Development & integrations

GraphQL for storefronts, REST for integrations and bulk work. This guide includes a use-case matrix, caching rules and the mistakes that slow Magento stores down.

How to plan a Magento CRM integration with Salesforce, HubSpot or Dynamics 365, with a data map for customers, orders, carts and consent and a clear connector vs custom decision guide.

API Mesh puts Adobe Commerce, your PIM and your CMS behind one GraphQL endpoint. This guide covers sources, caching rules, edge limits and when a mesh is the wrong tool.

Observers, plugins and preferences all change Magento behavior, with very different upgrade risk. A decision table, correct 2.4.x examples and the limits of each mechanism.

A map of which Magento 2 transactional email fires when, how to customize order confirmation templates safely, and an SPF, DKIM and DMARC checklist so emails reach the inbox.

Headless separates your storefront from the commerce backend. Here is when that pays off on Adobe Commerce, what it means for cost and team, and how PWA Studio, Edge Delivery and custom React compare.

Which Magento 2 extension categories are still worth paying for, which features are now in core or made redundant by Hyvä, and a checklist to vet any module before you install it.

Freelancer, agency or in-house? Use this decision table by project size, risk and running cost, then test candidates with practical interview tasks for each model.

Twenty questions to ask every Magento development agency on your shortlist, with what a good and a weak answer sound like, plus the contract red flags to catch before you sign.