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https://github.com/karliuka/m2.SmartCategory
Extension Smart Category rules dynamically change the product selection according to a set of conditions (Similar Smart Playlists on iTunes). You can create categories based on rules you specify, and then update these categories automatically as your products changes.
218017 Apr 2025
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https://github.com/redchamps/clean-admin-menu
Clean Admin Menu is a Magento 2 extension that organizes and simplifies your admin panel by consolidating third-party extension menus. It follows Magento's best practices for admin menu organization.
1614517 Apr 2025
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https://github.com/boldcommerce/magento2-mcp
This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that connects to a Magento 2 REST API, allowing Claude and other MCP clients to query product information from a Magento store.
1317 Apr 2025
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/magento-2-ui-components-visibility-conditions-jigar-karangiya-a8n2f/
Have you ever wanted to show or hide certain parts of your Magento store based on specific conditions? For example, showing special offers only to VIP customers or displaying different content in different store views? This is where Magento’s UI Components and Visibility Conditions come into play.
09 Apr 2025
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https://lightna.com/magento.html
Lightna is PHP open-source deep frontend decoupling engine stemming from Coin Concept. It turns Server-Side rendering into milliseconds and brings new qualities to web development.
09 Apr 2025
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https://apedik.dev/blog/post/dynamically-adding-extension-attributes-to-orders-in-magento-2-a-flexible-approach.html
Managing extension attributes in Magento 2 can quickly become messy, especially when dealing with multiple attributes in plugins. Instead of hardcoding logic inside afterGet() methods, a dynamic approach makes attribute management much more scalable and maintainable.
09 Apr 2025
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqTFVFWa-n0
If your Magento store still runs on PHP 8.1, you've got a problem if you want to upgrade to the latest version. Magento 2.4.8 completely drops support for PHP 8.1, and that's just the beginning of the changes in this version. But even bigger - they're completely removing Elasticsearch support in favor of OpenSearch 2.x!
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https://github.com/mageprince/magento2-mage-ai
This Magento 2 extension uses OpenAI’s GPT models (ChatGPT) to automatically generate high-quality short and long product descriptions based on product attributes like name, features, material, etc. It’s a powerful tool to save time and improve the content quality across your catalog.
1508 Apr 2025
