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is one of the most essential steps your customers take in their journey. Thus, it's in the best interest of every store owner to make it as seamless as possible. That said, the default checkout fields in Magento 2 are not always enough for the requirements of your store. You might need to gather some additional info about customers to improve your service. In this case, you should know how to add custom fields in Magento 2 checkout. If you haven't figured out how to do it yet, this is exactly what you'll learn today. By default, Magento 2 doesn't provide an option to add custom checkout fields via the admin panel. That's why you'll need to do it programmatically by following the below steps. So, let's get right to them. 1. Create a New Module For starters, make up your mind as to what field you want you add. For instance, you may go for the "delivery_date" field. The next step is to using the following method. Create a Magefan/DeliveryDate/registration.php file and add the following content:ihor

The effectiveness of having an active blog has been proven numerous times. Your if you want to drive organic traffic, establish a brand voice, and grow a lively community. To say nothing of the countless marketing and SEO opportunities. Sadly, Magento 2 doesn't offer a blog out of the box. This is why there are plenty of blog extensions on the market with the most advanced functionality. It makes it quite difficult to choose the best option, though. This is why we collected the best for blog management and explored their key features. Hopefully, this list will help you make the right choice and create an engaging blog. Ready to get started? Best Blog Extensions for Magento Vendor Extension Name Price Guarantees Rating by Magefan $149 100% Open Code 30 Days Money Back Policy 365 Days Free Support 365 Days Free Updates 5.0 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 336 reviews Magento 2 Blog Extension by Mageplaza Free 100% Open Code 60 Days Refund Policy 365 Days Free Updates 365 Days Free Support 5.0 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 131 reviews Blogihor

The way your blog looks and feels determines whether visitors are going to stick around. So, while a reliable blogging solution should offer you multiple options for creating content on Shopify, it should also cover blog design.  If you use the Magefan , you'll never have to worry about that. It comes with 18 Shopify blog templates and 3 different . So you can configure the design of each blog list page: homepage, category, tag, search and author. Today you'll learn about each of the blog templates for Shopify and how to apply them in your blog. Grid List 1 column with short content List 2 columns without short content List 3 columns without short content Grid 1 column with short content Grid 1 column without short content Grid 1 column without short content / info on image Grid 1 column with short content / info on image Grid 2 columns with short content Grid 2 columns without short content Grid 2 columns without short content / info on image Grid 2 columns with short content / infoihor

Hello, dear friends,  Thank you for reading our blog and choosing our e-commerce extensions and services! For those reading our blog for the first time - welcome to the Magefan blog community. We promise you'll find lots of useful information on our blog pages.  So, let's start!   New features of ! Features: Implemented the two-factor Authentication with Google Authenticator. Fixes: We resolved an issue where the Sales section displayed a 404-page error. The latest available version is v 2.3.1. See all features   New features of ! Features:  Added the macOS 16.4 compatibility. Added WebP Generation Statistic (visible when Cron or Page Load and Cron mode is used). Fixes: Added extended CSS selector to gallery-mixin to work only with Picture tag. The latest available version is v 2.3.4.   New features of ! Features: Added Purchase Order Number column from Purchase Order payment method to the order grid. Improved performance. Fixes: An error appeared whenihor

Magento 2 static content deploy is the Magento feature that helps to keep the user experience at the top levels. Why? It ensures your store pages are built correctly, static view files are downloaded by the browser, and static content is displayed according to user requests. In this comprehensive guide, you will find everything you need to know about static content deploy in Magento 2. What it is, reasons to use it, how to deploy static content in Magento 2 in three different ways and how to . Moreover, we’ll cover the Magento deployment best practices, strategies and examples to help you comprehend the topic better. Whether you’re just starting with Magento development or have some knowledge already, this article will help hone your skills. You'll discover something new about the static content deploy in Magento. We’ve got a lot to cover, but let’s start with the basics first. Static View Files Deployment Overview The static view file deployment allows you to write static files into theihor

Have you ever been to a phone shop to get a new phone and ended up getting a new case as well? Or got a glass of wine to go with the pasta after a waiter recommended it on a recent night out? Congrats, you've been cross-sold without even realising it. That's why cross-selling is so effective and why you should definitely consider incorporating it into your e-commerce strategy. Today we'll talk about the Magento cross-sell technique and how it can benefit you. So you don't need to wonder any more. You'll also discover how you can add Magento cross-sell products automatically. Ready? What is Magento 2 Cross Sell? Magento 2 cross-sell is a marketing technique of displaying products complementary to the item customers are already willing to buy. Cross-sells help you increase the average order value and pull in more profit, without increasing costs. Unlike , cross-sells items drive more impulsive purchases since they are displayed in the shopping cart. Therefore, there are multiple examplesihor

Since there are too many opportunities, it is not hard to understand the benefits of blogging on Shopify. It's hard to decide between the options. The main question usually is whether you should host a blog on Shopify or consider other platforms like WordPress. Then, do you really need to start a blog on Shopify at all? It is tough, we get it. But that's why we're here to help you harness the power of content marketing on Shopify. This guide will take you through all the crucial steps required to start a blog on Shopify. We'll also discuss when you need to start blogging and share some bullet-proof practices for a .  Hopefully, that will send you in the right direction for a long-term content strategy.  Should You Host Your Blog on Shopify? This question usually gives merchants and bloggers the biggest headache. To save you the trouble, answer this question: Is your primary goal blogging or selling on Shopify? Shopify is an eCommerce platform. So if you don't plan on selling anythingihor

