What is social commerce? Can social commerce help my online store? How can I get the most out of it? If you own an online store, you have probably asked yourself these questions. We will answer these questions and show you some great 3rd party services and extensions that integrate with your Magento store and help you to attract new visitors, engage your customers, and convert them!
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 8, 2011 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
Voting is now open for the 2012 election of at large directors of the Drupal Association. Two directors will be elected from among the ten candidates.
About the Drupal Association electionsWhen we designed a new governance structure for the Drupal Association last year, we decided that most of the board is selected through a nominating committee with the goal to carefully balance many factors like needed skills and geographical and sector representation. However, it was also deemed important that we have directors chosen directly by the Drupal community to make sure that the community is always well-represented.
We're holding our first open community elections! Two community "at large" directors will be elected to the Drupal Association Board of Directors, and YOU can get to say who they are!
Where to find out about candidatesVoting is open to all individuals who registered an account on drupal.org prior to January 18, 2012 and who have logged into that account at least once in the one-year period prior to February 3, 2012.
There is no need to register to vote. The voting system has been set up and prepopulated with the list of eligible voters.
How to voteThe voting is done using the "Instant Runoff" voting method, powered by Decisions module. For more about this method of voting, please see this helpful YouTube video which explains it with post-it notes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA3_t-08Vr0
Can I change my mind after I've voted?Yes! Before the close of voting, you can return to the voting form, cancel your previous vote, and submit a new vote.
When will voting close?Voting will close at midnight UTC on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.
How will results be determined and announced?When voting closes, a four-member elections team will review the results and post them to this site (association.drupal.org). Results will then be forwarded to the Drupal Association board for ratification.
The election team includes Angela Byron, DA board member; Cary Gordon, DA board member; Nedjo Rogers, DA advisory board member; and Thomas Svenson, Drupal community member who participated in the community process of planning the elections.
Why was voting delayed?We had focused a bit too much on organizing the elections and left finalizing the actual voting system till the last minute. After several community members and Drupal Association staff pitched in, we got the elections system up about 3 hours after the planned opening of voting.
Wait. Only XXX eligible voters? What gives?Despite the fact that the voting form lists far fewer, there are actually 270K Drupal.org accounts that fit the voter eligibility criteria. Valid accounts are added to the electorate list when they visit the Association website. These shenanigans are due to the Bakery module, our single-sign on solution, and the requirement to reconcile peoples' Association.drupal.org user IDs and their Drupal.org user IDs.
Problems and solutionsIf you believe you are eligible to vote and try to vote and cannot or encounter some error, please post an issue to the Drupal Association issue queue, selecting "elections" as the component.
More about the electionsVoting is now open for the 2012 election of at large directors of the Drupal Association. Two directors will be elected from among the ten candidates.
About the Drupal Association electionsWhen we designed a new governance structure for the Drupal Association last year, we decided that most of the board is selected through a nominating committee with the goal to carefully balance many factors like needed skills and geographical and sector representation. However, it was also deemed important that we have directors chosen directly by the Drupal community to make sure that the community is always well-represented.
We're holding our first open community elections! Two community "at large" directors will be elected to the Drupal Association Board of Directors, and YOU can get to say who they are!
Where to find out about candidatesVoting is open to all individuals who registered an account on drupal.org prior to January 18, 2012 and who have logged into that account at least once in the one-year period prior to February 3, 2012.
There is no need to register to vote. The voting system has been set up and prepopulated with the list of eligible voters.
How to voteThe voting is done using the "Instant Runoff" voting method, powered by Decisions module. For more about this method of voting, please see this helpful YouTube video which explains it with post-it notes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA3_t-08Vr0
Can I change my mind after I've voted?Yes! Before the close of voting, you can return to the voting form, cancel your previous vote, and submit a new vote.
When will voting close?Voting will close at midnight UTC on Tuesday, February 7, 2012.
How will results be determined and announced?When voting closes, a four-member elections team will review the results and post them to this site (association.drupal.org). Results will then be forwarded to the Drupal Association board for ratification.
The election team includes Angela Byron, DA board member; Cary Gordon, DA board member; Nedjo Rogers, DA advisory board member; and Thomas Svenson, Drupal community member who participated in the community process of planning the elections.
