took place in Berlin during March 12 – 13. A key person behind Firebear, Victor, was there, and we’d like to share his thoughts below. Victor took part in many Magento conferences, but this one impressed him most of all. “It was the most amazing Magento community event i’ve ever saw, so I want to share my recent impressions and details about MageUC16.” Continue Reading
The best must have Magento extensions of 2015 can change a lot in your e-commerce store. In this post we put all the extensions into 6 major groups: “Performance”, “SEO”, “Frontend, UI, usability”, “Loyalty, referral campaigns”, “System, backend”, and “Marketing, sales”. All of them are tested and accepted by Magento developers, so you will only deal with the most reliable tools. Two other important things about “The best must have Magento extensions of 2014” are novelty and relevance of further described products.
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While default Magento 2 offers a completely revamped ecommerce experience, it still has some limitations when it comes to a measurement system. Thus, you can’t freely sell products in custom units such as square meters or predefined batches, but since we are passionate about the Magento ecosystem, we know how to help you. There is always a good opportunity to get an advanced measurement system by installing right Magento 2 extensions, so in addition to new measuring units, you will enhance your store with calculators, product options, and other features designed to improve user experience. Check the following product units Magento 2 extensions to discover options that suit best your business needs. For Magento 1 modules, follow this link:
Good performance is a crucial aspect of a successful e-commerce project. It is not only important as a vital ranking factor but is highly appreciated by customers. Thus, a fast online store often has a higher conversion rate than a slower one. As a result, it turns more visitors into buyers and helps to increase sales. Now, when the importance of Magento 2 performance is evident, it’s time to shed light on how to grow it in case of the platform. Continue Reading
In this post, we’ve gathered the best resources about Magento 2. If you are looking for important information related to the platform, you will find the most reliable Magento 2 resources below. The article is divided into 4 parts: Learning Magento 2; The Real Magento Community; Magento 2 Extensions; and Magento 2 Virtualisation. The Magento 2 Developer’s Resource List will be updated with the appearance of new resources related to Magento 2.
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If you are a Magento merchant, developer, or marketer, you should be interested in attending or at least monitoring core Magento events. We’ve already written about the impact of the Real Magento Community on the platform, and covered such an important topic as Hackathon Magento extensions, so now it is time to discuss key Magento community events. Below, you will find a list of them as well as some useful links. Continue Reading
Being a software architecture style, microservices introduce a revolutionary approach to apps: they are no longer a monolithic structure, but a complex system composed of small particles and independent processes which communicate with each other via language-agnostic APIs. This particles and processes are represented by various services, which are highly decoupled and designed to run the smallest tasks that results in a modular approach to system-building. All micro services are easy to replace, since they run in a symmetrical architecture instead of common hierarchical, and you can implement them via various hardware and software solutions depending on what fits best. The potential of microservices is huge, so we will describe them from the perspective of ecommerce and Magento. Below, you will find a brief description of microservices, some useful links, and the best platforms designed for this software architecture style. Continue Reading
Today, we are going to shed light on keyword clustering – one of key SEO trends in 2016. Big Data is changing everything in the world around you, and SEO is not an exception. Since there is rapidly growing demand for specific niches and search engines are trying to structurize unstructured data related to these niches, keyword clustering introduces a new powerful approach to SEO which is based on the usage of Big Data. But what exactly do you need to run a successful SEO campaign in 2016? Continue Reading
In this post we gathered information about the most popular self-hosted e-commerce platforms. Magento, PrestaShop, Zen Cart, and other solutions are described in the article. We tried to show their major features, as well as positive and negative aspects.
This Magento performance guide is written for all versions of the ecommerce platform (including Magento 2). It is suitable for both Community and Enterprise editions. Additionally, it is useful for php & mysql web applications. Below, you will find all vital Magento performance improvements and optimizations for server and application sides of your ecommerce website, as well as the most popular enterprise class Magento performance solutions.
