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Message from the Magefan CEO, Ihor Vansach: Today we celebrate the 31st Anniversary of Ukrainian Renewed Independence. For the last 400 years Ukrainians were fighting for their independence, and this fight, unfortunately, continues. When we celebrated the 30th Anniversary of Ukrainian Renewed Independence last year we couldn’t even imagine what terrible things will happen to our beautiful country in 6 months. Since russia started its war and brought tragedy to our land on February 24, 2022, our working processes have stopped only for a few days. Each of us has found inner strength and could put ourselves together (although it was dramatically hard emotionally) to keep working. The war that russia began against our country changed our mindsets and life values. We value our loved ones more than ever before, we value our neighbourhoods, more than ever before, we value the opportunity to work in our undamaged office more than ever before, and we most important love Ukraine more than ever beforeihor

Our is a robust marketing tool that allows you to promote your products and build a community around your brand. And although it offers you a lot of SEO features, internal blog links are not something the module can cover for you. According to the , linking relevant pages together will pass the link juice across these pages. But not only that. It also improves customers' experience and helps search robots to understand your website structure better.  So, in this article, you'll learn how to add links across multiple blog posts in literally a few clicks. You'll need to resort to the to configure automatic internal links in the blog. To enable automatic internal links in Magento 2 Blog:  1. Navigate to Stores > Configuration > Magefan Extensions > SEO > Cross Links and make sure Magefan Blog Post Content is selected to be used for Auto Cross Links.  2. Go to Marketing > Seo&Search > Cross Links and press the Add Cross Link button. 3. Fill out general Cross Link Information. ihor

Setting up special price in Magento 2 is one of many ways to and boost conversion rates in your store. Since sales always drive customers' attention and make them come back regularly, you need to know how to leverage them to your benefit. So, in this guide, you'll learn more about special prices in Magento 2 and how to configure and edit them in bulk or gather all products on sale into one category. You set up a special price to put a product on sale. It is displayed instead of the regular price with the regular price notation. However, except for the product page, it is also displayed in a catalogue. Want to track price changes in your store? Get and display the lowest price over a certain period on the frontend. Set Up Magento 2 Special Price 1.Navigate to Catalog > Products and choose the product you want to configure a special price for. 2. Scroll down to the Price field and click on Advanced Pricing. 3. Enter the Special Price you want customers to see during the sale periodihor

Working on the Magento store is not that easy either for developers or admins whatever task they're engaged in. And though Magento 2 errors are something one never wants to meet, you may encounter them when installing , updating Magento, creating multiple product-related requests, running some script or file with no execute permissions, etc. These errors in Magento might range from harmless to quite complex influencing your website performance and customer experience. However, in most cases, they're relatively easy to handle if you detect why they appear timely.  So this article is a breakdown of the most common Magento errors you can run into. Knowing the causes, types of the errors and helps you avoid them in the future.  Magento error 1: Access Denied Magento Access Denied HTTP error 403 most commonly appears in the Magento admin panel. It occurs when you try to access a page you don't have permission to enter because of the wrong credentials or user role. Magento error 2: bashihor

Magento catalog price rules is one of the greatest built-in marketing tools the platform provides. They allow you to and run sale campaigns more easily without any third-party implementations, same as cart price rules. So, in this article, you will learn everything you need to know about Magento 2 catalog price rules, how to configure them and what differentiates them from the cart price rules. Without any further ado, let's dive in and define what stands by catalog rules. What is Magento Catalog Price Rule? Magento catalog price rule is a set of conditions based on customer group, product attributes, and other conditions you use to assign discounts to products in the catalog. If the product falls under conditions of the catalog prices rule, the discount is applied to it and displayed directly in the catalog. Due to that, catalog price rules don't use coupon codes and customers see discounts while browsing through your store. This encourages them to purchase more. So, how do you set themihor

