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Although the Basic plan of the allows you to track important eCommerce events, there is always more data to tackle. Thus, if you want to extend your eCommerce tracking, you need to upgrade the plan to . If you need to upgrade from Plus to Extra, this guide will work for you as well. So, today you'll learn how you can upgrade your Google Tag Manager plan.  Note: if you've already purchased a Basic or Plus plan, contact our team for a custom discount. Upgrade using composer First, you need to remove the extension you currently use: composer remove magefan/module-google-tag-manager* The next step is to install an upgraded version. For that go to My Account > My Downloads and click on the Install via Composer button to get the installation instructions. Upgrade using archive If the Google Tag Manager module was installed via archive, you need to upgrade it the same way. Simply download the extension archive from your Magefan account and extract it. We recommend making a backup copy ofihor

A blog is a valuable tool for enhancing customer engagement in your store. It establishes you as an expert in a specific area, and makes you a reliable source of information. The blogging trends and instruments constantly change. Thus you might need to migrate your blog posts to a different vendor or platform. You can do it in a multitude of ways using the . The CSV import comes in handy most frequently, though. So, in this guide, you'll learn how to import blog posts to Magento via CSV.  Note: the CSV import is available only in the edition. To import blog posts to Magento 2 Blog via CSV: 1. Go to Content > Blog > Import > Import from CSV/XML File. 2. Upload the file you want to import. 3. Specify what Store View to migrate the blog posts to and press the Next button. 4. Associate the Columns to make sure you import the correct info since the columns in your CSV file might not coincide with those in our extension. 5. Press the Next button to initiate the import. Note: to displayihor

is one of the most important steps in the customers' journey in your store. Thus it's important to make the shopping experience as seamless as possible to prompt people to buy from you. Magento 2 offers a perfect option for this case — an instant purchase. It saves the customers' time and reduces the chances of them abandoning their carts. In this article, you'll find out more details as to what is Magento instant purchase and how to configure it What is an Instant Purchase? Instant purchase is a default Magento 2 option that brings customers directly to the checkout page after they press a corresponding button. Yet, products can be purchased instantly one item at a time.  The instant purchase functionality is available for the registered customers, provided they have default shipping and billing addresses set in their accounts. You also need to configure the payment methods and make sure that there is a shipping method available for the countries stated in the default billing addressihor

Magento 2 is a platform that allows you to manage multiple products and . However, unlike with products, no option allows you to delete orders in Magento 2. So in this guide, you'll learn how to delete orders in Magento 2 with no technical skills or code editing involved. You just need the Extension. When You Need to Delete Orders in Magento? These are just a few cases when the Magento 2 delete order option might come in handy. To ensure the ordering process is flawless you run a lot of tests. Thus, you create a lot of test orders you don't actually need. If there are a lot of cancelled or closed orders you might want to remove them from the grid to keep it organised. How to Delete Orders in Magento 2? To delete orders in Magento 2 you need to have some technical background. However, with the Better Admin Order Grid extension you can easily do it from the admin panel.  Watch this short video to see it in action or follow the steps described below. Delete orders via mass actions 1. Navigateihor

The rush hours spare no one, especially when it's retail stores we're talking about. One can only imagine what pressure the sales assistants must be under when they have to deal with multiple clients at once. And they are expected to act promptly to satisfy the customers. What makes it possible to fetch the required product info quickly is a barcode reader. Even if you use a to keep your online and offline stores data in one place you still need a barcode reader to make the management process easier. But what does using a barcode reader in POS give you exactly? Is it possible to use it in ? That's what we'll cover today. Ready? Let's begin then. What is a Barcode Scanner and How Does It Work in POS? A barcode reader is a device used for reading the information contained in barcodes. A scanner, decoder and connecting cable are three of the most basic components of the device. They may differ though, given the variety of the POS barcode scanners available. The red light is used to scan theihor

