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Migrating a WordPress blog to Shopify involves more than transferring blog posts. You also need to migrate categories, tags, images, authors, and comments and take care of URLs and internal links without breaking your SEO. Since doing it manually is extremely time-consuming, there are two ways to import blog posts from WordPress to Shopify: migrate blog from WordPress to Shopify default blog or a dedicated Shopify Blog app. This guide walks you through both options and covers what gets imported, which is the better way to import blogs and what to do after migration to preserve SEO when . What is WordPress to Shopify Blog Migration? WordPress to Shopify blog migration is the process of transferring your existing WP blog posts, images, categories, tags, authors, and SEO data to Shopify. There are usually two destinations you can migrate a WordPress blog to — Shopify native blog or a Shopify blog app. Magefan migration tools cover both destinations and allow you to migrate to their Shopifyihor

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

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

Today, on August 24, we mark the 32nd anniversary of Ukrainian renewed independence. However, again for the past 547 days, we should fight for our freedom and independence. And today we want to express our gratitude to the Ukrainian Armed Forces who fight for Ukraine and the values of the free world. We are also grateful to all of you who support us with your actions, kind words and donations. Today there won’t be any loud celebrations in our country. However, there might be loud air raid sirens in Ukrainian cities and villages heard by our children as the war is still not over. Some of us will spend this day with their loved ones, and some will be on the battlefield missing their loved ones. And every Ukrainian will be united with one strong feeling — deep gratitude.   With gratitude. Із вдячністю,The Magefan team (Ihor, Bohdan, Serhii, Mary, Ihor, Viktoria, Bohdan, Viktor, Denys, Yurii, Andrii, Olena)

Blog is a perfect place to promote your products and encourage customers to buy more. However, this could work both ways. Why not add related posts to product pages in Shopify the same way you ? Think about it. If customers have some doubts about a product, you can unveil their doubts with a comprehensive product review or simply keep them engaged with some other content.  If that's what you're looking for, keep reading and learn how to add related posts to Shopify products using only Magefan . Note: this feature is available in the plans. To add blog posts to products in Shopify: 1. Navigate to Sales channels > Online Store.  2. Go to Themes and click on the Edit theme button. 3. Switch to Products > Default Product to edit the template of the product page and add related posts to products. 4. Find the Apps section and click on the Add block button to add the Magefan Related Posts block.  Note: related products are bidirectional in the Magefan Shopify Blog App, which meansihor

Your Shopify homepage should highlight all the best things in your store — products, services, testimonials — to make an impression. And if you also manage a blog in Shopify, why not get your customers hooked on some of your content? Default Shopify Blog doesn't allow you to do that. But Magefan does. So, in this guide, you'll learn how to add recent blog posts to the Shopify homepage. Note: the option to choose different templates for the recent posts block is available in the plan. To add recent blog posts to homepage in Shopify: 1. Navigate to Sales channels > Online Store.  2. Go to Themes and click on the Edit theme button. 3. Find the Apps section, click on the Add block button to add the Magefan Recent Posts block. 4. Set the Title of the blog posts block and choose the . 5. Specify the number of posts to be shown in the block and enter your Custom CSS code if necessary. 6. Configure the View More button by setting its text, link to redirect readers to, text and background colorsihor

Although has a lot of benefits, you have to keep an eye on what information is changed and who changes it. It could be that you don't want invoiced orders to be edited or want to limit certain users' rights to edit orders. For that, you need order editing restrictions that come with the . By default any admin user can edit any order with any status. If that's not the desired case for you, keep reading to learn how to restrict order editing. To restrict order editing in Magento 2: 1. Navigate to Stores > Configuration > Magefan Extensions > Order Editor and start editing the restrictions settings. 2. Select the order statuses you want to allow users to edit in the Allow Edit Orders With Statuses field. 3. Choose whether you want to Allow Edit Invoiced/Shipped/Refunded Orders. 4. Enable the Restrict By Super Users option to restrict the right to edit orders for certain users and select these users from the Super Users list. Note: only users who have access to all website resources (have administratorihor

Hi guys,Starting today and till August 24, you can get a FREE ticket for а great event in Magento world — Mage Unconference 2023. It will take place in Cologne, Germany on September 29, 2023. So, how to get the FREE ticket? Just make these simple steps*: - Answer the 3 simple questions. It'll take just a few minutes of your time.- Subscribe to our newsletter, and we promise you'll receive only interesting-to-read-and-not-spammy-or-bothering kind of emails ;)- Follow one of our social media pages. Choose one of these - GitHub, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram.  *The winner will be selected randomly from the participants who filled in the form and complied with at least one other condition. We will contact the winner for additional information via email left in the form. Get the FREE ticket for MageUC23 from Magefan!  

It's hard to imagine a store where payments don't have to be processed. As a store owner, you need to deal with payment operations and make them as efficient as possible, especially if the is a part of your store. However what if you run both an online and an offline store and use the POS to track data between them in real time? Can you use terminals in this scenario? The answer is "Yes". You can integrate a terminal into and enhance the shopping experience of your customers. In this comprehensive guide, you'll find essential information about POS terminals and how they can be integrated into Magento. What is POS Terminal? A POS terminal is a piece of hardware used to process payment transactions. There is software running it which enables a terminal to read chips and magnetic strips of the cards. So, basically POS terminal is a combination of software and hardware making it an irreplaceable element of all store payment processes. POS terminals have some interconnected components requiredihor

When you manage online and offline stores you have to be ready that some people might want to checkout as customers, not guests. Luckily, the Magefan offers that. So you can tick that point.  However, what if someone who hasn't created an account online, wants to create one at your point of sale?  Would asking them to go online and sign up be too much? It would.  That's why to provide the best customer experience you need to create customers in Magento POS directly. Ready to learn how? To create customers in Magento POS: 1. Log in to your as a and choose a terminal.  2. Click on the customer icon on the right top corner of the shopping cart panel.  3. Specify the customer's First/Last Name, and set an Email.  4. Choose whether you want to sign a customer up for the newsletter and allow remote shopping assistance for them. 5. Press the Create an Account button and you've created a customer in POS! If you also want to add an address while creating a new customer in POSihor