Why was voting delayed?We had focused a bit too much on organizing the elections and left finalizing the actual voting system till the last minute. After several community members and Drupal Association staff pitched in, we got the elections system up about 3 hours after the planned opening of voting.
Wait. Only XXX eligible voters? What gives?Despite the fact that the voting form lists far fewer, there are actually 270K Drupal.org accounts that fit the voter eligibility criteria. Valid accounts are added to the electorate list when they visit the Association website. These shenanigans are due to the Bakery module, our single-sign on solution, and the requirement to reconcile peoples' Association.drupal.org user IDs and their Drupal.org user IDs.
Problems and solutionsIf you believe you are eligible to vote and try to vote and cannot or encounter some error, please post an issue to the Drupal Association issue queue, selecting "elections" as the component.
More about the electionsVoting is now open for the 2012 election of at large directors of the Drupal Association. Two directors will be elected from among the ten candidates.
About the Drupal Association electionsWhen we designed a new governance structure for the Drupal Association last year, we decided that most of the board is selected through a nominating committee with the goal to carefully balance many factors like needed skills and geographical and sector representation. However, it was also deemed important that we have directors chosen directly by the Drupal community to make sure that the community is always well-represented.
We're holding our first open community elections! Two community "at large" directors will be elected to the Drupal Association Board of Directors, and YOU can get to say who they are!
Where to find out about candidatesToday marks another milestone in Magento’s brief but rich history: the 4 millionth download of our free, open-source, game-changing Magento Community software.
Our Community project is where the Magento story began. Starting with our beta release in late 2007, developers and merchants have embraced Magento Community, which set a new standard for what an eCommerce platform could be. We’ve continued to enhance the Community edition, making it an even richer tool for exploring the possibilities of eCommerce with Magento.
Our business has experienced phenomenal growth since that first beta release. We’ve introduced commercial solutions such as Magento Enterprise and Magento Go… we’ve nurtured a community of over 600,000 registered members…we’ve built an extension marketplace where 3rd party developers offer more than 5,000 extensions for our software…and we’ve become part of eBay, Inc.
But our roots are still firmly planted in the incredibly rich soil of open-source eCommerce. The Community edition is what fuels the passion of our growing ecosystem; this passion is what makes the Magento community so unique in the world of eCommerce.
To all the merchants, developers, users and fans who have embraced the Magento Community edition, we thank you for your ongoing passion and support. You have our commitment that we will continue investing in making the world’s best eCommerce software even better.
Just a month ago, we celebrated the end of our greatest year yet, a year in which we celebrated countless milestones, highlights of which include:
In true Magento style, we’re planning for even greater growth in 2012. And the year is already off to an incredible start:
Magento has always been focused on growth – specifically, the growth of our customers’ businesses and the growth of the ecosystem that supports their success. By focusing on what’s most important to our customers, we’ve helped transform the eCommerce landscape in just a few short years.
We are committed to continuous evaluation and innovation of our product portfolio to ensure our customers remain competitive and win in their markets. Following an extensive review of our current solutions and projected customer needs, we are making an important change: we are phasing out the Magento Professional Edition.
While Magento Professional was embraced by a significant number of merchants, we have seen much greater demand for our Enterprise. and new Enterprise Premium offerings. This tells us that more of our mid-large size customers want the benefits offered by these comprehensive solutions.
Phasing out Magento Professional will allow us to focus our efforts and investments on enhancing our Magento Enterprise and Enterprise Premium solutions, as well as on our Community project and our hosted solution, Magento Go.
There will be no immediate impact to current customers on Magento Professional. We will be working with our Professional customers individually to provide various options for continuing their eCommerce success with Magento.
The Magento milestones keep coming, and the next several months will be filled with exciting news and announcements from our company and our ecosystem.
Many of these announcements will be made at the Imagine Conference. But plenty of additional news will be announced both before and after Imagine. Highlights include:
We’re looking forward to working with our customers and partners on making 2012 a truly memorable year. Our thanks to the entire Magento community for your ongoing enthusiasm and support.
Save $400 - EARLY BIRD PRICE CLOSES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd
We have been blown away by the excitement and enthusiasm for the 2012 Imagine eCommerce Conference, and it has proved that this event is already bigger and better than last year.
