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Once you install on your store and create your first , you'll start getting organic traffic from search. However, if you want people who initially come to your store to discover your blog, you need to ensure the blog link is visible in the menu.  So, in this guide, you'll learn how to add a blog link to the navigation menu in Shopify.  To add a blog link to the Shopify navigation menu:  1. Log into your admin panel and navigate to Content > Menus. 2. Click on the Main menu option. 3. In the Main Menu > Menu items press the Add menu item button. 4. Give the new item a Label and a Link. Note: the /a/blog is the blog path by default. If you change the /a/ app proxy and /blog/ paths in the you need to change them in the menu item as well. 5. Don't forget to press the Save button after you add the blog link to the menu. Once you save the new menu item, go to the frontend to check the changes. The blog link should appear alongside other menu items. Note that you might needihor

Blog homepage, categories, tags, archive and search pages are post lists featuring certain posts. Correspondingly, the display of these posts is defined by the post list settings. Our enables you to choose between different templates and for post list pages and arrange a certain number of posts there.  Eager to learn how to do that? To configure blog posts lists in Shopify: 1. Navigate to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration and find the Post List section.  2. Choose the Template for the posts list.  3. Define how to Sort Posts By: Position or Publish Date. 4. Specify the number of Posts per Page. If this number is exceeded, pagination will appear.  5. Set the Default Short Content Length.  Note: regardless of whether you specify the Short Content when or not, short content will be limited by the number of characters you set in this field.  6. Specify whether to Allow HTML Tags in Short Content. 7. Set the Short Content End Characters that are displayed in case shortihor

Want to improve navigation through your blog, display some popular posts on all blog pages or enable search? In this case, you need to add the Shopify Blog sidebar. Magefan features 7 different blog sidebar elements including posts, categories, search, archive and others. The biggest benefit is — you don't need to know any coding to enable them. Just click a few buttons and that's it.  So, today you'll learn how to configure each sidebar widget to improve customers' experience on your blog. To add Shopify blog sidebar you need to navigate to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration and find the Sidebar section. Here you can enable and configure all Shopify blog sidebar widgets.  Note: each sidebar widget has the Sort order option. It defines the position of the widget in the sidebar. The lower the number, the higher the widget will be displayed in the sidebar.  Search Form Here, you only need to enable the form, set the Label and the Sort order for it. The advanced algorithmihor

At a time when online shopping is at its peak, a Magento free shipping offer is one of the best ways to reduce cart abandonment, encourage customers to buy more, and increase sales. A lot of Magento stores actively use this marketing technique, along with other , as one of the greatest ways to attract customers. All because free shipping may be applied to a certain kind of product, items total, or a particular group of items. In this article, you’re going to learn how to set up and optimize Magento 2 free shipping promotions. We'll also share helpful tips to make your shipping strategy even more effective.  Let's begin. Why Free Shipping in Magento Matters? Shoppers often hesitate when finishing the checkout when they see unexpected shipping costs in their carts. Yet, if you remove or modify this burden, you can unlock a wide range of advantages. Boost in conversions Don't be surprised to hear that free shipping is an effective strategy to encourage customers to buy more. No hidden costsihor

Blog comments are one of the best ways to keep your blog readers engaged. They help you to build trust, keep a dialogue with your audience and get ideas for your future blog posts.  Unlike many other apps, which require additional Shopify blog comment apps to enable comments, our comes with three comment types out of the box.  Today we'll discuss all of them so you can choose which type of Shopify blog comments to choose for your blog. Shopify Blog Comment Types Since blog comments are related to a , you can configure them in the Post Page (Post View) section. For that go to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration > Post Page > Comments. Here you can disable blog comments or choose which type to use. Magefan Comments To configure Magefan comments in Shopify you need to specify the Number of Comments and the Number of Replies you want to allow. If you go with this comment type you will be able to approve and edit Shopify blog comments.  This is how Magefan blog comments will lookihor