Related products, all have the same purpose — to offer customers more options to choose. So, once customers get interested in the related items, they start comparing the features to get the best product.  However, going back and forth between tabs doesn't make it easier. And that's the moment you don't need to waste.  So, in this guide you'll learn how to make comparing products easier for your customers, without using the default Magento compare product feature. We'll be using the to enable the compare template for related products.  To enable compare product template for related products in Magento:  1. Navigate to Marketing > Automatic Related Products > Rule and start creating the auto-related product rule.  We won't stop on each of the options, since they are the same for each . You need to configure the basic rule information, specify where/when to display the compare products blocks and what products to display there.  2. Move to the Display Setting section andihor

Since more than 70% of people check reviews before making a purchase, you're far ahead of your competition if you have trustworthy reviews. However, collecting them might not be that easy. And that's where we step in with the extension to simplify the process.  This tool allows you to set up Google Customer Reviews in Magento, automate the reviews collecting and show the rating badge on every page of your store.  Eager to build trust and improve your customers' loyalty? To set up Google Customer Reviews in Magento you need to get your Google Merchant ID first. For that navigate to your Google Merchant Center and find your ID next to the website name at the top right corner.  Copy it and move it to the Magento admin panel to continue the setup. General Settings To configure Google Customer Reviews in Magento 2, navigate to Stores > Configuration > Magefan Extensions > Google Customer Reviews and fill out the General settings. Paste your Google Merchant ID in a corresponding fieldihor

When you set up cross-sells in Magento 2 you not only increase the average order value. You help people find relevant products that might go well together. This could be the gym gear, home appliances, some recipe ingredients, and plenty of other variations.  In default Magento you can add cross-sells manually. However, if you have the , you can set up the "" blocks and offer products in bundle packs. So, today you'll learn how to set up bundle packs in Magento 2 and allow people to buy several products at once.  To set up bundle packs in Magento 2:  1. Navigate to Marketing > Automatic Related products > Rule and click on the Add New Rule button. 2. Fill out the basic rule information.  Specify the rule Name, and Description, and set a Priority. Choose the Customer Group your bundle packs will be visible to, and Store View it will be displayed on.  Set the Date From and Date To in order to define the time range for the product block to be displayed. 3. Choose Where andihor

When selling brands it's important to let your customers know you sell them, so it's easy for them to navigate your catalogue. One way to do it is through attributes. You create a brand attribute and display it on the product page. The other is to create brand categories.  However, today we'll talk about the most straightforward way — adding brand logo and description to product pages and lists. All you need is the .  To add brand logo and description to product pages in Magento 2:  1. Navigate to Catalog > Categories and create categories for your brand if you don't already have them. To speed up the process you can . Note: it's important to organize brand categories under one main Brands category since we'll need it later. 2. Upload the brand logo as a Category Image and add a Description for each brand category you have.  3. Go to Stores > Configuration > Magefan Extensions > Dynamic Category > Shop by Brand and define the main Brands category. 4. Enable the Brand Logoihor

One of the many steps in the workflow is creating an order. In most cases, customers place orders from the frontend. Yet it happens sometimes that this task falls on the store managers. They might need to assist customers, apply custom prices or just merely test the process.  That said, you can . That's one option. Yet it is also possible to create orders in Magento 2 programmatically. In this article, you'll learn two ways to do that. So, let's get right to them.  Create Order Using Dependency Injection  One of the safest ways to go is to use the dependency injection. The code below will help you create an order programmatically in Magento 2. <?phpnamespace Magefan\OrderEdit\Model;use Magento\Framework\Exception\NoSuchEntityException;use Magento\Store\Model\StoreManagerInterface;use Magento\Quote\Api\CartManagementInterface;use Magento\Customer\Api\CustomerRepositoryInterface;use Magento\Quote\Model\QuoteFactory;use Magento\Catalog\Api\ProductRepositoryInterface;use Magento\Customer\Api\AddressRepositoryInterface;classihor