Having your catalogue neatly organized and your product pages filed with relevant content is a significant advantage. But it's only one part of the story. Prompting your customers to buy more and actually succeeding are two completely different things. Fortunately, there is a perfect solution — Magento 2 product recommendations. Today you'll learn more about this Magento 2 feature and the benefits it offers you. Shall we start? What are Magento Product Recommendations? Magento product recommendations is a tool that helps to display relevant products on the product pages in your catalogue. They can be related to a certain item or just bought together with it, which creates rather tempting offers. Thus these recommendations prompt your customers to buy more and explore more of your products. This can also result in impulsive purchases, given the fact that you place some products right in front of your customers' eyes. Thanks to the Magento product recommendation engine, one product page canihor

is a great long-awaited feature that was implemented in Magento 2.3.0. It helps merchants to operate multiple , keep proper track of the items in each stock, assign products to sources etc. Yet, Magento 2 multi-source inventory has its own flaws. For instance, it may cause some inconsistencies with the . Besides, if you run a small business and have only one inventory source, MSI may confuse you.  Thus, you might need to know how to disable MSI in Magento 2. And this is exactly what you'll learn today. So, to disable multi-source inventory in Magento 2: 1. Create your Magento 2 database dump. 2. Install Magefan MSI Disabler. This module has some useful CLI commands and PHP class rewrites to prevent errors when MSI is disabled.  For that run the following commands: composer require magefan/module-msi-disabler php bin/magento setup:upgrade php bin/magento setup:di:compile php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy 3. Once the extension is installed, run the command to disable MSI: bin/magentoihor

Providing the best customer shopping experience goes a long way. It gets you awesome reviews, returning customers and the best word-of-mouth marketing. And since order placement is the most important stage in the customer's journey, it's also a stage you need to provide the best experience at. One way to do that is by placing orders on behalf of your customers. Can you even do that in Shopify? You definitely can! So, today you'll learn how to order on behalf of a customer in Shopify. Create Draft Orders in Shopify By default, Shopify allows you to create draft orders in the admin panel. You add customer details, add products to the order, apply discounts, and then send an invoice to a customer. The invoice contains a link to checkout where customers can complete the order.  Additionally, you can also set payment terms to specify the date when the payment is due.  Relatively simple right?  The downside is that customers can't really edit the order or change any options. That oftenihor

Magento and Shopify are two quite different eCommerce platforms that often are talked about the most. If you want to move from Magento to Shopify, you need to migrate a lot of data, including blog. And that's the time when one starts searching for an easy and effortless way to do so. Luckily, we're here to provide it. In this guide, you'll learn how you can migrate Magento 2 Blog to Shopify Blog in a few clicks, literally.  We've created a tool for the most popular Magento Blog extensions. So the same migration steps work if you use Magefan Blog, Mirasvit Blog or Mageplaza Blog for Magento.  To migrate Magento Blog to Shopify:  1. Install the Magento Blog Export to Shopify Blog extension and get the from Magefan.  2. Go to App > Magefan Blog > Configuration in your Shopify and find the Key section at the bottom of the configuration page. Copy the export key for later. 3. Move to Magento admin, navigate to Content > Blog > Shopify Blog Export and choose which Magento 2 Blogihor

Customer-store communication is a thing that often determines whether customers will turn into regular buyers. So once you in your store and , there is only one thing left. You should also think about attaching PDF files to transactional emails.  It makes it easier for customers to find all order-related information and reduces the workload for managers who usually send these documents separately.  In this guide, you'll learn how to attach PDF files to sales emails in Magento. No code editing. You simply need the extension. To attach PDF files to emails in Magento:  1. Navigate to Stores > Configuration > Magefan Extensions > Email Attachments and start configuring the file attachments. 2. Choose whether to Attach Order, Invoice, Shipment and Credit Memo PDFs by enabling a corresponding option. The extension will generate these files while sending emails.  3. Enable the Attach Terms and Conditions PDF option if you want to attach a terms and conditions file with each translationalihor

Migrating from WordPress to Shopify is not an easy task, especially if you want to migrate blog posts from WordPress to Shopify. You want to make sure all the valuable content you've created is transferred to Shopify with no issues. And what if you want to migrate WordPress blog posts to Shopify together with all categories, tags and comments?   It might seem like an overwhelming task. But not if you use the Magefan WordPress Blog Export. It helps you to migrate WordPress blog posts to Shopify Blog App by Magefan. In this guide, you'll learn how to do that.  Important: the Magefan WordPress Blog Export plugin imports the WP blog to Magefan Shopify Blog, not the default Shopify blog. Step 1: Install the WP Blog Export Module First, you need to navigate to the WordPress Blog Export on GitHub, download the module archive and unzip it.  Note: make sure the name of the unzipped folder is wp-magefan-shopify-blog-export. If it is not, rename it to wp-magefan-shopify-blog-exportihor

Hello, dear friends,  This September was quite a productive month and we have added loooots of updates. So, today we’d like to tell you about the latest features and improvements we’ve added. We've also reworked the structure of this News & Updates digest for your better convenience.  Lets start!   New features of ! Features: Added Shop By Brand Functionality. Added Shop By Brand List Widget.  Added Shop By Brand Slider Widget. Ability to show the Brand Logo on the product page and product list. Fixes: Fixed an issue when the product Brand Logo always shows on a product page. The latest available version is v 2.4.1.   New features of ! Features: Improved breadcrumbs, now show only the previous page on mobile. Added ability to set product gallery thumbs direction — vertical/horizontal. New design for home, product, and category pages. Removed unused files for the home page. The latest available version is v 2.0.3.   New features of ! Features: Added abilityihor

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

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

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