Creating great content is not always enough to get ranked high in search. Except for the SEO-optimized content, you need to configure , canonical tags, breadcrumbs, metadata, rich snippets, etc. Shopify blog URL structure is also one of the important factors to pay attention to.  Our offer you very flexible URL settings. So you can create SEO-friendly blog URLs. Today we'll discuss how you can configure blog URLs and change them when needed. Note: the option to change blog pages paths is available in the plans. Blog URL Structure To configure the Shopify Blog URL structure:  1. Navigate to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration and scroll down to the Permalink Settings section and set the Blog Route. Note: if you want to keep the /a/blog/ path in the blog URLs you can leave Blog Route empty. 2. Define Post Path Schema. Available variables here: {|{parent_category}}, {|{id}}, {|{year}}, {|{month}}, {|{url_key}}.  e.g. some examples of the blog post URLs include: https://myshopify.com/a/blog/post/best-hotels-in-dubaiihor

Adding authors to your blog builds trust and increases credibility. People know who is the source of the information and can refer to it when needed. In , you can create an unlimited number of blog authors. And that's what you'll learn to do in this article.  Note: this feature is available in the plans. Check this short video to see how to create blog authors in Shopify or follow the instruction below:  How to Manage Blog Authors in Shopify? Before you move on to creating blog authors in Shopify, you need to make sure they are enabled in configurations. For that go to Apps > Magefan Blog > Configuration and find the Author section. Choose whether to Display Author Information. Decide if you want to Display Author and Co-author Blocks at the bottom of the post page.  Enable the Display Post List by Author option if you want to show the author's posts on the author page and chose the Post List Template for it. How to Create Authors in Shopify Blog? 1. Navigate to Appsihor

When covering a lot of topics in your blog, you need to find a way to group them, so it is easier to find relevant posts. With , you can do it either via blog categories or tags.  Since we've already covered how to , today you'll learn how to create and manage blog tags.  Watch this short video to track the process, or follow the instructions below: To create blog tags in Shopify: 1. Go to Apps > Magefan Blog > Tags and press the Add New Tag button.  2. Give your tag a Title and add a description in the Content section.  3. Set Tag status to enable.  4. Specify whether to Exclude a tag page from XML Sitemap.  5. Enter a URL Key for the tag page, specify the Metadata and change the Meta Robots if necessary. 6. Save your tag once you finish and assign it to a . Additionally, you can enable tag cloud in the . So readers can navigate through your blog using tags too. Shopify blog tags will be displayed under the featured images and once your blog readers click on themihor

Categorizing helps to make navigation through your blog easier, especially if you cover different topics. makes it even more convenient since you can not only create categories but add them to the sidebar category tree for better navigation.   In this article, we'll discuss it in more detail. However, if you prefer to follow video instructions, jump to the bottom of the article. To create blog categories in Shopify:  1. Go to Apps > Magefan Blog > Categories and press the Add new category button. 2. Give your category a Title and write a description in the Content section.  3. Change the Status to Active.  4. Specify whether to Include a category in the sidebar.  5. Set the Parent category for your category. If a category you're creating is to be a parent category, just leave this field empty.  6. Choose whether to Show child categories in the sidebar. 7. Set the category's Position. It defines the place of a blog category in the sidebar. The lower the number, theihor

Creating blog posts is harder than it sounds, and it's not only about the content or keyword research. The tools you use to create a blog in Shopify matter too. In case you're tired of ineffective drag-and-drop page builders and want to create Shopify blog posts easier, you've landed on the right page. Today you'll learn how to create blog posts in Shopify with a handy . Before you begin working with your first blog post, note that you need to . It defines whether certain elements (e.g. related posts, view count, etc.) will be displayed on the blog post page. Then to add a blog post in Shopify navigate to App > Magefan Blog > Posts and press the Add New Post button. And here's when we begin.  Step 1: Set a Date and Category The basic Shopify blog post information includes the Status, Publishing date and Category it belongs to. Once you start creating the blog post, it's in the Draft status. We recommend keeping it this way till you finish creating your blog post. Note: if you wantihor

