Create and Enable Aurora Page Layouts in WebSphere Commerce

Create and Enable Aurora Page Layouts in WebSphere Commerce

As part of WebSphere Commerce v7.0 Feature Pack 5, IBM released a new feature, the Aurora page layout framework, that has the potential to significantly allow the business users to maintain and change specific page designs and content, schedule them, and prioritize them based upon business or creative needs.

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Adding the Buffer Share Button to WordPress Using Jetpack

Adding the Buffer Share Button to WordPress Using Jetpack

I started investigating the addition of the Buffer button to my social sharing bar, and as I’m currently using Jetpack and its sharing features, I wanted to ensure I could add the Buffer button for visibility on my posts. Jetpack does allow the addition of additional sharing services through its Sharing configuration page, and I’ll be documenting the steps to add Buffer as a new service.

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Retrieve WebSphere Commerce Merchant Key

Retrieve WebSphere Commerce Merchant Key

I recently was working on a client project in WebSphere Commerce, specifically within the payment framework and needed to update some data within the PPCEXTDATA table. As I needed to encrypt the data specific to the WebSphere Commerce instance, I needed to discover the plain text merchant key to encrypt the data so it could be read and decrypted properly.

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