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Back to topA fresh or staging Magento store starts with no search history and, after test seeding, with piles of throwaway data that are awkward to remove. PPL Dev Tool gives development and QA teams working with Magento one admin and CLI workspace that solves both: it simulates realistic search-term activity and cleans up generated PPL test data, so you can validate search and reset environments without writing SQL by hand. It is built for developers, QA teams, agencies, and extension vendors working on new, staging, demo, or disposable stores.
Features
- Search Term Simulator that populates Magento with realistic query rows, so you can validate relevance, autocomplete, and popular-search blocks without real traffic.
- Cleanup tooling scoped to generated PPL test data, so deletions stay off real records.
- Dry-run option that shows what would be removed before anything is deleted, reducing the risk of touching live data.
- CLI commands ppl:dev:simulate-search-terms and ppl:dev:cleanup-generated-data for automating simulation and cleanup in scripts and pipelines.
- Shared workspace used by the Create Articles, Customers, Orders, Store, Taxes, and Quick Setup generators, so seeding and teardown stay consistent across PPL dev tooling.
- Admin UI with ACL and menu integration through PPL Hub, keeping access controlled and discoverable.
Why development teams use it
On a new or rebuilt store there is no realistic search activity, which makes it hard to validate search relevance, autocomplete, or popular-search blocks before launch. The Search Term Simulator populates Magento with realistic query rows so you can exercise and tune search on day one instead of waiting weeks for traffic. The cleanup tooling targets only the data the PPL generators created and offers a dry-run option, so you remove test articles, customers, orders, stores, and taxes without slow, risky manual deletes. The result is faster QA cycles, search you can test on demand, and a disposable environment you can reset in one repeatable run.
Common use cases
- Seed realistic search activity on a pre-launch store to tune search relevance and autocomplete before go-live.
- Reset a demo or disposable-staging store by removing generated articles, customers, orders, stores, and taxes in one pass.
- Preview a cleanup with the dry-run option before committing the deletion.
- Run simulation and cleanup from CI or scripts using the two console commands.
What you get
- The installable module package with the admin UI, two CLI commands, configuration, ACL/menu integration, and documentation.
- ACL and menu integration through PPL Hub.
- Two bin/magento console commands (ppl:dev:simulate-search-terms, ppl:dev:cleanup-generated-data).
- Translation files for 12 locales.
- Documentation for installation, first setup, and expected empty states.
Dependencies and integrations
Designed for Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce 2.4 environments, with PHP and package requirements declared in composer.json. Key Magento packages: the Magento framework, Magento backend, Magento search, Magento store. Key PPL dependency: PPL Hub. The PPL Dev Create Articles, PPL Dev Create Customers, PPL Dev Create Orders, PPL Dev Create Store, PPL Dev Create Taxes, and PPL Dev Quick Setup modules extend this shared workspace when installed.
International store support
The module ships translation CSV files for 12 locales: de_DE, en_US, es_ES, fr_FR, it_IT, ja_JP, nl_NL, pl_PL, pt_BR, ru_RU, tr_TR, zh_CN. This gives international teams working with Magento a ready localization baseline while still allowing normal Magento theme and project translation overrides.
Ideal for
Developers, QA teams, agencies, and extension vendors who need to simulate search activity and tear down generated PPL test data on new, staging, demo, or disposable stores running Magento.
Technical Specifications
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Pawel Pliousnin Digital Solutions
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Current Version
1.2.0
Adobe Commerce platform compatibility
Adobe Commerce (cloud): 2.4 (current)
Adobe Commerce (on-prem): 2.4 (current)
Magento Open Source: 2.4 (current)
Type
Stable Build
Updated
29 July, 2026
Categories
Extensions, Content & Customizations, Product Content
Documentation
License Type
Policy
Quality Report
Back to topAll tests were conducted on the latest versions of Adobe Commerce that existed for the compatible release lines at the moment of the extension submission. Latest versions of all other software were used, as applicable.
Release Notes
Back to top1.3.0:
- Compatible with Adobe Commerce (cloud) : 2.4
- Compatible with Adobe Commerce (on-prem) : 2.4
- Compatible with Magento Open Source : 2.4
- Stability: Stable Build
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Description:
1.3.0
- Aligned to the PPL Hub 1.3 line for admin navigation, ACL, and menu integration
- Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce 2.4.9 compatibility
- Minor fixes and stability improvements
1.2.0
- Adapted to the updated PPL Hub: admin navigation, ACL, and menu integration aligned to the PPL Hub 1.2 line
- Minor fixes and stability improvements
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Simulate realistic search-term activity and clean up generated test data from one admin and CLI workspace.
1.2.0:
- Compatible with Adobe Commerce (cloud) : 2.4
- Compatible with Adobe Commerce (on-prem) : 2.4
- Compatible with Magento Open Source : 2.4
- Stability: Stable Build
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Description:
1.2.0
- Adapted to the updated PPL Hub: admin navigation, ACL, and menu integration aligned to the PPL Hub 1.2 line
- Minor fixes and stability improvements
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Simulate realistic search-term activity and clean up generated test data from one admin and CLI workspace.
1.0.0:
- Compatible with Adobe Commerce (cloud) : 2.4
- Compatible with Adobe Commerce (on-prem) : 2.4
- Compatible with Magento Open Source : 2.4
- Stability: Stable Build
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Description:
- Initial release of PPL Dev Tool for Magento 2.4 and Adobe Commerce 2.4.
- Adds the shared admin development hub for local test-data and QA workflows under PPL Hub.
- Includes a Search Term Simulator for writing realistic rows to Magento search query data for search reports and Scored Search testing.
- Adds cleanup tooling for generated PPL development data, with dry-run behavior by default and explicit safeguards for production mode.
- Provides shared navigation and toolbar styling for optional generator add-ons such as Create Orders, Create Customers, Create Articles, and Create Store.
Support
Back to topThe best place to start if you need help with a specific extension is to contact the developer. All Adobe Commerce developers have both a contact email and a support email listed.
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