The Magento Expert

Magento and Polyfills: Is your store secure?

Mex — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:31:59 +0000

It was recently reported that the new owner of the Polyfill project had injected Malware into the polyfill.js file. If your Magento 1 or Magento 2 store uses the Polyfill JavaScript, this may pose a serious threat to your store .

Affected websites may redirect shoppers to malware-infected sites, and customer information may be accessed or altered.

I can inspect your Magento 2 store for Polyfill-related risks. get in touch for prompt and reliable assistance.

Using jQuery in a template (phtml)

Mex — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 21:15:46 +0000

The following code shows how to load and use jQuery in a Magento 2 .phtml template.

JavaScript translations are not working

Mex — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 05:19:31 +0000

If you add a translation to a language CSV file (such as de_DE.csv), it may not be included correctly in your theme’s js-translation.json . Consequently, messages such as validation errors remain untranslated. To fix this, override vendor/magento/module-translation/Model/Json/PreProcessor.php and make the following change:

$area = $this->areaList->getArea($areaCode);			
$area->load(\Magento\Framework\App\Area::PART_TRANSLATE);

becomes

$area = $this->areaList->getArea($areaCode);	
$area->load(\Magento\Framework\App\Area::PART_DESIGN);		
$area->load(\Magento\Framework\App\Area::PART_TRANSLATE);

After redeploying the static content, your translation should appear in your theme’s js-translation.json and work on the storefront.

Generating CSS and JavaScript files manually for de_DE

Mex — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 12:15:43 +0000

Sometimes JavaScript and CSS assets in Magento 2 are not loaded correctly. If you need to generate the JavaScript and CSS resources manually, you can do so from the Linux command line. The following command generates the files:

php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy de_DE

Comprehensive protection against content theft

Mex — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:48:54 +0000

Have you ever been annoyed to discover that the content you worked so hard to write has simply appeared on a competitor’s website? Want to keep stolen content from hurting your business over time?

Take action against content theft! The Theftwarner or the Theftcrusher can help you.

Protecting your store content from copying

Mex — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 09:23:38 +0000

Writing content for a Magento store can take a great deal of time, effort and money. It is all the more frustrating when competitors simply copy that content and use it in their own stores. Even when the stolen text is modified slightly, this kind of content theft can damage your business.

With Theftcrusher it is now possible to make it harder to steal your Magento store’s content. Copied text can be disrupted and you can even display a message to whoever tries to steal it.

Try it out!

Learn more: Theftcrusher JS – JavaScript Content Copy Protection

Activate JavaScript console for Firefox

Mex — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:16:00 +0000

For whatever reason, the JavaScript console is not working for Magento by default. So if you try to output messages using console.log, nothing will happen. To change that, open js\varien\js.js and uncomment the following code:

if (!("console" in window) || !("firebug" in console))
{
    var names = ["log", "debug", "info", "warn", "error", "assert", "dir", "dirxml",
    "group", "groupEnd", "time", "timeEnd", "count", "trace", "profile", "profileEnd"];

    window.console = {};
    for (var i = 0; i < names.length; ++i)
        window.console[names[i]] = function() {}
}

What is “var Translator” and can it be removed?

Mex — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:03:51 +0000

If you take a look at your Magento stores code, you might see the following JavaScript code:

var Translator = new Translate({...});

You might ask yourself, if its safe to remove that and what that code does. The code is responsible for translating your forms. Its safe to remove it, if you setup your store with only one language. If thats the case, you can safely remove the above code.
To rmove the code, open app/design/frontend/default/theme/template/page/html/head.php, and remove the following code:

helper('core/js')->getTranslatorScript() ?>