It is hard to overestimate the importance of content in your sales strategy. It brings traffic and conversions while improving customer loyalty and trust. So, if you haven't implemented a blog in your Shopify store, it might be the right time. And what better way to do this than with the Magefan Shopify Blog App? This easy-to-manage tool will help you to improve online visibility and put you in a better SERP position. In this article, you'll learn how to add it to your store. To add a blog to Shopify: 1. Log in to the Shopify App Store and find the Magefan Blog. 2. Click Install on the Magefan Blog App listing page. 3. Click Install in your Shopify admin to authorize the use of the app.  Once you install the app you'll find it in the Apps section in your Shopify admin. Note: if you've chosen a paid plan you'll see charges in the next invoice. Magefan issues charges in a recurring manner. To see your current invoice click on the Blog App on the list of apps. 4. Navigate to Appsihor

Hello, Magento fans,  Catch the news and updates that took place this February. The winter is almost over, so get ready for the sunny days and new great things from Magefan. New features of the ! Saving time while updating Magento catalog is key to effective management. And dynamic category is a perfect tool for improving the creation and updating of categories. Now, it works even better, since we’ve improved compatibility with Magento Commerce and Commerce on Cloud. Besides, we’ve fixed an issue with the Idle (backlog items) appearing repeatedly because of the enabled "UPDATE BY SCHEDULE" index mode. The SQL error on the dynamic product attribute value update that appeared on Magento Commerce is fixed as well.   New features of ! If you’ve planned on displaying product attributes in the description, you can now do that with the widget we’ve added. We’ve also fixed the display issue on the store view level — displaying custom product tabs on different store views is even moreihor

Product page optimization is one task that is never crossed out of the eCommerce TO-DO list. You need to optimize , create more engaging images and update product information regularly to keep people coming to your store.  Product attributes, in particular, are essential on the product page since they hold a quick summary of the product details. However, unfortunately, Magento allows you to add new attributes to the storefront only in the More information product tab. So, in this guide, you'll learn how to display current product attributes in the product short descriptions or any other place on the product page. You can do that with the Current Product Attribute Widgets that com with the . Add Сurrent Product Attributes to Product Description To display current product attributes on product pages in Magento:  1. Navigate to Catalog > Products and chose a product to which you want to add current product attributes. 2. Scroll down to the product Short Description and press on Widgetsihor

It is vital to keep track of all products you can sell, especially when managing . Magento provides multiple options for that, the most basic being . It reflects a sum of items from all sources and allows you to see how many products you have left. However, there is no way to filter products by salable quantity in Magento. At least, there isn't an easy way to do that since most guides show you how to do it programmatically.  Since Extension offers you this feature by default, we want to share how easy it is to filter products from the admin panel. To filter products by salable quantity in Magento 2: 1. Navigate to Catalog > Products and open the product Filters.  2. Find the Salable Quantity field, type the number you'd like to filter the salable products by and press the Apply Filters button. Once you apply the filter, you will see the products with the salable quantity you've just entered in a corresponding field.  The next thing to do is to to increase the salable quantityihor

With thousands of blog posts appearing on the web monthly, simply writing good content is not enough to lure more readers in. You need to come up with something to set your content apart from others in search results.  Fortunately, Google and other search engines have already introduced that "something". It is structured data.  Except for the BlogPosting article schema our already adds to the blog posts by default there is also a HowTo structured data. While the former merely tells Google that your content is a blog post, the latter makes your blog post eligible for rich results. Today, you'll learn what exactly is HowTo schema markup, why you need it for your blog posts in Magento and how to add them easily with no coding skills.  What is HowTo Structured Data? HowTo is a special type of structured data that helps you to define your content as a how-to, especially if your blog posts provide a set of steps for completing a task (including text, images and videos). Marking yourihor

Being constantly concerned with the Google PageSpeed (GPS) score, many online entrepreneurs often overlook the importance of blogging in their marketing strategy.  Hyvä will help you reach the maximum performance and provide the utmost experience for your website visitors. But after mastering your website speed, you’ll need something else ー drive new traffic to your website. Lots of it. According to the latest blogging statistic around 60% of people purchase a product after reading a blog post about it. So why isn’t it being talked about more often?  A good blog helps you establish your brand voice, drive more traffic and increase conversions on your store. That being said, if you have any doubts about whether to invest your time and effort into blogging on Hyvä, we’re here to unveil them. Top 10 Reasons Why Your eCommerce Site Needs a Blog When asked, many know exactly why they haven’t started a blog on their eCommerce store 一 it takes too much time to see the results, it doesn’tihor

