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Magento is one of the most powerful open source e-commerce platforms which provides online merchants with the solutions for their stores and full control over the functionality of their websites.
Magento is being used by a wide range of retailers from small regional stores to the ones on a global level with huge sales volume and extensive customer databases.
There are 2 versions of Magento with the 1st said "to extinct" by June 2020. There are plenty of reasons you might want to migrate from Magento 1 to Magento 2, but let’s analyze the main of them.
So, the main reasons to migrate from Magento 1 to Magento 2 are:
1. Support
As it was stated by June 2020 Magento 1 will no longer be supported meaning there won’t be any updates for the platform. This is the main reason for migrating to Magento 2 since without support there can be crucial consequences on security, not speaking about the inability to stand out the competition of constantly developing Magento 2 websites.
It is not a secret that driving more traffic to one’s website is the goal of every marketing strategy. There are so many websites out there selling some excellent stuff. Furthermore, there is a great number of appearing new ones. That is why it is hard to withstand the extensive competition. That's what makes marketers constantly search for some new ways of promotion to get more traffic to their websites.
Actually, this is what they are there for, don't you agree?
To be honest, it is pretty hard to differentiate and single out some best ways to drive more traffic to one’s website since it majorly depends on the kind of business the niche belongs to.
However, there are some basic and the most proving methods that will cost you just your time and determination to make your website noticeable and recognizable.
Want to know what are those ways and how to apply them to your business? Better keep reading.
So, as it was already said there are plenty of ways to generate more customers. However,
In order to enable Mautic API log in to your Mautic Account and press the Setting icon in the top right corner.
Then, choose Configuration from the list of settings in the flyout menu.
Finally, go to the API Settings tab and enable the API option. Besides, enable the HTTP basic auth options in case your API uses it (e.g. Magento 2 Mautic Integration extension)
Don't forget to press the Save&Close button.
Besides, it is recommended to clear the Mautic cache.
There are several ways to do that. The easiest is to go to the /var/cache folder and delete its content. If you want to do it via CLI command, navigate to the Mautic root folder and run the following:
rm -rf var/cache/*
The new cache files will be generated after Mautic is refreshed in the browser.
In order to configure Magento 2 Mautic Integration extension navigate to Store > Configuration > Magefan Extensions > Mautic Integration.
There are 3 sections you have to configure.
General
1. Enable Extension.
2. Enter Product Key which you can find in your Magefan Account.
3. Set the Mautic URL.
4. Choose the Authentication Method.
5. Enter Mautic Loginand Password.
Note: that the Mautic API and HTTP basic auth have to be enabled. Besides, we recommend you to Save Config before the next step. Otherwise, you won't be able to proceed with the configuration.
6. Press the Export All Contacts button. In case you have quite a lot of contacts the export takes some time, so you better run the console command :
bin/magento mfmi:export:all
Mautic Contact Monitoring
In this section, you have to choose whether to Enable JavaScript (JS) Tracking. If you choose Yes there will be enable Mautic tracking pixel on the storefront. It will gather data about website visitors
One of the first things you need to do to prepare your store for the sales season is create a "Sale" category. This allows you to gather all discount items in one place and increase sales in Magento.
Easier said than done since usually you need to spend hours adding products to the "Sale" category manually. Only if you don't have tools like Magento 2 Dynamic Category at your disposal.
It allows you to create a "Sale" category in Magento and make it work automatically, all year long. Intrigued?
Today you'll learn how to create an automatic "Sale" category with a few simple options.
Step 1: Create a Sale Category
Before we create the dynamic category rule, you need to create a new category. That's where you want to add all of the discounted items.
In our case, it's the "Sale" subcategory within the Men's category.
Step 2: Fill out Basic Rule Information
Now it's time to create a sale category rule. For that navigate to Catalog > Dynamic Category > Rules and press the Add New Rule button.
Categories help you organize your catalog and customers — to find products they are interested in faster. However, the "behind-the-scenes" of category management is not that positive.
You often have to spend hours adding and removing products from categories. Especially when a sale season is approaching.
But the struggle ends with the solution we're offering you today — Magento 2 Dynamic Category. It helps you completely automatic categories like Brands, Sale, Newly Added, Most Rated, etc.
So, today you'll learn how to create dynamic categories in Magento and make them work completely autonomously.
1. Fill Out Basic Rule Information
Once you install the extension, navigate to Stores > Configuration > Magefan Extensions > Dynamic Category and enable it.
Then go to Catalog > Dynamic Category > Rules and press the Add New Rule to create a new dynamic category rule. Here you need to:
Enable the rule.
Set the Rule Name and add a Description if needed.
Note: the updating instructions depend on the method the Dynamic Categories extension was installed with.
