Awesome Magento

URL: https://github.com/DavidLambauer/awesome-magento2#readme
Category: Themed Directories
Tags: awesome-lists, ecommerce, PHP

Overview

Awesome Magento is a curated, community-driven directory of Magento 2 extensions, tools, and learning resources. It focuses on the Magento 2 ecosystem, including open source projects, events, and educational materials.

What is Magento?

Magento is an open-source e-commerce platform for creating webshops, consisting of:

• Frontend: Storefront where customers browse and purchase products.
• Backend: Admin panel for managing products, customers, and configuration.

Key characteristics:

• Open source: Distributed under OSL v3, allowing reuse and modification of the codebase (PHP, HTML, CSS, JS, XML, etc.).
• Versions & history:
  • Magento 1: first released in 2008 by Varien.
  • Magento 2: first released in November 2015.
• Ecosystem evolution:
  • Magento 2 initially faced adoption challenges due to complex architecture and some outdated technologies (e.g., KnockoutJS, RequireJS, Zend Framework 1).
  • This led to various alternative storefront/front-end solutions.
• Adobe acquisition & branding:
  • Acquired by Adobe in 2018.
  • Magento Enterprise integrated into Adobe Commerce Cloud.
  • Magento Community Edition rebranded as Magento Open Source.
• Community initiatives:
  • Community uncertainty about the long-term direction of Magento Open Source under Adobe led to the creation of Mage-OS, a community-driven initiative.

Reference: Wikipedia – Magento

Features

1. Curated Awesome List

• Dedicated to Magento 2 extensions and resources.
• Organized as a classic "awesome list" following the general awesome-list conventions.
• Includes a contribution guide for community submissions.

2. Top-Level Categories (as indicated in the table of contents)

The directory is structured into multiple sections to help users navigate the Magento 2 ecosystem:

• Events

  • List of Magento-related events and conferences.

  • Highlighted examples:

    • MageUnconference (Germany): Unconference-style Magento community event in Germany.
    • MageUnconference (Netherlands): Unconference-style Magento community event in the Netherlands.
    • Meet Commerce: Global series of conferences focused on commerce and innovation.

  • Meet Magento Series: Events that bring together merchants, developers, solution and technology providers, and marketers.

    • Meet Magento Baltics
    • Meet Magento Brazil
    • Meet Magento Florida
    • Meet Magento India
    • Meet Magento Malaysia
    • Meet Magento Netherlands
    • Meet Magento New York City
    • Meet Magento Poland
    • Meet Magento Romania
    • Meet Magento Singapore
    • Meet Magento UK

• Frontends

  • Section dedicated to alternative storefront/front-end solutions for Magento 2 (e.g., due to the architecture and tech stack of the default frontend).
    (Specific items are not listed in the provided content, but this category exists in the directory.)

• Tools

  • Section for tooling around Magento 2 (e.g., development utilities, deployment tools, CLIs, or debugging aids).
    (Concrete tools are not shown in the provided content but are part of the list’s structure.)

• Open Source Extensions

  • Collection of open source Magento 2 extensions contributed by the community and vendors.
    (Specific extensions are not included in the excerpt, but the category is explicitly listed.)

• Blogs

  • Directory of blogs and content sources focused on Magento and related e-commerce topics.

• Education / Learning

  • Educational resources (tutorials, courses, guides) for developers, merchants, and technical users working with Magento 2.

• Platforms

  • Platforms and services that are relevant to Magento 2 or integrate with it (e.g., hosting, PaaS, SaaS platforms).
    (Individual platforms are not listed in the provided content but are part of the TOC.)

• Official Resources

  • Links to official Magento / Adobe Commerce documentation, portals, or other primary resources.

3. Community & Contribution

• Open to community contributions via GitHub pull requests and issues.
• Provides a contribution guide outlining how to add or update entries.

Pricing

• Not applicable. Awesome Magento is an open, curated list of links and resources hosted on GitHub; no pricing or plans are indicated in the provided content.