Nowadays, people become so attached to brands, they tend to buy only certain labels. Thus, it makes sense for you to gather the branded products you sell under neatly organized . This helps customers navigate through their favourite brands more easily and find them faster.  So, today, you'll learn how to set up the Magento 2 Shop by Brand page using the .  Should we start? 1. Create Brand Categories The first step before you create any dynamic category rule is to create a category where you'd like to add products. You can do that the default Magento way — manually. However, there is a faster way. You can . This allows you to create and put products into brand categories based on attributes automatically. Intrigued? So, first, navigate to Catalog > Dynamic Category > Rules and press the Add New Rule button to start. Fill out the rule information and choose Pattern as the Category Type. Then, choose the Default Category as a Parent Category and specify the pattern you want to createihor

As much as store owners would like to have no refunds, this is not entirely possible. Customers may purchase the wrong size, colour, etc., receive incorrect items or change their minds unexpectedly. Merchants too may oversee various order-related details. Thus, a refund policy is a necessity to ensure reliable store-customer relations. In Magento 2, a refund is referred to as a credit memo. It defines the amount of money a customer is supposed to receive back. Usually, . Yet, you can also do this using code. So in this article, you'll learn how to create a credit memo in Magento 2 programmatically. Create Credit Memo Using Dependency Injection  One of the recommended options to go for is the dependency injection method. The following code will help you create a credit memo programmatically. <?phpnamespace Venodr\MyModule\Model;use Magento\Sales\Api\OrderRepositoryInterface;use Magento\Framework\Exception\NoSuchEntityException;use Magento\Sales\Model\RefundOrder;use Magento\Sales\Model\Order\Creditmemo\ItemCreationFactory;classihor

If you decide to remove , 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 the Google Customer Reviews extension has been installed in. 1. If you can find the extension files in the folder app/code/Magefan/GoogleCustomerReviews then remove this folder. 2. If the extension was installed via the composer and its files located in the folder vendor/magefan/module-google-customer-reviews then run composer CLI command to remove it composer remove magefan/module-google-customer-reviews Once extension files have been removed, run these Magento CLI commands: php bin/magento setup:upgradephp bin/magento setup:di:compilephp bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy Note: if you don't want your website to be down during deployment, try these . Remove Extension Data (optional) Attention! This will clean all Google Customer Reviews configurations. 1ihor

If you need to update by Magefan, please follow the steps below. Note: the updating instructions depend on the method the Google Customer Reviews extension was installed with. Update using composer If the Google Customer Reviews module was installed via the composer (check if vendor/magefan/module-google-customer-reviews folder exists), then you need to run these simple CLI commands in Magento 2 directory: composer remove magefan/module-google-customer-reviewscomposer require magefan/module-google-customer-reviews ^x.x.x# replace x.x.x with the version you want to usephp bin/magento setup:upgradephp bin/magento setup:di:compilephp bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy Note: if you don't want your website to be down during deployment, try these . Update using archive and FTP If the Google Customer Reviews module was installed via FTP (check if app/code/Magefan/GoogleCustomerReviews folder exists), then follow these commands: 1. Download the latest version of the Google Customer Reviewsihor

You can install by Magefan, using composer or archive installation methods. Installation via composer (recommended) Please navigate to your Magefan Account > Downloads > Install via Composer to get the composer installation instructions. Installation using archive and FTP Download Google Customer Reviews Extension ZIP-Archive from magefan.com website (not GitHub or other sources). Extract files. Copy app folder from the archive to your Magento 2 folder. In a command line, using "cd", navigate to your Magento 2 root directory. Run CLI commands: php bin/magento setup:upgradephp bin/magento setup:di:compilephp bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy Note: if you don't want your website to be down during deployment, try these .

Regardless of the reason why customers want to return a product, you need to be ready to satisfy that request. Magento is very straightforward with refunds, and so is our .  You obviously won't go to the Magento admin panel to create a refund. You can do it directly in the POS frontend. The process is completely the same as in the Magento admin panel. You just do it on the POS frontend. To create refunds in Magento POS: 1. Navigate to Sales on the POS frontend left flyout menu. 2. Choose the order you want to create a credit memo for and press the Credit Memo button. 3. Check the order information if necessary and press the Refund Online button.  And that's how you create refunds in Magento POS. The refunded items are automatically returned to stock.  Additionally, you can view all refunded items in the Credit Memos panel or check . However, refunds are just one thing you need to manage in POS. So check out our guide on how to to learn how to add discounts, hold shopping cartsihor

