Magento 2: Features and Benefits Explained - Measured Designs https://www.measureddesigns.com/magento-2/ Thoughtful design as standard Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:17:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Fixing Magento 2 “Unable to Unserialize Value” Errors (CSP & Redis) – Complete Guide https://www.measureddesigns.com/fixing-magento-2-unable-to-unserialize-value-errors-csp-redis-complete-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fixing-magento-2-unable-to-unserialize-value-errors-csp-redis-complete-guide https://www.measureddesigns.com/fixing-magento-2-unable-to-unserialize-value-errors-csp-redis-complete-guide/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:46:26 +0000 https://www.measureddesigns.com/?p=3836 Struggling with Magento 2 checkout errors caused by CSP and Redis cache corruption? Learn how to diagnose, fix and prevent “Unable to unserialize value” issues with this step-by-step guide.

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]]> https://www.measureddesigns.com/fixing-magento-2-unable-to-unserialize-value-errors-csp-redis-complete-guide/feed/ 0 Magento 2 – Deprecated Functionality: explode(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /vendor/magento/data-migration-tool/src/Migration/Model/PasswordVerifier.php on line 55 https://www.measureddesigns.com/magento-2-deprecated-functionality-explode-passing-null-to-parameter-2-string-of-type-string-is-deprecated-in-vendor-magento-data-migration-tool-src-migration-model-passwordverifier-php-on/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magento-2-deprecated-functionality-explode-passing-null-to-parameter-2-string-of-type-string-is-deprecated-in-vendor-magento-data-migration-tool-src-migration-model-passwordverifier-php-on https://www.measureddesigns.com/magento-2-deprecated-functionality-explode-passing-null-to-parameter-2-string-of-type-string-is-deprecated-in-vendor-magento-data-migration-tool-src-migration-model-passwordverifier-php-on/#respond Thu, 08 Aug 2024 12:33:14 +0000 https://www.measureddesigns.com/?p=3734 When migrating a Magento 1.9 website to Magento 2.4.7-pt1 I encountered the error; Deprecated Functionality: explode(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /vendor/magento/data-migration-tool/src/Migration/Model/PasswordVerifier.php on line 55

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]]> https://www.measureddesigns.com/magento-2-call-to-undefined-function-magentoframeworkfilepdfimageresourcetmpfile/feed/ 0 Magento 2 – TypeError: addslashes(): Argument #1 ($string) must be of type string upgrade error https://www.measureddesigns.com/magento-2-typeerror-addslashes-argument-1-string-must-be-of-type-string-upgrade-error/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magento-2-typeerror-addslashes-argument-1-string-must-be-of-type-string-upgrade-error https://www.measureddesigns.com/magento-2-typeerror-addslashes-argument-1-string-must-be-of-type-string-upgrade-error/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:06:34 +0000 https://www.measureddesigns.com/?p=3621 TypeError: addslashes(): Argument #1 ($string) must be of type string upgrade error.

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]]> https://www.measureddesigns.com/magento-2-typeerror-addslashes-argument-1-string-must-be-of-type-string-upgrade-error/feed/ 0 Magento 2 – Duplicate key name ‘WISHLIST_CUSTOMER_ID’, query was: ALTER TABLE wishlist https://www.measureddesigns.com/magento-2-duplicate-key-name-wishlist_customer_id-query-was-alter-table-wishlist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magento-2-duplicate-key-name-wishlist_customer_id-query-was-alter-table-wishlist https://www.measureddesigns.com/magento-2-duplicate-key-name-wishlist_customer_id-query-was-alter-table-wishlist/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:16:19 +0000 https://www.measureddesigns.com/?p=3601 Upgrading Magento 2 can be tricky. When recently updating a Magento 2.4.5-p2 website to 2.4.6-p2, I encountered the following error. 1061 Duplicate key name 'WISHLIST_CUSTOMER_ID'

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]]> https://www.measureddesigns.com/magento-2-duplicate-key-name-wishlist_customer_id-query-was-alter-table-wishlist/feed/ 0 Magento vs WooCommerce, the battle of the eCommerce CMS’s https://www.measureddesigns.com/magento-vs-woocommerce-the-battle-of-the-ecommerce-cmss/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magento-vs-woocommerce-the-battle-of-the-ecommerce-cmss https://www.measureddesigns.com/magento-vs-woocommerce-the-battle-of-the-ecommerce-cmss/#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2023 15:31:47 +0000 https://www.measureddesigns.com/?p=3549 Magento and WooCommerce are the two most commonly used platforms at Measured Designs, but why do we code and design for two different eCommerce platforms?

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]]> https://www.measureddesigns.com/magento-vs-woocommerce-the-battle-of-the-ecommerce-cmss/feed/ 0 The history of Magento https://www.measureddesigns.com/the-history-of-magento/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-history-of-magento https://www.measureddesigns.com/the-history-of-magento/#respond Thu, 09 Mar 2023 12:36:47 +0000 https://www.measureddesigns.com/?p=3496 Magento is an open-source e-commerce platform launched in 2008 by Varien. Based in California, Varien aimed to provide a platform that could be used by businesses of all sizes to sell their products and services online. The platform was built on the Zend Framework and used PHP and MySQL.

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]]> https://www.measureddesigns.com/the-history-of-magento/feed/ 0 Magento 2 – How to make simple text edits in Page Builder https://www.measureddesigns.com/magento-2-how-to-make-simple-text-edits-in-page-builder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=magento-2-how-to-make-simple-text-edits-in-page-builder https://www.measureddesigns.com/magento-2-how-to-make-simple-text-edits-in-page-builder/#respond Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:19:58 +0000 https://www.measureddesigns.com/?p=3387 We've had several calls from clients who just want to make simple text edits without the page builder. Whilst I don't think you should disable the Magento Page Builder fully, here are some options for making the transition slightly easier.

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