Magento Web Development Best Practices

More often than not, website owners face issues with web developers who are in charge of their website maintenance. Almost as often, website owners are faced with tens of issues regarding Magento installs. These issues are usually the result of neglect or lack of knowledge on the developer's part. Agreed, Magento web development isn't easy as pie, but regular research goes a long way. Here are some best practices that can improve the way Magento is installed and maintained.

Install It Properly: First of all, never forget that the installation of Magento is different from that of WordPress. You shouldn't just dump the Magento codebase in a directory, then create a database and run the installer. There is more to it than that. Depending on where the Magento site would be hosted, you need to take care of things like configuration tweaks before deploying the site live.

Update Regularly: No Magento web development can be successful if it sticks to the version 1.4 or less.

De-Clutter: It is not easy to troubleshoot or upgrade Magento installs that have un-related files inside public HTML folders. You have to keep in mind that Magento has a pretty robust CMS editor and remove as much clutter as possible.

Disable Or Rotate The Log Files: There is no need for Authorize.net logs to eat up 5GB of space on your web servers and log each and every transaction. It just consumes bandwidth and poses the risk of exposing your customer's details to anyone with basic knowledge of /var/log directory. Disable it.

That's all. These simple best practices can save you from a lot of complications. If you are still facing problems, get in touch with our Magento web development team and we'll take care of it.