Hello Magento fans! We have prepared a mid-summer list of Magefan news and updates for you since there were quite a lot of changes this month. So with no further ado, let's start. New ! SEO is a complex concept that requires time and effort to optimize. Even the tiniest things can influence your store visibility and search rankings. So while you concentrate on the metadata, keywords, and page content you forget what makes your pages appear in search in the first place — XML sitemap. We're happy to announce the release of the new Magento 2 XML Sitemap extension as an addition to the famous module. It allows you to generate an accurate XML sitemaps automatically, define indexing frequency and priority and exclude pages from a sitemap.  With this module, you can improve website indexing and make relevant pages appear in search results faster!   New features of the ! Managing related products is much faster with the Magento 2 Related Products Extension, especially now when we'veihor

An XML sitemap is an important aspect of technical SEO that serves as a roadmap for search robots. Having an ensures search robots don't miss any important pages of your store and can index the newest of them faster.  Generally, it is a file with all links to your website: products, categories, CMS, and blog pages. However, usually, you don't have to display all of the pages in the search, correspondingly not all of them have to be crawled and indexed.  While you can add the directives for search robots in the , it is easier just to exclude pages from the XML sitemap in Magento 2. So, in this article, you will learn how to do this from the admin panel, with no technical configurations required. All you need is the . To exclude pages from Magento XML sitemap:  1. Choose what pages you want to remove from XML sitemap.  Note: Magefan XML Sitemap Extension allows you to remove any product, category, CMS, or Magefan Blog pages from the sitemap. Let's exclude the Customer Serviceihor

Related products, cross-sells, up-sells, and definitely drive customers' attention to your products and help you increase sales. Still, they attract customers to products that are already popular and sell well.  Correspondingly, it raises the question of how to put new products out there and expose them to a wider audience. So, today, we'll provide an answer to that and discuss the best way to attract customer's attention to the newest products or Magento New Arrivals.  We'll show you how to add them automatically for multiple pages and change New Arrivals dynamically with .  With no further ado, let's try to add the New Arrival product in Magento 2. You need to  that will display new products on multiple pages of your store at once. For that go to Marketing > Automatic Related Products > Rules and press the Add New Rule button. 1. Configure General Rule Information The first thing you have to do is Enable the rule, and give it a Name and Description which will be usedihor

Magento Two-factor Authentication is one of many ways to and prevent unauthorized access to your data. Correspondingly all admin users have to complete the authorization process to verify their identity before logging in. Two-Factor authentication is available in the latest Magento 2.4 version by default and supports multiple authenticators like Google Authenticator, Suo, Authy, and U2F keys. So it is easy for you to configure it and generate access codes for different users to add an additional layer of security.   However, if your website is in the development stage or if you work on the testing environment you might need to disable two factor authentication in Magento. To disable 2F Authentication in Magento 2 you just need to run the following command: php bin/magento module:disable Magento_TwoFactorAuth Note: it is not recommended to disable two-factor authentication unless you have to. If you want to grant some developers access to your installation so they can debug some issuesihor

Magento 2 bestsellers are products with a top-selling record that generate maximum revenue in your store. The best-seller level is based on the products, orders, and tax statistics that Magento generates for you.  Bestsellers increase customers' confidence level and give a sense of quality and guarantee since these products are already trusted by others.  So, doesn't it makes sense to generate even more revenue from products that already sell well? Displaying best-selling products in Magento 2 also helps you to improve customers' experience. Popular products are being displayed in plain view which saves customers time and encourages them to make purchasing decisions faster. Though you can display best-seller products in Magento by default, it requires you to manually set up a widget for each page where you want to display these products.  In this article, we'll show you how to automate the process with the and display bestsellers on multiple pages at once.  This extension enablesihor

The deadlock issue is one of the biggest and most difficult , which every Magento developer comes across sooner or later. Once you start to search for how to fix deadlock issues in Magento, you will have a hard time finding an ultimate guide. So, my guess is —  it is probably not the first article you come across. But hopefully, you'll find the answer here. In this article, you'll learn everything you need to know to understand and fix deadlock issues. Or at least significantly reduce them. Why Do Magento Indexes Get Invalidated? When you face the Magento deadlock issue, the first thing is to check Magento indexes and learn why they get invalidated. For that go to System > Tools > Index Management, make sure that you have set up index mode correctly and that your . Magento index modes Magento has two index modes: Update on Save — reindex is done during product save (it is not recommended to enable this mode on production since it can significantly increase product saving time). Updateihor

