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Related products make your website visitors browse through your catalog longer, find relevant products or simply purchase more from you. However, many make the mistake of adding related products to Magento product pages only. It does help in case customers don't like a product they originally landed on.

But what if the related products, cross-sells or up-sells don't fit customers' demands either?

That being said, you have to make the most of your related products to maximize your sales. In today's article, you'll learn how to add related products to a shopping cart to encourage customers to buy more.

Since Magento doesn't have this feature by default, you need a robust Magento Auto Related Products Extension. 

It not only allows you to add related products to the shopping cart page but define the conditions under which they should be added.

To add related products to the shopping cart in Magento:

1. Navigate to Marketing > Automatic Related Products > Rules and Add New Rule. 

2. Configure

By managing your stock effectively you ensure your customers won't have to wait for any products or sign up for back in stock notification.  There is no need to lose customers or sales because of the low stock. So you must keep track of product availability to restock in time.

Magento allows you to manage this and track products will low stock in reports (Reports > Products > Low Stock).

Unfortunately, Magento doesn't send any notifications or emails to the admin. You still have to access the reports regularly to make sure you haven't run out of any items. 

So, today we'll help you optimize the process and enable low stock email notifications with Magento 2 Admin Email Notifications.

To set up Magento Notify for Quantity Below notification:

1. Navigate to Catalog > Inventory > Product Stock Options > Notify for Quantity Below and set the threshold for the low stock notification. It is a global value so the notifications will be triggered if the quantity of any product runs below

Special price is one of the simplest and easiest ways to offer discounts in Magento, especially when the holiday season rolls around. 

In fact, you don't have to wait for any special occasion to set up special prices and make your customers happy. However, you do have to know how to maximize your efforts and manage special prices effectively.

So we offer you to bulk update special prices in Magento with the Magento 2 Extended Product Grid.

Magento: Bulk Update Special Price via Grid

To update Magento special prices in bulk:

1. Navigate to Catalog > Product and select the products you want to update special prices for.

2. Enter a new special price at the top of the menu for all columns and hit Apply.

3. Save Edits once you preview the new special price. 

This way allows you to bulk update special price in Magento the fixed way. If you want to edit special price by percentage, move

As a developer, you usually have to do plenty of mundane tasks. They would require a lot of time if you hadn't known any tricks to process big amounts of information faster. One of those tasks is getting product collection by category ID for either related products or price updating, etc. 

Whatever the cause, you have to know how to get product collection by category ID in Magento. 

To get product collection by category ID: 

Get Product Collection by Category ID Using Class Construct

/**
* @var \Magento\Catalog\Model\ResourceModel\Product\CollectionFactory
*/
protected $_productCollectionFactory;

public function __construct(
    \Magento\Backend\Block\Template\Context $context, 
    \Magento\Catalog\Model\ResourceModel\Product\CollectionFactory $productCollectionFactory
) { 
    $this->_productCollectionFactory = $productCollectionFactory;
    parent::__construct($context);
}


public function getProductCollectionByCategoryIds($ids)
{
    $collection = $this->_productCollectionFactory->create();
    $collection->addAttributeToSelect('*');

Structured data helps you to communicate some additional information about your blog post to the search engine. It provides more details about your blog posts and helps search robots to determine whether your post fits to be featured in a snippet. 

Although our Magento 2 Blog already has all of the required structured data implemented, you don't have to stop there. Today we want to teach you how to add FAQ schema in Magento Blog to benefit from better indexing and provide tremendous value to your blog readers.

You don't need to edit any templates or dive deep into the code. You simply need Magento 2 Rich Snippets extension. 

So, here we go. 

To add FAQ schema in Magento blog post: 

1. Navigate to Content > Blog > Posts and find the blog post you want to add the FAQs for.

2. Click on the space where you want to add FAQs and select Widgets.

3. Select FAQ by Magefan as a Widget type.

4. Choose the Structured Data Type. 

In the process of making your website more optimized, you'll apply various speed-up strategies. So, you'll certainly work with the caches and the Magento clear cache option.

Magento has a built-in cache functionality, such as the full page cache, you can manage directly from the admin panel. Still, you need to do so properly.

In this guide, you'll learn what Magento cache types are there, how the Magento 2 clear cache functionality works, and how to use it.

Let's begin.

Magento 2 Cache Types

The cache is what helps to optimize speed and overall performance of a website. There is no need to dive deep into the definitions as this concept is well-known to everyone.

Yet, default Magento cache types you get out of the box are certainly worth your attention.

Since Google search results are now more interactive, visual, and informative than ever, you have to explore that opportunity to improve CTR. FAQ rich snippet is one of the most important rich snippets for the Magento 2 store. 

Along with the rating, reviews, availability, and breadcrumbs, FAQ markup helps you to address customers' questions directly in search. It helps you to target people really interested in your products and services. 

If you already have an FAQ page, you should mark those FAQs with structured data so they are featured in Google snippets. We'll help you with that. 

What is FAQ Rich Snippet? 

FAQ rich snippet is one of Google's search snippets that include questions covered on a certain page. Every question unfolds when clicked on and has an answer from that question.