Update using composer
If the dynamic categories module was installed via the composer (check if vendor/magefan/module-dynamic-category folder exists), then you need to run these simple CLI commands in Magento 2 directory:
composer remove magefan/module-dynamic-category composer require magefan/module-dynamic-category ^x.x.x # replace x.x.x with the version you want to use php bin/magento setup:upgrade php bin/magento setup:di:compile php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy
There are cases when the Magento sidebar is missing and not showing. Most likely this is because of the "sidebar" or "sidebar.additional" container has been removed from your theme layout.
In order to migrate AheadWorks M2 Blog to Magento 2 Blog, you have to install Magento 2 Blog by Magefan. After that navigate to Admin Panel > Content > Blog > Import and choose the Import from AheadWorks M2.
To Import Aheadworks Blog to Magento 2 Blog:
1. Set a Database Name and User Name.
2. Set a database user Password.
3. Set a Database server host (location of a database) in Database Host field.
4. Set a Table Prefix if there is one.
5. Specify a Store view the blog from AheadWorks is to be imported to.
Once you have finished don't forget to press a Start Import button. Note that you will have to copy featured image files to Magento 2 pub/media/magefan_blog directory once the import is completed.
Search form, categories and sidebar widgets are some of the best ways to improve navigation in your Magento 2 Blog. However, today you're going to learn about some other - Blog Tags.
Tags are used to help readers navigate through your blog faster and more effectively. Tag is a short description of a topic that is used as a keyword to mark blog posts.
In our Blog tags are displayed at the top of the blog post page, in the sidebar tag cloud and on tags page.
Take the following steps to create new blog tag in Magento 2:
1. Navigate to Content > Blog > Tags and press Add New Tag button.
2. Make sure you Enable the new Tag.
3. Set the Tag Title and write some Content that will be displayed on the tag page.
Social media has become an ultimate traffic source for a lot of stores. We spend most of our time on social media where we find, perceive and share information. So, it's no wonder social media is a vital element in every marketing campaign now.
Therefore, it not only works for products but blogs as well.
When people find and read an engaging piece, what do they do?
They share it with friends or on their social media pages for others to see. This covers more people who can follow the link and land on your blog page. Correspondingly, you have to let people share your blog posts to get more coverage. And for that, you have to configure social sharing buttons.
Note: we've used AddThis service for social sharing buttons. However, since it has been terminated, the Blog Extension (starting from v2.10.14) now includes a new social sharing buttons option.
Getting Google to discover your blog pages is easy. You just need to upload your sitemap to Google Search Console and make sure blog pages are not blocked in the robots.txt file. But that's not quite it.
You also have to make sure crawlers can index and display these pages in search engines. That's what robots meta tags are for.
So, today you'll learn how to set robot meta tags for your blog using the Magento 2 Blog extension. We won't stop on the directives here, so explore them in our Magento meta robots guide.
Default Robots Meta Tags
Navigate to Stores > Configuration > Magefan Extensions > Blog to find default meta robots settings for the Author's page.
The same option is available for Tag and Search pages here.
Once you set the default robots for the blog tag, author, and search pages, they will be included before the head closing tag in the page HTML.
Note: use the Ctrl+U combination or Inspect browser tools to check the blog robots meta tags.
In this section you are able to choose the Layouts for Blog Post, Category, Tag, Author, Search and Index Pages.
It can be empty, 1 column, 2 columns with right bar or left bar or 3 columns. In case you have some designs on your Magento instance they will be displayed here as well.
Your blog list pages are important since these are the pages your blog readers land on. How you organize posts in lists and what template you choose significantly influences readers' choice: to go on reading or leave.
In Magento 2 Blog there are several pages you can configure blog posts list for:
Blog Index Page
Blog Category Page
Blog Search Page
Blog Archive Page
Blog Tag Page
Blog Author Page
Post list option is available on each of these pages. So you can choose different templates and numbers of posts for each of them.
However, if you don't, blog extension will take settings from general post list configurations. And that is what you're going to learn about in this article.
When you create a blog post in Magento you add the post content, tags, categories and fill out the display setting, etc. However, how blog posts look on the frontend is defined by the post view settings. Since Magento 2 Blog extension comes with quite a few, today we'll cover each in detail.
To configure the blog post page elements navigate to Stores > Configuration > Magefan Extensions > Post Page (Post View).
Design
Choose between System Settings and ModernTemplate.
Posts From The Same Category
Choose whether to Display Posts From the Same Category on the blog post page and set the Number of Posts to display.
And this is how the post from the same category is displayed on the storefront:
Related Posts
Enable the Display Related Posts option.
Select the related posts Template. You can Use System Setting,Modern or Slider template.
Set the Number of Posts you want to be displayed.
Enable Auto Related Posts if you want related posts to be generated automatically.
Blog authors add credibility and build trust in your brand. Besides, they allow readers to see someone behind the content rather than a faceless entity.
Creating authors in Magento 2 Blog allows different people to contribute content to your blog. Each has separate accounts and roles.
However, different Blog editions offer different ways of managing authors. We'll describe all cases to help you find the best option for your blog.
Note: some of the author's options described here are available only in the Blog Extra.
How to Configure Blog Authors in Magento?