Hello, Magento fans,  Eager to learn about the first news and updates digest in 2023? Here we go. New features of the ! As you know, a well-structured SEO strategy brings more revenue, the same as choosing the right tools. Our SEO extension is a must-have since it helps Google to discover, index and rank your store which brings more traffic as a result. So, in the latest release, we’ve improved it for better results. We’ve extended catalogue category pagination settings for SEO-friendly pagination pages. Besides, we’ve improved the meta title, description, keywords, H1 tag masks and crosslinks processor.    New features of ! Every SEO specialist would confirm that structured data is more than important for improved visibility on Google. Product, organization, search bar and FAQ snippets are important, same as is the HowTo markup. That’s why we’ve added a new  in the latest version of the Rich Snippets extension. With the ‘HowTo’ rich snippet widget you can easily drive moreihor

and Pages are a great contribution to your marketing strategy. They allow you to display or hide certain static pages from different customer groups. But these are not the only conditions under which you can use to make your CMS pages display dynamically.  In this guide, you'll learn how to enable dynamic pages in Magento and display them under different conditions.  Step 1: Create CMS Page It's important to note that dynamic pages are not created automatically. They just define how, when and under what conditions to display a page. So create a first. Then find the Display Conditions and Display Rules sections under a corresponding page (Content > Pages). Step 2: Split Page Cache by Device (optional) If you want to improve the performance of your pages, configure the caching options for them. For that, go to Stores > Configuration > Magefan Extensions > Dynamic Blocks and Pages > Advanced Settings and enable the Split Built-in Full Page Cache option. Then also specify the Splitihor

Google search results are becoming more elaborate than ever to deliver the almost experience to searchers. If you know how to leverage it to your benefit you'll be able to drive more traffic to your store and establish a better relationship with search robots.  HowTo structured data is a markup you use to explicitly tell Google that your pages are how-tos. While it might not be among the most , it is quite important for content pages if you want to make them eligible for rich results.  Just like any other type of structured data, you will have to add the HowTo markup using JSON or microdata. To save from the hassles of code editing, we've added the HowTo rich snippet widget to the to help you add it directly from the admin. Eager to find out how it works? To add HowTo structured data in Magento 2: 1. Navigate to the page you'd like to add the HowTo markup to and jump to the Content section. We've added the markup to the CMS page, but it could be a product, category, or any other how-toihor

Targeting the right people with the right message is a skill you need to develop to succeed in eCommerce. But not without a little help.  and Pages is a tool that helps you control the display of CMS blocks and pages for different customers and under different conditions. Today we'll focus on the CMS blocks and teach you to enable dynamic blocks in Magento in various scenarios.  Step 1: Create CMS Block Before we move to the conditions you need to create a . All the conditions and display settings will be under the block Content once you install the extension. Step 2: Set Conditions If you display content blocks using widgets, you can define what page and place on the page to display a block on. However, you can't choose to display a block only if a product is new, or if a person browsing products or categories has already added something to the cart.  That's what dynamic block conditions cover. Set conditions based on product attributes If you want to display CMS blocks onlyihor

Managing can be overwhelming, especially when the holiday season is just around the corner. If you want to display different CMS blocks based on sales, be ready for a lot of repetitive enabling/disabling. Unless you use the Magento CMS Block scheduler. In this guide, you'll learn how to schedule CMS blocks in Magento and see when it comes in handy. Key takeaways Magento CMS block scheduler is a tool that lets merchants schedule CMS content by time, customer groups, store views, or cart conditions. The default Magento doesn't offer CMS block scheduler out of the box. The  extension by Magefan enables CMS block scheduler in Magento. Magefan Extension also enables a scheduler for CMS pages. What Is Magento CMS Block Scheduler? Magento CMS Block Scheduler is a feature that allows merchants to show or hide CMS blocks automatically based on a predefined schedule or different cart or customer rules. It allows store owners to automate promotion campaigns and plan content for sales aheadihor