Just like any other Google rich snippet, FAQ snippets are enabled by a structured markup FAQPage schema.

If you want the rich snippet to work there should be 2 required properties:

• Main entity: Question

When the sales season rolls around you need to make sure to lure more customers to your store. One way to do this is Magento 2 cart price rules. These are the rules you set up in the admin panel during sales, special offers, and any other occasions to provide a discount.

Thus, creating the Magento cart price rules not only encourages customers to purchase more. They allow you to manage discounts in Magento more effectively. 

So, today you'll learn how to create Magento shopping cart rules and discover how they can benefit your business.

Step 1: Add New Cart Price Rule

1. Navigate to Marketing > Promotions > Cart Price Rules and press the Add New Rule button. You will have to complete 5 sections: Rule Information, Conditions, Actions, Labels, and Manage Coupon Codes.

2. Start with the Rule information and set the Rule Name.

3. Add the rule Description. It is the field where you leave some notes for yourself.

4. Enable the cart price rule by switching the Active to Yes.

5. Apply the

Hello, Magento fans,

Catch the first news and updates of this autumn!

You know, the Magefan team loves this autumn more than any other season of this year. Thankfully, we are still here, working hard to produce new ideas,  develop new extensions, and make new releases you will definitely love.  

So, let's dive into the world of Magefan updates!

Magento 2 Google Shopping Feed Extension

New features of the Magento 2 Google Shopping Feed Extension!

Generating product feeds for Google Shopping is even more convenient now. In the latest version, we have improved the compatibility with configurable products. Besides, we’ve removed default values for Google Analytics tracking from the extension configuration and added an option to auto-generate GTIN based on product ID.

Additionally, we have added an option to select different Magento image attributes which is very convenient if you have different images for the same product. If you’ve faced any issues with the feed updating, just update

The article was provided by GoMage — a Magento development company that offers you seamless store and extensions development tailored to your business needs and expectations. 

With over 5 billion mobile users in the world, creating a user-friendly mobile experience should be a top priority for every business. And a responsive website isn’t the only option available.

PWAs offer businesses an easy and cost-effective way to interact with their customers. Multiple world-known companies have already reaped great benefits from utilizing this technology. Forbes, Pinterest, Instagram, Starbucks, Twitter, Lancôme, Uber, and many others are among them.

However, not every business needs a PWA.

In this blog post, you will find answers to the following questions:

• What does pwa stand for?
• What is a progressive web app?
• What are progressive web apps’ characteristics?
• How does it differ from a regular website? 
• Which should you choose: a responsive website or a PWA for your business?

What are Progressive

Creating blog posts is not as easy as it sounds. Having a creative idea alone won't yield the expected results. That's why crafting compelling content requires researching, structuring and optimizing SEO. 

But most importantly, it requires a tool that allows you to put all of these together — Magento 2 Blog.

In this guide, you'll learn how easy it is to create blog posts in Magento and how to manage them to maintain an engaging blog. We'll cover multiple stages, from creating blog content to design and SEO.

Create Blog Posts in Magento

The main thing about your blog post is content, no doubt. But the category you add it to and display settings matter as well. Let's go through each of these steps to make the most of your blog post. 

First navigate to Content > Blog > Posts and press the Add New Post button to start.

1. Fill out general information

Here you only need to set the

If you want to create a multi-language store to sell worldwide be ready for a lot of work. You'll need to translate a lot of pages, localize banners and offers. But most importantly you'll need to cover the most basic of settings in this case — language switcher. 

You can enable the language switcher in Magento by creating different store views. But people will still land on the default store. 

To improve their experience you can switch them to a corresponding store view automatically. That's what we'll do today using the Automatic Magento 2 Language Switcher.

Configure Auto Language Switcher

Once you're ready, navigate to Stores > Configuration > Magefan Extensions > Auto Language Switcher and Enable the extension.

1. Fill out general settings

In the general section, you need to define how to switch the store view for visitors and whether to redirect them between one or multiple websites. Let's see what your options are. 

Switch store view automatically

Choose the Auto Direct option

Once you take the first step into eCommerce and decide to move your business online you have to be ready for a lot of challenges. Creating an eCommerce website is not only about choosing a fancy domain name, reliable hosting provider, and attractive theme. 

The biggest challenge is to outrun the competition that is just hovering over your positions in Google. And that is something you have to be ready for from the very start.

So, in this article, we've gathered the must-have Magento 2 extensions you need as you step into the eCommerce world. 

Over the last few years, there appeared an abundance of Magento extensions that serve different purposes. But does it make a choice any easier for you? Unlikely. 

It is important to choose the right solutions from the very beginning, so the results pay off in a longer perspective. 

For that, you need to focus on 3 important things: acquiring a relevant audience, improving website speed and customer experience. 

Must-Have Extensions for a New Magento

If you want to target a wider audience and reach new markets first thing you have to pay attention to is translations. Offering content in different languages allows you to create a multi-language store with a great customer experience.  

However, translating Magento is not that easy. You can either use the default Translate Inline Tool and translate Magento in-house or resort to any other translation solution. 

