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Publishing free open source Magento
extensions – examples, benefits and
observations
Tsvetan Stoychev

About me
Tsvetan Stoychev (@ceckoslab)
 Born: In Razgrad, Bulgaria
 Last 5 years doing Magento
 Magento Certified
 I am NOT an open source evangelist
 9 published open source extensions
 Current job – Jarlssen / Session Digital GmbH

About the topic
Publishing free open source Magento extensions
• Examples – I will show 3 Magento extensions
• Benefits – I will describe some of the benefits of
publishing your extensions as free and open source
• Observations – I will share advices and thoughts

Examples

Styling a static block - “My” Workflow
CSS and Images CSS and Images
Bob
(FE)
Alice
(FE)
Repository
Content
Skype
Email
Magento admin
Install script
Content

Extension - Jarlssen_CmsFiles
Better Workflow
CSS, Images and
Content as *.phtml
CSS, Images and
Content as *.phtml
Bob
(FE)
Alice
(FE)
Repository

CMS Pages / Blocks
DB File system
*.phtml versions of
Pages and Blocks
DB records of
Pages and Blocks

( admin interface )

A helpful shell script that allows you to do:
Pull
Push
Diff

Facts
 License: OSL 3.0
 http://github.com/Jarlssen/Jarlssen_CmsFiles
 MODMAN
 Zero opened issues so far
 It's perfect for development but it's not recommended for use in
production
 Good for projects that lack specification and you quickly have to
show results in the initial development phase
 Helped to our FE developers to increase their productivity

What will happen if you try to save an attribute with
more than 1000 options?
?

Extension - Jarlssen_FasterAttributeOptionEdit
Quote from Magento forums: “Well, I added 1000 manufacturers and a few
hundred flavors into the store (to 1.42 CE). When I attempt to edit either
attribute, I get a “script unresponsive” error in my browser.”

Extension - Jarlssen_FasterAttributeOptionEdit
Facts
 http://github.com/Jarlssen/Jarlssen_FasterAttributeOptionEdit
 MODMAN
 Blog post: http://goo.gl/Cl0R0N
 1 contributor
 4 people favourited the extension in GITGUB
 1 developer contributed
 Every month someone send us a Thank you email
 We've published reference to the solution in StackOverflow and
the Magento forum

Extension - Jarlssen_UploaderComponent
Developer’s module for generic file upload in the admin forms

Config path: global/jarlssen_uploader_component_config/uploads
How to use
<global>
<jarlssen_uploader_component_config>
<uploads>
<MyCompany_MyModule_Model_Item>
<thumbnail>
<upload_dir>my_module/thumbnail</upload_dir>
<allowed_extensions>jpg,png,gif</allowed_extensions>
<input_name>thumbnail</input_name>
</thumbnail>
<pdf>
<upload_dir>my_module/pdf</upload_dir>
<allowed_extensions>pdf</allowed_extensions>
<input_name>pdf_file</input_name>
</pdf>
</MyCompany_MyModule_Model_Item>
</uploads>
</jarlssen_uploader_component_config>
</global>
Model class name
Field config

Facts
 http://github.com/Jarlssen/Jarlssen_UploaderComponent
 MODMAN
 Blog post: http://goo.gl/rgzc4N
 Zero opened issues so far
 Has written unit tests (EcomDev_PHPUnit)
 Respects DRY principle!

Benefits

Benefits
Constructive Criticism

Benefits
QA services for free

Benefits
Somebody may like to contribute

Benefits
Feedback about the current needs of
the market

Observations

Observations
Most of the ideas for open
source extensions come from
real projects during solving real
business problems.

Observations
How to be more successful?

Write technical documentation

Make it easy to install ( Modman, Compose and etc. )

Write a blog post about your extension

Share in the social networks (Twitter, Linkedin etc.)

If your extension solves a problem described in a forum or
stack overflow, then post a comment and link to the
extension's repository

Observations
The idea and benefits of
publishing free open source
extensions are great, but take
TIME!

Observations
Some extensions should indeed
be free and open source!
Of course, I am talking from
personal experience!

Observations
There is a possibility that
somebody will sell your free
extension as their own product!!!
No worries, it's OK!

Observations
Should somebody make money
from my open source extension?
Sure, why not?

Observations
Choose a license that works for
you.
http://choosealicense.com/
(I am not a lawyer)

Observations
Open source can
boost sales!

Questions?

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