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Let's face it, the online shopping landscape is a crowded bazaar. Flashy banners blur into oblivion, endless product grids numb the senses, and discount codes scream for attention only to be drowned out by the next algorithm-fueled ad. In this digital cacophony, standing out requires more than just competitive pricing and fast shipping. You need a secret weapon, a siren song that cuts through the noise and pulls customers into your world: storytelling. Think about it. Humans are hardwired for narratives. We crave connection, meaning, and a touch of emotional magic. Stories transport us, make us laugh, and tug at our heartstrings. And that's the power you can harness for your

Thirteen long years into E-commerce development, I can't stop thinking about the first custom E-commerce application I developed on a PHP based custom framework in 2007. The very next year in 2008 was when I took a step ahead with Magento1 and held onto it for quite a long time. As a keen observer of the trends in E-commerce development, I have seen many platforms that would come and go. But it was a few years ago that I struck a chord with the German-based E-commerce platform called Shopware. Though Shopware 5, a matured system, continues to reign as the top E-commerce platform in Germany, it was the new version Shopware 6 that I fell in love with! Built on a modern tech...

The period 1997-2012 marks the birth of Generation Z preceded by Generation X(1965-1980) and Generation Y(1981-1996). On the technological front, Generation X grew up in the shadow of the computer revolution. It was Generation Y that saw the explosion of the Internet, whose scope into the lives of people continues to grow each passing day. Generation Z is the first generation to have had access to all these things and more, right from when they were born. Born into the zenith of technological advancement, they cannot think of life without smartphones, high-speed internet, on-demand entertainment, and social media. Although its too early to comment on the behavior of Generation Z, ongoing research shows that these technological ...

Docker is an open-source platform released in the year 2013, that makes it easier to deploy applications in a sandbox (called containers) to run on the host operating system. The use of containers has been escalated to the next level and it’s now become a part of the stack in most tech companies out there. This article focuses on how this platform can be useful from a web developer's perspective. Here’s an overview of some of the topics covered in this article: How does Docker help web developers? What is the difference between Docker and virtual machines? How to install it? Learn the bare essentials to get started with the technology. Create a simple PHP MySQL application with the same.

An enterprise requires software and web-based applications for its systematic functioning. Since the enterprise applications can be extremely complex, it is best to go for a framework that is robust and undoubtedly, Laravel is the foremost choice of most enterprises in this regard.   Laravel is a modern open-source PHP framework which is used for web application development. It is aimed at easing out various tasks such as authentication, caching and routing for the developer. Several reasons contribute to the growing popularity and acceptance of Laravel. A few amongst them being: ...

We, 2hats Logic team are thrilled that our commitment has been recognized yet again by the B2B market research firm, Clutch.co, that too for the second year in a row.  We have been selected out of thousands of companies as the best web developer in India according to their 2020 report! It makes us proud of the fact that Clutch relies on comprehensive and ver...

Magento 2.4.4 reached its end of life (EOL) on April 24, 2025, which means that Adobe will no longer be providing security patches or updates for this version of Magento. This poses a significant security risk for merchants using Magento 2.4.4, as their stores will be more vulnerable to security threats and cyberattacks. Risks of Running Magento 2.4.4 After EOL Without ongoing security updates, Magento 2.4.4 stores are exposed to a growing number of known and unknown vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by hackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive customer data, including credit card information and personal details. Additionally, o...

Slack is the most popular messaging platform for official purposes. In this blog I will explain how we can send messages to the slack public channel or private account through their api’s. First, we need an api user. You could either use an existing slack account or create a new one. While sending messages through the api, the sender name will be this user's username. So in most cases, creating a new user would be better. You can login or sign up here (https://slack.com/) After logging into your account we need to create a Slack App. You can create new App from here (https://api.slack.com/apps)

FedEx is an American courier delivery services company. By using FedEx Tracking API, we can get real-time tracking information for FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx SmartPost, FedEx Home Delivery, FedEx Express Freight, FedEx Freight, and FedEx Custom Critical shipments.   FedEx Web Services Environments FedEx API has 2 environments. Testing and Production.  The FedEx Web Services Testing Environment is a functional, full-runtime environment ideal for testing your web services solutions. Although good for confirming functionality, the Testing Environment should not be used for stress testing. It is recommended that developers test to ensure that their code operates as desire...

Recently I was trying to deploy a Laravel Application using Vapor. I wanted to deploy it to a subdomain. There were many projects deployed on several subdomains of our main domain. Since I wanted to deploy using Vapor which is basically serverless, there were basically no IP Addresses or URLs to point the domain to. I went through the Vapor Documentation about the domain section, but it said nothing about how to point the subdomain. So I contacted the Laravel Vapor support about my problem. They responded that I needed to add the main Domain to Vapor and the subdomain will automatically be added and no problem will happen to my existing subdomains after doing this. After their response, I added the main domain from the Vapor UI. PS: Thanks for the great support from