With the extensive custom database, you always have to go to extra mile to to improve security. Two-factor authentication is one of those tiny security steps you have to take to avoid any security loopholes and data leaks.  Correspondingly it is an additional layer of security beyond credentials and every user attempting to log in goes through. Though it is not recommended to , there are some exceptions. You can disable it if the store is in the development or testing stage.  Still, you don't have to disable two-factor authentication completely, you can do this for a specific user.  Note: to monitor if two factor authenticatioln is disabled enable the Extension. To disable Two-factor authentication in Magento for a specific user: 1. Create a etc/di.xml file in your custom module: <?xml version="1.0" ?> <config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:ObjectManager/etc/config.xsd"> <type name="Magento\TwoFactorAuth\Model\TfaSession">ihor

When running an eCommerce store, you need to dedicate a great deal of time to managing your products. You may need to update them, transfer them to a different directory or a new website, or submit them for external analysis.   That's exactly when you need Magento product export. If you don't know how to do it, don't worry. We've got you covered. In this article, you'll learn to export products in Magento 2. Want to upload your products to the comparison lists or marketplaces? Check out the extension and let a wider audience know about your store. To export products in Magento 2:  1. Navigate to System > Data Transfer > Export. 2. Choose Products as the Entity Type and CSV — as the Export File Format.  3. Tick the Fields Enclosure checkbox if you want to enclose the incorrect symbols during export.  4. Filter through the table of product attributes and select only those you need for export. If there are attributes you want to Exclude, just tick the corresponding checkboxesihor

When making a purchasing decision all customers go through certain steps to determine what products best fit their needs. And since people are social creatures collective opinion plays a huge role in that decision. Therefore, when it comes to , Magento "Who Viewed This Also Viewed That" blocks can give your sales strategy the boost it needs.  But the best thing is — it works every time, regardless if customers want to buy something from you already or are looking for some alternatives.  We know how to make these blocks work best for you and how to configure Magento "Who Viewed This Also Viewed That" in a few clicks.  Ready to find out? Where to Display "Who Viewed This Also Viewed That" in Magento 2?  People who come to your website, might not be sure what product they want to buy. So providing them with some alternatives other people also viewed might be the push they need to make up their minds.  The uses of the "Who Viewed This Also Viewed That" blocks are limitlessihor

Though there are plenty of in your Magento 2 store but driving traffic stands out the most. Our Magento Blog extension helps you to provide value to your customers, promote your products and improve the online visibility of your brand.  is also a great option if you need to manage everything within one admin panel. It offers you plenty of import options if you want to move to Magefan Blog from other vendors.  However, you can also export blog posts in CSV when required. And we'll teach you how in this article. To export Magento blog posts in CSV format:  Note: you need to have edition.  Navigate to Content > Blog > Posts.  Find the Export to option, select CSV and press Export. Once you export the blog posts in CSV, you can import them to any other instance or CRM you need. However, if you're moving the blog content between multiple instances with Magefan Blog, it's better to .  For more information, check out the .

Retargeting and email marketing stand out among other marketing strategies since they help to attract leads and returning customers. But isn't it better to encourage people to buy more while they're still on your website?   are great in attracting visitors to your products while "Who Bought This Also Bought That" blocks help you earn more from people who already want to buy something from you. So, here you'll learn why you need to set up "Who Bought This Also Bought That" in Magento 2, how to do that automatically, and how to display these blocks on multiple pages of your store. Why Do You Need "Who Bought This Also Bought That" Block? Imagine a customer who comes to your website to purchase the Fitness Training Course. They finalize the order and leave your website feeling like they've got everything they need. But once they start training they see that some of the gear is missing.  So, they start looking for it and don't necessarily land on your website.  What if you've addedihor

