About MageExpert

MageExpert is a project born from a passion for Magento, e-commerce, and open source technologies.

Created by the team at OpenITech — an agency specialized in Magento 2 development, Odoo integration, and open-source solutions — MageExpert aims to become a trusted resource for anyone looking to better understand, use, and optimize Magento and the broader e-commerce ecosystem.

Whether you’re a developer, integrator, store owner, or project manager, you’ll find:

Practical guides to configure, build, and improve your online store
Technical tutorials to deepen your Magento 2 skills
Strategic advice to boost performance and grow your e-commerce projects
Industry insights and updates on digital and open source trends

We believe a successful e-commerce site relies just as much on solid technical foundations as it does on clear strategic vision. That’s why MageExpert covers both the development and business sides of the equation.

Our approach: share practical, accessible, experience-based solutions.

Welcome to MageExpert — and enjoy the journey!

Integrating reCAPTCHA into a custom form in Magento 2

by Killian M. | 18 August 2025 | English, Posts | 0 Comments

For several years now, CAPTCHAs have become common on forms found across websites. The system has evolved significantly over time, up to the current version 3. Whereas in the past it was necessary to solve a visual test, reCAPTCHA V3 now works invisibly by analyzing...

Repository or Collection in Magento 2: when should you use them?

by Killian M. | 11 August 2025 | English, Posts | 0 Comments

When handling entities in Magento 2, there are two main approaches available: using a Repository or interacting with a Collection. These two methods have very distinct uses. It is therefore essential to understand their respective objectives in order to avoid bad...

Front-End Technical SEO: Optimizing Tags, Images, and Structure on Magento 2

by Tiff D. | 1 August 2025 | English, Posts | 0 Comments

SEO in 2025 isn’t just about content and backlinks — front-end structure plays a key role, especially on a CMS like Magento 2. Poor HTML, unoptimized images, and clunky layouts can damage your SEO, UX, and site speed. Let’s explore the front-end best practices for...

Breadcrumbs, Headings, Alt Text: How to Properly Structure HTML on Magento 2

by Tiff D. | 25 July 2025 | English, Posts | 0 Comments

On a Magento 2 e-commerce website, clean and semantic HTML isn’t just a matter of code quality — it directly impacts SEO, accessibility, and user experience. In this article, we’ll focus on three often overlooked yet essential HTML elements: breadcrumbs, headings...

Mobile UX in Magento 2: Designing a Smooth and Efficient User Experience

by Tiff D. | 18 July 2025 | English, Posts | 0 Comments

In 2025, over 60% of e-commerce traffic comes from mobile. Yet many Magento 2 sites still deliver a mere “shrunk down” version of their desktop site, with little or no real UX consideration. The result? Frustrating navigation, abandoned carts, and high bounce rates....

Why Web Accessibility Matters

by Tiff D. | 11 July 2025 | English, Posts | 0 Comments

Today, an effective website isn’t just about good design and fast performance. It must also be accessible to everyone—a growing legal and ethical priority that is often overlooked. Web accessibility ensures that all users, including those with disabilities, can...

Magento 2 + Breeze: Tame Modern JS Without a Fight

by Florent L. | 4 July 2025 | English, Posts | 0 Comments

When you think of Magento, you immediately imagine Knockout, RequireJS, and countless XML files. But with Breeze Front, the approach is much smoother—and not just on the front end. On the developer side, Breeze actually intelligently overrides...

Magento 2: Best infrastructure practices not to be overlooked

by Florent L. | 1 July 2025 | English, Posts | 0 Comments

Hosting a Magento 2 system may seem simple. But there’s a huge gap between best practices and bad ideas. Here’s a technical and pragmatic guide to laying a clean and stable infrastructure foundation. 🌐 Web Server: Why Nginx is Better Than Apache Nginx is based on...

Docker & Security: Divide and Conquer Your Risks

by Alexis O. | 27 June 2025 | English, Posts | 0 Comments

Docker is the “pain au chocolat” of the tech world: everyone loves it, everyone talks about it, but the moment you bring up security, suddenly the break room gets suspiciously quiet.Keep saying “it’s isolated, it’s flexible, it’s portable,” and soon you start...

Magento 2 & LocalStorage: What Your Browser Knows About You (and Why)

by Florent L. | 18 June 2025 | English, Posts | 0 Comments

When your Magento 2 site is running with Varnish properly configured, every page is served by the Full Page Cache (FPC), without PHP execution or database. It’s fast, it’s clean, but… how do you display custom elements like: the customer name in...