The Early Bird tickets are already over-sold by 2 times the budgeted rate, but thanks to our sponsor, PayPal, we were able to keep the Early Bird pricing available until this FRIDAY. But don’t be mistaken, Early Bird Registration will come to an end on February 3rd at midnight (PST)! This is your last chance to purchase your ticket to 2012 Imagine eCommerce Conference for $795, a $400 saving off of the standard price of $1,195. Register Now!
Tickets to Imagine eCommerce Conference will sell out far in advance like they did last year! Don’t miss your chance to attend and register today!
Need to get excited about Imagine? Check out this video: http://www.imagineecommerce.com/imagine-trailer-details-revealed/. Also, for updates on Imagine 2012, follow us on Twitter @MagentoImagine.
Imagine Challenge is Back—Enter Now to Win a Trip to Imagine 2012!
The Imagine Challenge is back and we are accepting entries now! Submit a photo or 60 second video showing your passion OR showing your Magento success for your chance to win a free trip and registration to the 2012 Imagine eCommerce Conference
Be sure to check out this year’s entries, and remember to show your favorite video or photo some love and vote for it! Voting begins on February 14th.
If you are planning on attending the 2012 Imagine eCommerce Conference, win or lose, register today!—tickets are going fast! If you are a winner, you will be refunded for the cost of your ticket.
For more information and to enter the 2012 Imagine Challenge, check out http://challenge2012.imagineecommerce.com/
Also check out some of last year’s fantastic entries! GO GO MAGENTO!
Elections for at large Drupal Association elections are kicking into high gear with two all candidates meetings this week before voting opens on Friday.
Elections for at large Drupal Association elections are kicking into high gear with two all candidates meetings this week before voting opens on Friday.
Drupal 7.11 and 6.23, maintenance releases which fix security vulnerabilities are now available for download.
Drupal 7.12 and 6.24 also fix other issues reported through the bug tracking system.
Download Drupal 7.12Upgrading your existing Drupal 7 and 6 sites is strongly recommended. There are no new features in these releases. For more information about the Drupal 7.x release series, consult the Drupal 7.0 release announcement, more information on the 6.x releases can be found in the Drupal 6.0 release announcement. Drupal 5 is no longer maintained, upgrading to Drupal 6 is recommended.
Security informationWe have a security announcement mailing list, a history of all security advisories, and an RSS feed with the most recent security advisories. We strongly advise Drupal administrators to sign up for the list.
Drupal 7 and 6 include the built-in Update status module, which informs you about important updates to your modules and themes.
Bug reportsBoth Drupal 7.x and 6.x branches are being maintained, so given enough bug fixes (not just bug reports) more maintenance releases will be made available, according to our monthly release cycle.
ChangelogDrupal 7.11 only includes fixes for security issues. Drupal 7.12 also includes bugfixes. The full list of changes between the 7.10 and 7.12 releases can be found by reading the 7.12 release notes. A complete list of all bug fixes in the stable 7.x branch can be found in the git commit log.
Drupal 6.23 only includes fixes for security issues. Drupal 6.24 also includes bugfixes. The full list of changes between the 6.22 and 6.24 releases can be found by reading the 6.24 release notes. A complete list of all bug fixes in the stable 6.x branch can be found at git commit log.
Security vulnerabilitiesDrupal 7.11 and 6.23 were released in response to the discovery of security vulnerabilities. Details can be found in the official security advisory:
To fix the security problem, please upgrade Drupal.
What is included with each release?We made two versions of both Drupal 7 and 6 available, so you can choose to only include security fixes (Drupal 7.11 and 6.23 respectively) or security fixes and bugfixes (Drupal 7.12 and 6.24). You can choose your preferred version. We are trying to make it easier and quicker to roll out security updates by making security-only releases available as well as ones with bugfixes included. We hope this helps you roll out the fixes as soon as possible. Read more details in the handbook.
Update notesThe default.settings.php file was changed in Drupal 7.12, to add documentation about PDO attribute override capabilities that were added as a result of #1309278: Make PDO connection options configurable.