If you go for the latter, you will have to import translations to Magento once you have the translation pack import file. For that, you'll need the Magento 2 Translation Extension.

To import translations to Magento: 

1. Navigate to System > Data Transfer > Import and select Magefan Translation as the Entity Type. You can also download a sample file on this step to see how it should be organized for a successful import.

2. Select the Import Behaviour. 

3. Choose the Validation Strategy and define the Allowed Error Count. 

4. Set the Field Separator, Multiple value separator,

How much time do customers spend on your product pages? Is all important information provided and easily accessible? Customers demand rich and detailed product information to make a purchasing decision. However, at the same time, they don't want to be overloaded with information that they can't navigate through. 

Structuring product details and highlights in product tabs make it easy to navigate through and find all relevant data from delivery details to FAQs, taxing video, and related products. 

A limited number of product tabs provided by default won't yield the desired results. So you have to add custom product tabs in Magento. 

Most guides offer you to create custom layouts and templates by diving deep into the code. But we'll show you how to add them from the admin panel with the simple Magento 2 Product Tabs Extension. 

To add custom tabs on Magento 2 product page:

1. Navigate to Content > Product Tabs > Tabs and press the Add New Tab button. 

2. Set general tab information

If you decided to remove Magento 2 Product Tabs Extension, please follow the steps below. You can contact our team for a free consultation in case you have any issues with Magefan's extension.

Remove Extension Files

Removing files instruction depends on the way Product Tabs extension has been installed in.

1. If you can find the extension files in the folder

app/code/Magefan/ProductTabs

then remove this folder.

2. If the extension was installed via the composer and its files located in the folder

vendor/magefan/module-product-tabs

then run composer CLI command to remove it

composer remove magefan/module-product-tabs

Once extension files have been removed, run these Magento CLI commands:

php bin/magento setup:upgrade
php bin/magento setup:di:compile
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

Remove Extension Data (optional)

Attention! This will clean all Product

If you need to update Magento 2 Product Tabs Extension by Magefan, please follow the steps below.

Update using composer

If the Product Tabs module was installed via the composer (check if vendor/magefan/module-product-tabs folder exists), then you need to run these simple CLI commands in Magento 2 directory:

composer remove magefan/module-product-tabs
composer require magefan/module-product-tabs ^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

Update using archive and FTP

If the Product Tabs module was installed via FTP (check if app/code/Magefan/ProductTabs folder exists), then follow these commands:

1. Download the latest version of the Product

You can install Magento 2 Product Tabs Extension by Magefan, using composer or archive installation methods.

Installation via composer (recommended)

Please navigate to your Magefan Account > My Downloads > Install via Composer to get the composer installation instructions.

Installation using archive and FTP

1. Download Product Tabs Extension ZIP-Archive from magefan.com website (not GitHub or other sources).
2. Extract files.
3. Copy app folder from the archive to your Magento 2 folder.
   
4. In a command line, using "cd", navigate to your Magento 2 root directory.
5. Run CLI commands:

php bin/magento setup:upgrade
php bin/magento setup:di:compile
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

Adding related products in Magento enables you to maximize your sales and drive customers' attention to popular items. However, considering Magento by default adds related products after the product description people might not even get to those products. 

That's why you have to optimize related products block and display it just where they could be easily discovered — in product tabs. Magento tabs are a great way to structure product information and help customers navigate through it easily. 

In this article, you'll learn how to add Magento related products in product tabs without diving deep into the code. All you need is Magento 2 Auto Related Products Extension.

To add related products in product tabs: 

1. Configure General Rule Information.

• Go to Marketing > Automatic Related Products > Rules and press the Add New Rule button.
• Enable Rule, give it a Name and Description, and set Priority.

• Define what Customer Group the related products in product tabs will be visible to.

Quality support is something not every eCommerce store can brag about these days. When customers have difficulties placing an order or preparing a shopping cart, the last thing they want is to wait. 

Since sharing login data is not an option sales managers have to figure out a way to log in to customer accounts without it. To save your time and help you optimize your support service, we offer you to log into customer accounts in one click with the Shopify Login as Customer App.

It is a flexible solution that works for Shopify stores of any scope and allows you to log in to various customers' accounts including B2B customers.

Login to Customer Account with Shopify Plus

If you use Shopify Plus, there is the Multipass feature that allows you to maintain one database of users, integrating them from external sources. However, in the case of the Login as Customer app, it is also a way to log in to a customer account without a customer password using multipass API.

1. Navigate to Apps > Magefan

Helping customers with their requests has never been easier with the Shopify Login as Customer App. Today you'll learn how to install it in your store for a better customer experience and more advanced support. 

To install Login as Customer App in Shopify:

1. Log in to the Shopify App Store and find the Magefan Login as Customer.

2. Click Add app on the Login as Customer listing page.

3. Click Install app in your Shopify admin to authorize the use of the app. 

Once the app is installed you'll find it within the Apps and sales channel settings in your Shopify admin.

4. Navigate to Apps and find the Login as Customer app to start using it. 

If you click on the App you'll be redirected to the customer grid where you can log in to customer accounts from.