Magento 1.4 extension development

HI

Magento introduced a new concept of widget in magento 1.4 , my question is whether to write a mage开发者_StackOverflownto extension in magento 1.4 is useful or not

Thanks

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Magento Extensions provide a variety of different features and enhancements to a Magento System.

Magento widgets prove a way for "less-technical-users" to add a Magento Blocks to a Magento CMS page.

So yes, writing an extension in 1.4 is still useful.

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Magento widgets are easy to use. They are the features introduced in magento 1.4 and they can be added anywhere in the pages. Widgets also provide extensive functionalities to magento.

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Think of a widget as another way to accomplish things in Magento. You can either make an extension or a widget. At the end of the day you will want to use the best tool for the job.

If you are looking to just add a small block of text to a page, then a widget is for you. If you need more functionality than that, an extension will probably suit you better.