The robots.txt file was changed in Drupal 6.24 to block filter tips from search engines. The .htaccess and (default.)settings.php files were not changed in Drupal 6. Additionally, indexes were added to the node_comment_statistics and comment tables, for performance.
Known issues # Drupal 7Bug fixes in 7.12 release cause problems with the Internationalization (i18n) module, and there are reports of the same about Menu Block: #1425342: Drupal core upgrade from 7.10 to 7.12 causes menu block to fail. Users of these modules are encouraged to update to 7.11 to get the security fixes, and hold off on the 7.12 upgrade until #1351678: Follow menu_link_get_preferred active trail handling for custom menus and #1050466: The taxonomy index should be maintained in a node hook, not a field hook are resolved. (Note: Help here would be greatly appreciated!)
Drupal 6In Drupal 6.24, if you have the contributed user_delete module enabled on your site, the update will fail with a Cannot redeclare user_delete_access() error. An update of user_delete module is being worked on.
In Drupal 6.24 if you had locale module enabled earlier, but it is not currently turned on, the update will fail with Call to undefined function locale_inc_callback(). A fix is being worked on for Drupal core.
In Drupal 6.24 if you run your updates with Drush, you might experience duplicate entry errors in your system table. See the ongoing discussion at http://drupal.org/node/1425868
Drupal 7.11 and 6.23, maintenance releases which fix security vulnerabilities are now available for download.
Drupal 7.12 and 6.24 also fix other issues reported through the bug tracking system.
Download Drupal 7.12Upgrading your existing Drupal 7 and 6 sites is strongly recommended. There are no new features in these releases. For more information about the Drupal 7.x release series, consult the Drupal 7.0 release announcement, more information on the 6.x releases can be found in the Drupal 6.0 release announcement. Drupal 5 is no longer maintained, upgrading to Drupal 6 is recommended.
Security informationWe have a security announcement mailing list, a history of all security advisories, and an RSS feed with the most recent security advisories. We strongly advise Drupal administrators to sign up for the list.
Drupal 7 and 6 include the built-in Update status module, which informs you about important updates to your modules and themes.
Bug reportsBoth Drupal 7.x and 6.x branches are being maintained, so given enough bug fixes (not just bug reports) more maintenance releases will be made available, according to our monthly release cycle.
ChangelogDrupal 7.11 only includes fixes for security issues. Drupal 7.12 also includes bugfixes. The full list of changes between the 7.10 and 7.12 releases can be found by reading the 7.12 release notes. A complete list of all bug fixes in the stable 7.x branch can be found in the git commit log.
Drupal 6.23 only includes fixes for security issues. Drupal 6.24 also includes bugfixes. The full list of changes between the 6.22 and 6.24 releases can be found by reading the 6.24 release notes. A complete list of all bug fixes in the stable 6.x branch can be found at git commit log.
Security vulnerabilitiesDrupal 7.11 and 6.23 were released in response to the discovery of security vulnerabilities. Details can be found in the official security advisory:
To fix the security problem, please upgrade Drupal.
What is included with each release?We made two versions of both Drupal 7 and 6 available, so you can choose to only include security fixes (Drupal 7.11 and 6.23 respectively) or security fixes and bugfixes (Drupal 7.12 and 6.24). You can choose your preferred version. We are trying to make it easier and quicker to roll out security updates by making security-only releases available as well as ones with bugfixes included. We hope this helps you roll out the fixes as soon as possible. Read more details in the handbook.
Update notesThe default.settings.php file was changed in Drupal 7.12, to add documentation about PDO attribute override capabilities that were added as a result of #1309278: Make PDO connection options configurable.
The robots.txt file was changed in Drupal 6.24 to block filter tips from search engines. The .htaccess and (default.)settings.php files were not changed in Drupal 6. Additionally, indexes were added to the node_comment_statistics and comment tables, for performance.
Known issues # Drupal 7Bug fixes in 7.12 release cause problems with the Internationalization (i18n) module. Users of these modules are encouraged to update to 7.11 to get the security fixes, and hold off on the 7.12 upgrade until the 7.x-1.4 release.
Drupal 7.12 is also only compatible with Menu Block 7.x-2.3 and higher.
