) • MageBridge itself – Bridge API over HTTP – Caching • Site Performance Optimization (SPO) – yireo.com/spo
- 19. MageBridge advanced Yireo documentation • Tutorials (150+) – Text + Video tutorials – Magento, Joomla!, MageBridge • FAQ (70+) • Blog (100+) – Tips & tricks – Release news • Forum threads