If you want to sell globally and manage a  website, be ready to do a lot of translation, depending on the number of languages you want to translate your website to.  Magento is very flexible with translations since it provides you with the out-of-the-box. However, translating long-form content requires a lot of manual work.  Not very time-effective, is it? Luckily there is Crowdin that allows you to streamline the translations workflow, and modify and deploy translations online automatically.  The only thing left is to get all your content synced with Crowdin so you can add translations in real-time.  That's what our is here for and in this article, you'll learn how you can configure it. General Configuration Once you , you need to Enable it. For that just go to Stores > Configuration > Magefan Extensions > Crowdin Integration > General. Don't forget to Save Config before moving on with the synchronization. Activate Crowdin Integration To synchronize Magento and Crowdin youihor

Thank you page or checkout success page is one of the most valuable pages in the customer journey on your store. Correspondingly, it's important to optimise it to increase customer engagement and ROI. The best way to achieve this is through  to checkout in Magento, which could lead anywhere from blog to catalog and customer accounts. In this guide, you'll learn how to add custom CMS block to checkout page in Magento using different tools. We'll also share how to display CMS blocks on checkout under different conditions using the and Pages extension. Key takeaways Magento CMS blocks on the checkout success page allow merchants to display content after an order is placed. There are three ways to add a custom CMS block to the checkout page in Magento: via theme, via a custom module, and via widgets. For better personalization, merchants can show CMS blocks on the checkout success page based on specific conditions (cart subtotal, customer attributes, purchased products, etc). Why Addihor

Have you been in a situation where you had to remove some products from the order or change the size and color? Unfortunately, such things happen in eCommerce all the time. But while you can't control what customers might need to change in the order, you can optimize the process and edit orders more effectively. So, one of the first questions you might ask when is "Can I add or remove items from a Magento order?". Sadly, the answer is not positive unless you know some coding or have access to the database to update order items programmatically. For those of you who want to update or delete order items in the Magento 2 admin panel, there is a solution — . And today you'll learn how it works to update order items in seconds. To update or delete order items in Magento 2: 1. Navigate to Sales > Orders and find the order you want to edit. 2. Scroll down to the Items Ordered section and press Edit. 3. Magefan Order Editor allows you to update every ordered item, change the quantity, add new productsihor

As one of the most important processes in your store, order management plays a vital role in both customers and admin's experience. If it is not time-effective and convenient for both parties, it's a missed opportunity.   To optimize the process you have to edit orders without cancel and extend the order grid field. However, by default, you have to cancel an order and create a new one every time you need to edit a customer name, order status, payment method or ordered items, etc.  It increases the workload for the admins and makes quite ineffective.  So, in this comprehensive guide, you'll learn how to edit orders without cancel in Magento with the . How to Edit Orders Without Cancel? Editing order in Magento requires redundant steps which are not enough for optimal order management. You can't edit any of the order details without canceling the order and creating a new one. However, there is no need to call out for developers or learn how to code to change order details in Magentoihor

If you need to get current URL in Magento 2 PHTML file the easiest way to do this is to use the following code: $currentUrl = $block->getUrl('*/*/*', ['_current' => true, '_use_rewrite' => true]); This is the best method since you don't even need to use the Object Manager. The same code works for block PHP classes as well. But you need to replace $block with $this. Example: $currentUrl = $this->getUrl('*/*/*', ['_current' => true, '_use_rewrite' => true]); But... The Best Way to Get Current URL in Magento 2 The best way is to use UrlInterface. Example: $urlInterface = \Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager::getInstance() ->get(\Magento\Framework\UrlInterface::class);$currentUrl = $urlInterface->getCurrentUrl(); Using the object manager directly is not recommended, so you need to include UrlInterface dependence in your class constructor to be able to use it. Example: private $urlInterface;public function __construct(...\Magento\Framework\UrlInterface $urlInterface...) {$this->urlInterfaceihor