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The Is Anchor category setting and category product positions do not play well when combined together. You might think that marrying two simple category settings would result in a simple solution, but think twice before you do so or you might get a headache of Magento proportion! In this post we will attempt to demystify how Is Anchor works and how you can best make use of it.

How does category positioning work?

You probably know that sorting a category by the default "Best Value" criteria uses the Position field of the products in the category to determine its position in the category listing. This is a whole number value which can be set per product in a category to sort the products in ascending numeric order. Setting a higher position value for a product will move it closer to the bottom of the category list, after all products with the default position of 0.

We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.0.4 of the Fontis Australia Post API client library for PHP. This is a minor version release of the library which includes the following changes:

• Updated API base URL based on changes in the API
• Locked Guzzle dependency to the latest versions on the 3.x branch, as it is not compatible with newer versions
• Allows parcel weights to be provided using decimal numbers instead of integers

Since Australia Post have deprecated and will eventually decommission the legacy API URL, we encourage all users to upgrade to the latest version soon to avoid any future interruption.

It's time for another Magento extension round-up, reviewing some free extensions that were released in May. This time we're looking at extensions for Facebook tracking, search improvements and order export, as well as Magento 2 command-line autocompletion.

Facebook Pixel by Apptrian

This is a straightforward extension that adds the Facebook tracking pixel to a Magento site. The pixel is included on a range of pages, including product pages, category pages, the checkout and the checkout success page. Tracking events for viewing content, purchases and registration are sent to Facebook via the pixel.

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