We analyze the source code and optimize processes
In the e-commerce audit, we detect potential implementation errors that may cause performance, security, or scalability problems for your Magento 2. To do this, we perform a series of analyses and tests on your platform.
If you first want objective data on whether your store needs this analysis, you can start with a free diagnosis in Ticpan, our continuous monitoring tool: it tells you what is failing and gives you a score. This technical audit goes one step further: an expert reviews the code and the database to find the root cause of each problem and its solution, beyond the warning sign.
Magento Core Status
The Magento 2 core is composed of a series of components that should never be manually altered to implement customizations for your business model. These modules are the ones that are updated when Magento versions are upgraded, so any alteration of their code can cause errors that prevent a correct update. It is also worth noting that the code modified here is much more complex to trace in case of execution errors or incompatibilities with third-party modules and custom implementations.
In the e-commerce audit, we analyze the core source code by comparing it with an original copy of your Magento version, taking into account the different third-party modules that may have been installed via Composer (the package installation and update system used by Magento) and that are therefore installed in the core directory.
After this analysis, it is possible to detect if bad practices have been used in the implementation of your business customizations and to propose the correct implementation of these customizations.
Environment Performance
We run performance tests on your website to detect possible causes that may slow down the processes or navigation of your e-commerce.
If we detect any performance problem, we analyze the source code that may affect these processes to detect the cause of the problem and propose the best solution. In this way, we can significantly improve the performance and speed of your e-commerce, providing a faster browsing experience and more agile site management, which has a direct effect on the shopping experience of your end customer and, by extension, the increase in sales and conversions of your online sales channel.
Security
To make your e-commerce as secure as possible, it is very important to keep both the Magento 2 core and third-party modules updated.
Therefore, in our audits, we conduct a study of the current versions of your platform and the possible updates available for both Magento 2 and the installed modules.
We detail the available changes for each module and identify the update priority in each case, taking into account especially the security updates implemented with respect to your current version. If your store runs a Magento version that no longer receives standard support from Adobe, the risk increases considerably.
Analysis of Third-Party Modules
We review the installed modules marketed by third-party companies to detect possible incompatibilities, disuse of acquired functionalities and, above all, the quality of the code they implement.
This analysis allows us to recommend more suitable modules for your business model or disable, even uninstall, unused functionalities to improve the performance of your website.
It also allows us to know all the functionalities already available on your platform so that you can take them into account as your business grows.
Analysis of Custom Modules
This point is perhaps the most interesting of the audit, since here we thoroughly analyze both the functionalities that have been implemented to adapt Magento 2 to your business model, and the quality of the code used.
As a result of this analysis, bad programming practices can be detected that do not follow the programming guidelines stipulated by Magento, as well as possible code errors, which allows us to detect possible performance, security, or scalability problems for the future of the project.
It is important to follow Magento's programming patterns since with clear and well-structured code, future developments are implemented faster. In this way, development cost overruns and incompatibility with future installed modules or when updating to future versions of Magento are avoided.
Theme Implementation Analysis
We study the themes used to display the frontend of your e-commerce to detect possible bad structuring or coding practices.
It is important that the static resources of the theme are well structured to alleviate the load of unnecessary content on each page of your website, as well as to keep the code clean and organized to avoid unnecessary overruns when implementing new functionalities or visual modifications.
At this point, we also focus on reviewing the source code of the theme files to, once again, optimize the performance of the website and therefore the loading speed of the pages. We also focus on detecting bad programming practices that are often used to implement a functionality faster but that in the long term make new developments more expensive.
Data Integrity and Maintenance
We analyze the database to detect tables that are too heavy and thus propose optimal data maintenance in case of excessive data volume caused by, for example, database logs or tables whose information can be optimized. An optimized database helps reduce the response times of the different queries, increasing the performance and stability of your e-commerce.
On the other hand, we also look for possible inconsistencies in the database tables in case of detecting information that is not displayed correctly at the frontend level or in the Magento 2 administration panel itself. This is exactly the kind of problem that no automated scan detects: in one real case, the internal database counters were hundreds of times off from the actual data, because of a poorly implemented ERP integration.
Inspection of System Logs and Browser Errors
Magento 2 logs help to detect possible errors in the code and processes of your e-commerce, so we review the Magento 2 log files to detect them and propose solutions to these problems that prevent your business model from running correctly.
We don't just review the Magento logs. We also review the errors that are reflected in the console of the different browsers for the same purpose, since here security or performance problems can be detected quickly and efficiently. Decreasing or eliminating errors from the different logs is an efficient way to increase the stability of your Adobe Commerce.
Do you recognize any of these signs?
They don't all have to apply: just one is usually reason enough to consider an audit.
- Your store is slow or has usability problems you can't diagnose.
- Unexpected errors appear on pages or processes, or you see them in the Magento logs or the browser console.
- You want to make sure your store is secure and avoid known vulnerabilities.
- A large part of the budget goes into fixing problems instead of growing the business, and every new development takes longer than expected.
- You have piled up modules you no longer use, that don't cover the real need or that conflict with each other.
- You are not satisfied with your current provider and are considering a change.
- You are about to tackle a redesign or a major restructuring and want to make sure the technical foundations are solid.
- You recently updated Magento and new errors have appeared since then.
Frequently asked questions
Does a technical audit interrupt how my store works?
No. The audit is an analysis: we review code, database, logs and configuration without touching the production environment or interrupting your store's normal operation.
What is the difference between Ticpan and a technical audit?
Ticpan is automated, continuous monitoring: it tells you what is failing and gives you a score, free of charge on its basic plan. The technical audit is a one-off analysis by a person that goes to the root cause of each problem and proposes the specific solution, something an automated score can't always explain on its own.
A good example is a real database problem we found that no automated scan would have detected without an expert looking inside.
What do I get at the end of the audit?
A report with the problems detected in each of the areas analyzed (core, performance, security, modules, database, logs), prioritized and with the proposed solution for each one.