Biote Magento Project
How Skynix turned a struggling Magento store into a high-performing, future-ready eCommerce platform — all under $10K.
🚧 The Challenge
Biote’s Magento 2.2.1 store was becoming increasingly difficult to maintain. The website suffered from:
- Slow page loading and checkout performance
- Outdated custom plugins causing compatibility conflicts
- Frequent production bugs that were hard to diagnose
- Scaling limitations affecting future growth
Their in-house team needed experienced Magento support to stabilize the system and prepare for future updates — without halting daily operations.
💡 The Solution
Biote partnered with Skynix LLC to augment their in-house team with a senior Magento engineer.
Our mission was clear:
✔ Upgrade from Magento 2.2.1 → 2.4.6
✔ Refactor and stabilize custom plugins
✔ Optimize database and application performance
✔ Introduce structured workflows for debugging and deployment
All of this was delivered remotely, fully integrated with Biote’s development process — ensuring zero disruption to the production flow.
✅ The Impact:
The upgraded Biote store is now faster, more secure, and scalable for future growth. The Magento 2.4.6 core and refactored custom modules drastically improved both customer and admin experience.
- ✔ 40% faster load times and smoother checkout
- ✔ 70% reduction in production incidents
- ✔ Stable integration between custom plugins and core updates
- ✔ Optimized workflows for ongoing maintenance
Our developer joined Biote’s daily standups, proactively resolving live issues and suggesting long-term improvements — all while staying perfectly aligned with their internal team.
⚙️ Services Provided by Skynix Team:
Full-cycle Magento support and feature delivery.
✅ Magento Upgrade
Core version upgrade with minimal downtime.
Dedicated expert fully embedded in Biote’s process.
✅ Custom Plugin Refactoring
Resolved conflicts, optimized logic, improved maintainability.
Fast response to live issues and regression testing.
✅ Performance Tuning
Database and caching optimization for higher throughput.
Why It Worked for Biote
- Performance Optimization — enabled Redis + Varnish caching, optimized MySQL queries, reduced TTFB by 40%.
- Continuous Monitoring — implemented New Relic and error logging via Graylog for real-time incident tracking.
- Code Review & QA Automation — applied PHPUnit + Magento Functional Testing Framework for regression coverage.
- Scalable Infrastructure — Dockerized local environments and staging mirrors aligned with production parity.
🚀 The Outcome
- ✅ Magento 2.4.6 successfully deployed with zero downtime using staged deployment and database migration scripts.
- ✅ Custom modules refactored to comply with Magento coding standards (PSR-12, Dependency Injection, Service Contracts).
- ✅ CI/CD pipeline configured via GitHub Actions for automated builds, static tests, and deployment validation.
🚀 The Results of 2 months of work
- Magento successfully upgraded to 2.4.6
- Smoother operations and faster load times
- Production issues identified and resolved efficiently
- Client satisfaction and long-term collaboration established
🚀 Why leading US brands choose Skynix
At Skynix, we go beyond fixing bugs — we empower businesses to scale. Our Magento engineers act as an extension of your team, blending deep technical expertise with business-first thinking.
- ✔ Certified Magento developers who handle complex upgrades and integrations with confidence.
- ✔ Agile delivery — we adapt to your sprint rhythm, tools, and communication style.
- ✔ Predictable results — clear milestones, transparent costs, and measurable performance gains.
- ✔ Trusted by US manufacturers and eCommerce brands — from healthcare to retail automation.
If your Magento store needs more than just maintenance — if you want a strategic partner who understands both code and commerce — Skynix is the right fit.
🤝 A Partnership That Grew Beyond the Project
Working with Bryan Ingram and the Biote team was more than just a Magento upgrade — it was a genuine collaboration built on trust and shared goals.
Bryan brought deep knowledge of Biote’s business and an open, strategic mindset that made every sprint productive. Our developer didn’t just “deliver tickets” — he became part of Biote’s internal rhythm, helping align technical solutions with real business outcomes.
This partnership challenged us to push Magento further, to automate, to streamline, and to treat each task as a long-term improvement — not a patch. It’s the kind of collaboration we value most at Skynix: one where transparency, communication, and mutual respect drive results.
Biote’s journey proves that great results come from great partnerships — and that’s what we strive for with every client we work with.
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