Drupal 6In Drupal 6.24, if you have the contributed user_delete module enabled on your site, the update will fail with a Cannot redeclare user_delete_access() error. An update of user_delete module is being worked on.
In Drupal 6.24 if you had locale module enabled earlier, but it is not currently turned on, the update will fail with Call to undefined function locale_inc_callback(). A fix is being worked on for Drupal core.
In Drupal 6.24 if you run your updates with Drush, you might experience duplicate entry errors in your system table. See the ongoing discussion at http://drupal.org/node/1425868
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At Automattic we love open-source software and try to make more of it. That’s why today we are open-sourcing the Code Comments Trac plugin. We developed it to help us do better and quicker code reviews. Every month the VIP Services team reviews tens of WordPress themes and plugins making sure the code is secure, scalable, and follows the best practices before deploying them on WordPress.com.
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Elections for at large Drupal Association elections are kicking into high gear with two all candidates meetings this week before voting opens Friday.
Election candidates will participate in all candidates meetings are scheduled over the next two days (Wed., Thurs. or Fri., depending on your location). The first meeting, intended to work for people in the Asia and the Pacific, is scheduled for 01:00 UTC on Thursday. That's 5 PM PST on Wednesday for those in the US and Canada.
The second all candidates meeting at 17:00 UTC Thursday is timed for participants in Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Then on Friday voting will open. Details on voting will be posted to association.drupal.org.
See the elections announcement for more on how to learn about the candidates.
Elections for at large Drupal Association elections are kicking into high gear with two all candidates meetings this week before voting opens Friday.
Election candidates will participate in all candidates meetings are scheduled over the next two days (Wed., Thurs. or Fri., depending on your location). The first meeting, intended to work for people in the Asia and the Pacific, is scheduled for 01:00 UTC on Thursday. That's 5 PM PST on Wednesday for those in the US and Canada.
The second all candidates meeting at 17:00 UTC Thursday is timed for participants in Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Then on Friday voting will open. Details on voting will be posted to association.drupal.org.
See the elections announcement for more on how to learn about the candidates.
Elections for at large Drupal Association elections are kicking into high gear with two all candidates meetings this week before voting opens Friday.
Election candidates will participate in all candidates meetings are scheduled over the next two days (Wed., Thurs. or Fri., depending on your location). The first meeting, intended to work for people in the Asia and the Pacific, is scheduled for 01:00 UTC on Thursday. That's 5 PM PST on Wednesday for those in the US and Canada.
The second all candidates meeting at 17:00 UTC Thursday is timed for participants in Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Then on Friday voting will open. Details on voting will be posted to association.drupal.org.
See the elections announcement for more on how to learn about the candidates.
About 150 of Magento’s LA employees and their guests took over Busby’s East in Santa Monica to kick off 2012 in true Magento style. Rock & Roll-themed costumes gave us a great excuse to party to excess and sing our hearts out in the highly non-competitive Karaoke competition. And yes, co-founders Roy Rubin and Yoav Kutner (photo, upper left) led the Karaoke charge! (Trust us: The Beastie Boys have never sounded this “Beastie...”)
Celebrity (costume) sightings included Axl Rose, Flava Flav, and Diana Ross (or was that Wierd Al?) Other highlights included a dozen of our X.commerce colleagues from San Jose swooping in for the festivities, dazzling the LA crowd with their elaborate costumes, and totally dominating the foosball table.
Wondering when the next big Magento party will be? It’s in April at Imagine in Las Vegas – we hope to see you there!
Elections for at large Drupal Association elections are kicking into high gear with two all candidates meetings this week before voting opens Friday.
Election candidates will participate in all candidates meetings are scheduled over the next two days (Wed., Thurs. or Fri., depending on your location). The first meeting, intended to work for people in the Asia and the Pacific, is scheduled for 01:00 UTC on Thursday. That's 5 PM PST on Wednesday for those in the US and Canada.
The second all candidates meeting at 17:00 UTC Thursday is timed for participants in Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Then on Friday voting will open. Details on voting will be posted to association.drupal.org.
Come join the WordPress.com VIP team for a drink and an informal chat on Thursday, February 2nd in Miami Beach!!
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The event is free to attend but please sign up so we can get an approximate head count.
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