Browsers continue to restrick more user's data which results in big data gaps and makes it hard to track customers' journeys. Besides, it's not a secret a lot of users use ad blockers or simply don't accept cookies while in your store. So, even if you website, it doesn't mean you will be collecting all the data. But we have a solution. Today you'll learn about the future of data tracking — server side tracking — and find out how to set up server side tracking in Magento. Spoiler alert: we'll use the for that. It's not an entirely new concept, but still, before we jump to the configuration steps, let's define what is server side tracking. What is Server Side Tracking? Server side tracking or server-to-server tracking is a tracking that runs in the server side environment. It enables you to fire tracking pixels and codes from your server instead of the users' browser. Thus, your server fires tracking pixels and communicates directly with Google Analytics through solutions like GTM. ihor

The order of the address fields on checkout matters, especially if you sell in different countries. That's why you need to know how to rearrange the order of address fields in Magento checkout to make it as customer-oriented as possible.  It is a relatively simple task if you are a developer. So most guides on how to change the order of checkout fields show the code editing scenario. But not this one.  Today you'll learn how to reorder Magento checkout address fields directly from the admin panel using .  To reorder address fields on Magento checkout page:  1. Navigate to Stores > Configuration > Magefan Extension > Better Checkout > Shipping Address Fields Position.  2. Change the order of Shipping Address Fields by setting the sort order value (there is a separate option for Billing Address Fields).  Note: the lower the number the higher the fields will be displayed.  Don't forget to Save the settings once you finish and check the checkout address fields onihor

Being a highly customizable eCommerce platform, Magento can help you create a wonder of a website. There are a lot of aspects to it, you can benefit from. These include integration possibilities, SEO friendliness, multi-store compatibility and an extensive set of built-in features. That's after all. With all these options at your disposal, you might still have some doubts as to how exactly to build your own website in Magento. And we can see where this is coming from. That's why we prepared a list of the best Magento websites for you to check and draw inspiration from. Want to know more about successful Magento cases? Let's get started! 1. Land Rover You certainly know what the Land Rover brand is about. It's quite a big name in the car industry with customers from all around the world. They provide quality services and products earning a high revenue. Yet, in the modern digitalized world every company needs to preserve their online presence. Thus, Land Rover also runs an online store onihor

Hello, dear friends,  We don't believe it but the hot summer of 2023 is almost over.  So, on the last day of August 2023, we'd like to share our hot news and updates.     New features of the ! XML Sitemap Refactoring. Now blog homepage, blog posts, and categories are included in the general Magento XML Sitemap. If you wish to keep a separate blog sitemap, you can manage it with a separate Blog Sitemap Extension. We also added an option "Page Pagination Type" in Advanced Permalink Settings that allows to enable ?p=N and  /page/N to default pagination type ?page=N (Blog Plus & Extra). Added an option to display related blog products in the sidebar. Avoid canonical tag duplicates when a canonical tag is added manually via the Layout Update XML field. Improved meta description generation. In the recent version, we also terminated the russian localization. [With each next russian missile strike on our cities, we lose the ability to understand the Russian language andihor

If you're in charge of a Magento store, we’re guessing you've got big plans to take your business to the next level. But let's be real, the world of e-commerce can be a bit overwhelming with all those sales options out there. So, if you're thinking about growing your business, it's a good call to look into reliable players like Amazon, eBay, and Walmart. In this article, we'll dig into the perks of selling on these major marketplaces and give you the lowdown on how to do it right. Benefits of Selling on Amazon/eBay/Walmart Selling on Amazon, eBay, and Walmart marketplaces has a bunch of different benefits. Let’s take a closer look at some of them! Amazon With its huge customer base and solid reputation, selling on Amazon opens up exciting possibilities. Here's why: ✓ Ready-Made Audience: Amazon boasts millions of active shoppers daily, meaning your products have an instant audience waiting. ✓ Trust and Reliability: Shoppers trust Amazon, making it a reliable platform to showcase your productsihor