Advanced > Developer

Last update: November 29, 2023

CREATED FOR:

To access the store configuration settings, choose Stores > Settings > Configuration from the Admin sidebar.

NOTE

These configuration settings are available in developer mode only.

Frontend Development Workflow

For more information about changing these settings, see Frontend development workflow in the Admin Systems Guide.

Field	Scope	Description
Workflow Type	Global	Determines if Less compilation takes place on the client or server side during development. Options: `Client side less compilation` - Compilation takes place in the browser using the native less.js library. `Server side less compilation` - Compilation takes place on the server using the Less PHP library. This is the default mode for production.

For more information about changing this setting, see Client restrictions in the Admin Systems Guide.

Field	Scope	Description
Allow IPs (comma separated)	Store View	Creates an allowlist of IP addresses that can use developer tools on a live site, without interfering with customers in the store. Any changes to the site when using a developer tool such as Inline Translation, are visible only from the IP addresses on the allowlist.

For more information about changing these settings, see Optimizing resource files in the Admin Systems Guide.

Field	Scope	Description
Allow Symlinks	Store View	Enabling symbolic links can expose your site to security risks and is not recommended for a production store.
Minify Html	Store View	Determines if the HTML for store templates is minimized. Options: `Yes` / `No`

For more information about changing these settings, see Template path hints in the Admin Systems Guide.

Field	Scope	Description
Enable Template Path Hints for Storefront	Store View	Adds notation to storefront that indicates the path to each template that is used on the page. Options: `Yes` / `No`
Enable Template Path Hints for Admin	Global	Adds notation to the Admin that indicates the path to each template that is used on the page. Options: `Yes` / `No`
Add Block Class Type to Hints	Store View	Includes the names of blocks in the template path hints. Options: `Yes` / `No`

For more information about changing these settings, see Translate inline in the Admin Systems Guide.

Field	Scope	Description
Enable for Storefront	Store View	Activates the Inline Translator for the storefront. The interface text can be edited for each store view. To use the Inline Translator without interfering with the live store, add your IP address to the Developer Client Restrictions allowlist.
Enable for Admin	Global	Activates the Inline Translator for the Admin. Unlike the storefront, the Admin cannot be translated into multiple languages. However, the field labels and other text in the interface can be changed.

For more information about changing these settings, see Optimizing resource files in the Admin Systems Guide.

Field	Scope	Description
Merge JavaScript Files	Store View	Merges multiple JavaScript files into a single file to improve page load time.
Enable JavaScript Bundling	Store View	Determines if multiple JavaScript files can be bundled into one file. Options: `Yes` / `No`
Minify JavaScript Files	Store View	Removes unnecessary characters, spaces, and indentation to reduce the size of the code.
Move JS code to the bottom of the page	Global	If enabled, moves the JS code to the bottom of the page. Options: `Yes` / `No`
Translation Strategy	Global	Determines the translation methodology that is used by the system. Options: `Dictionary` - Translation on storefront side. `Embedded` - Translation on Admin side.
Log JS Errors to Session Storage	Global	If enabled, can be used by functional tests for reporting. Options: `Yes` / `No`
Log JS Errors to Session Storage Key	Global	Identifies the key that is used to retrieve collected js errors.

For more information about changing these settings, see Optimizing resource files in the Admin Systems Guide.

Field	Scope	Description
Merge CSS Files	Store View	Merges multiple CSS files into a single file to improve page load time. Options: `Yes` / `No`
Minify CSS Files	Store View	Removes unnecessary characters, spaces, and indentation to reduce the size of the code. Options: `Yes` / `No`
Use CSS critical path	Global	The CSS critical path delivers minified critical CSS inline in `<head>` and defers all non-critical styles that are loaded asynchronously. Options: `Yes` / `No`

Field	Scope	Description
Image Adapter	Global	Specifies the adapter that is used to render images. After changing the adapter setting, flush the catalog images cache. Options: `PHP GD2` / `ImageMagick` *Note:* The ICO file type is supported only by the ImageMagik adapter.

Field	Scope	Description
Cache User Defined Attributes	Global	When enabled, caches user-defined and system Entity Attribute Value (EAV) attributes. This option may increase performance but also requires additional space for caching. Options: `Yes` / `No`

Field	Scope	Description
Sign Static Files	Global	When enabled, adds a digital signature to the URL of static files to make it possible for browsers to detect when a newer version of the file is available. If a file’s signature differs from what is stored in the browser’s cache, then the newer version of the file is used. Static files that can be signed include JavaScript, CSS, images, and fonts. Options: `Yes` / `No`

Field	Scope	Description
Asynchronous Indexing	Global	Determines when order processing system entities, such as orders, invoices, shipments, and credit memos, are added to the grid and reindexed. Asynchronous Indexing can be used to avoid locks on data during save operations, and to reduce processing time. Options: `Disable` - (Default) Order-related entities are added to the grid at various times. as they are saved. `Enable` - Order-related entities are added to the grid only during a scheduled cron job. Cron should be configured to run once every minute.

recommendation-more-help