Before you start creating blog authors, you need to fill out some basic settings. They help you configure the template for the blog authors pages, set whether to include them in the blog sitemap and enable the author's block on posts.
General settings
In general settings, you define whether to display the author's name on the blog posts at all and whether to add the author's block.
It's not a secret that an active and SEO-optimized blog drives more traffic and contributes to the overall performance of your store. A solution of choice for many, our Basic Magento 2 Blog Extension comes with a multitude of features for effective content management. Yet, as useful as they are, you can go even further.
Blog Plus and Extra plans offer you a range of advanced options that help you create a unique blog. In this article, we'll look closer at the distinctive options these plans offer. So you'll be able to choose the one for your needs.
Ready to get started?
Custom Blog Homepage
Edition: Extra
Blog Extra edition allows you to create a custom blog homepage with Recent and Featured Posts Widgets using different templates. Thus, you can place certain info right in front of your customers' eyes and ensure the posts you share are relevant for every visitor.
22+ Templates
Edition: Extra
You can make your blog pages more attractive with the Blog Extra edition. Here, you get 22+ templates
Since the customer-store relationship is based on communication it's best to reach out to them in their local language. Correspondingly, you need to translate email templates in Magento 2 when you set up a multi-language store.
By default Magento allows you to translate emails by creating multiple copies in different languages. However, depending on the number of languages you have, email templates might just be too much to handle.
Nevertheless, in this guide, we'll show you how you can translate emails in default Magento and simplify the process with a handy tip.
Translate Email Templates in Default Magento
1. Navigate to Marketing > Communications > EmailsTemplates and press the Add New Template button.
2. Load the Default Template you want to create the translation for (we have selected the New Order email template as an example).
3. Fill in the Template Information.
Once you've loaded the Magento 2 email template you want to translate, you need to fill in such fields as Template
In case you already have a Facebook App and want it to use "manage_pages" and "publish_pages" permissions you will learn how to enable them in this article.
These permissions are needed for Facebook App to be able to publish posts on your Facebook Page. Once it is in the developer mode you can make any publications on the Facebook page through the Facebook App without these permissions.
However, being published while in the developer mode posts aren't seen to anyone except for the page administrators and Facebook App developers. That is because Facebook needs to confirm the manage_pages and publish_pages requests, to make them seen to the public.
In order to request "manage_pages" and "publish_pages" permissions take the following steps:
Logging in to customer accounts allows you to tackle issues faster and to help customers with their requests more effectively. Our Login as Customer App facilitates the process and allows you to log in as customer without a password.
But what if customers' accounts don't have a password, like Shopify B2B accounts?
That's what you'll find out in this guide. We'll walk you through detailed steps on how to log in to B2B customer accounts in Shopify in a few clicks.
However, let's start with the basics.
How Does B2B Login Work in Shopify?
Unlike a traditional Shopify login with email and password, logging in to B2B Shopify accounts requires a unique 6-digit code. So a customer goes to the login page, enters their email, receives a 6-digit code to that email and enters in on Shopify login.
The process is a little bit complicated, making it even more difficult to assist those customers (if they have any issues with their accounts or order placement).
The default Shopify SEO features are rarely enough to create a consistent and effective strategy. Sure, the XML sitemap, meta tags, redirects, and others are vital. Yet, you'll need some additional tools for ultimate results.
Plenty of Shopify apps cover the blind spots, as well as enhance the default functionality. At the same time, there are so many options it's difficult to select the right tool.
So, today we'll explore the best Shopify SEO apps and see what they have to offer. Hopefully, this list will help you find the right solution for your store.
Added a notice showing the last admin's login info, such as the date of login and the admin's IP address. The notice will be displayed after the login.
2025 is almost here and it thrills us with new opportunities and hopes. Yet, we would also like to acknowledge this year's achievements we have been working on.
So, before the clock strikes midnight, let us take you through the key moments of Magefan's 2024 journey.
Team
Starting with the most important part of Magefan - the team. This year we welcomed 2 new members to our Magefan family.
Also, one of our colleagues went to serve in Ukrainian Armed Forces to defend our country’s freedom and peace from russian invasion. The entire team and his workplace await his return back to the Magefan office.
Every time you need to do some testing, roll out an update or fix a bug, you need to enable the Magento 2 maintenance mode. It initiates the display of the "Service Temporarily Unavailable" messages across all your website pages.
So, regardless of other Magento modes, the maintenance mode causes the most inconvenience for both merchants and users. Especially if they don't know what that mode is about.
That's why today you'll get all the answers about what is Magento maintenance mode, why it matters and how to use it properly. We'll also share some secrets about enabling maintenance mode in Magento without downtime.
Intrigued? Let's get started!
What is Magento 2 Maintenance Mode?
Magento 2 maintenance mode is a process of temporarily disabling users from accessing your website while you perform updates, customizations, or other improvements. If you enable maintenance mode, website visitors will see a maintenance page with a custom message.
