According to the Platonic theory of ideas, there should be an ideal Magento 2 theme and lots of imperfect implementations in the physical (digital) world. However, the revolution is about to hit the Magento 2 ecosystem since Hyväintroduces the closest realization of the ideal theme. The new solution will see the light of the day soon, and we’d like to draw your attention to the new potent asset that claims to deliver outstanding usability and performance. Consider Hyvä Magento 2 theme a better version of Magento’s Luma. It is a frontend that the latter potentially could have become but failed. Alongside this, Hyvä is an alternative to PWA that doesn’t put you into the boundaries of the Javascript-only web. Below, you will find out what Hyvä Magento 2 theme actually is, where to get it, why it is better than the existing solutions. Let’s see how the Magento 2 future looks.Continue Reading
Your business’s breadth, goals, and resources determine your digital needs as a retailer. The smaller your company is, the more crucial the particular e-commerce platform’s capabilities are. Features are important for big market players too, but smaller entrepreneurs cannot afford to maintain way too complex systems. Having an ecommerce platform that perfectly fits your business demands and covers only the existing needs becomes more and more essential. For organizations at the lower end of the ecommerce spectrum, Magento Open Source has long been the go-to option inside the Adobe/Magento family. It even attracted numerous merchants from other platforms like Shopware or Shopify. However, there is a growing sense of unease over what is thought to be a lack of focus on Magento Open Source development: it seems that it will no longer be supported. Below, we explore the current situation. You will find out what’s going on with Magento Open Source and how Mage-OS is going to fix the current issues and provide other community initiatives with a particular plan on how to act in this situation. Continue Reading
Today, we will examine a new extension from Amasty which provides you the ability to import Magento 2 products with images, reviews, categories, and any other data. Import Products for Magento 2 is the ultimate solution for this. You’ll save a ton of time and money because all integrations may be set up without the assistance of developers. This plugin also includes two more APIs for handling the trickiest import tasks. Add-on from Amasty presents excellent benefits such as automatic catalog update with the improved import UX. The plugin’s main purpose is to simplify things when it comes to importing information about products between systems. Let’s review the highlights of what the app offers.
In this article, we will take a closer look at an extension that helps manage the delivery process in your online shop. Amasty Delivery Date Manager for Magento 2 provides the ability to customize the shipping procedure to your company’s requirements and increase client satisfaction. This module is a premium option that offers you full control of setting up your company’s delivery schedule. Allow consumers to pick the most convenient timing, most preferred delivery arrival dates, and a message for the delivery man. All these features will help you to increase clients’ credibility, which in turn boosts the stores’ total value. You can design the most flexible schedules with this plugin, totally personalized for your business.
In the following article, we shed light on how to update orders in Magento 2 with the help of CSV files. Since this procedure is impossible if you use the platform’s default import tools, many merchants try to find the most reliable and flexible solution. We will describe such an instrument below. In this article, you will learn how to update the order status in Magento 2 via CSV and files of other formats. As you might have already guessed, there is no need to reinvent the bicycle. It is only necessary to choose one of the available solutions. So, let’s see what Magento 2 extension lets you update orders in Magento 2 in the most flexible manner. Please, check our cookbook for more similar articles.Continue Reading
More and more businesses are entering the eCommerce market. Today, having a digital store is an essential and highly valuable parameter. It’s a challenging and resource-intensive idea to build a business from scratch. In essence, companies use specialized platforms that can assist in the launch and growth of their shop. There are well-known leaders which are at the same time competitors. Now, we’ll examine Shopify and Magento 2, two of the top eCommerce platforms. Formerly, both systems introduce the most popular mid-market options, but they provide brands and retailers with very different feature sets and propositions as a result. Currently, Magento focuses more on large-scale businesses, while Shopify targets smaller shops. Despite this, we will analyze the key features and characteristics of both platforms in this article and compare their specifics in depth.
We recently came across another StackExchange topic related to database import. While moving a database to Magento 2, user104747 faced an obstacle – ERROR 1062. We explain the problem in the following article. Also, you will find the suggested fix to this Magento 2 database import error below. Since the system does not allow you to move a database directly to Magento 2, the process may become fairly complicated. An output file with a specific object must always be created. And this procedure should adhere to numerous strict requirements. For instance, it is vital to divide your file into two distinct tables if it contains multiple categories of data (for example, products and orders). All other nuances are described below.
Additionally, you must always modify imported file attributes to conform to Magento 2 specifications. Otherwise, no database may be imported into Magento 2. Also, note that regular data transfers from a database to an e-commerce website cannot be automated. But all of these problems can be resolved with a single instrument. It doesn’t matter whether you want to fix error 1062 upon Magento 2 database import or implement the lacking data transfer capabilities, we know a perfect solution designed to address all the most common import issues. Meet the Improved Import & Export Magento 2 extension. After we go through a solution offered in the StackExchange discussion, you will find out how this module addresses database import problems associated with Magento 2. Read our Cookbook for more guidance and suggestions.Continue Reading
Improved Configurable Product for Magento 2 – the complete enhancement for configurable product, allowing for dynamic content updates, custom options for configurable products and many more.
1.6.0 (released 29.06.2022)
Features
Compatibility with Magento 2.4.4 and PHP 8.1
Name of the configurable product displayed in the cart now reflects the selected options
The salable quantity can now be displayed as a ‘Left in stock’ quantity
Replaced dependencies of jquery/ui
Reworked AJAX requests for getting information about the variations of the configurable products
Bugfixes
Fixed issue with di:compile (compatibility with Magento 2.4.4 and PHP 8.1)
Fixed issue with ‘A Configurable Product in a bundle product’ functionality (compatibility with Magento 2.4.4 and PHP 8.1)
Fixed issue with opening configurable product page when a child product has tier prices (compatibility with Magento 2.4.4 and PHP 8.1)
Fixed issue with opening a product list page with a configurable product when its child products has tier prices (Compatibility with magento 2.4.4 and php8.1)
Fixed issue with “Show how many products left in stock” functionality
Fixed issue with saving a configurable product variation with custom options
Fixed issue with mixed prices of custom options
Fixed issue with wrong SKU of the custom options
Fixed issue with incorrect display of products quantity in the matrix
Fixed compatibility issue with some third party extensions during re-indexing
Fixed conflict with REST API
Fixed issue where the swatches were unselected
Fixed issue with placing orders related to the manageable product stock for configurable products
Fixed issue with updating item information in the summary block on a bundle product page
Fixed issue with opening a shopping cart page after adding a bundle product to it
Fixed issue with adding bundle products with radio type options to the shopping cart
Fixed issue with updating summary block on a bundle product page
Fixed issue with opening a bundle product with a configurable product with custom options in a bundle option
Fixed issue with updating a base image on a configurable product page
Fixed issue with updating a qty of a bundle product option in a summary block
Fixed issue with updating a configurable product price when a custom option of a configurable product variation was selected
Fixed issue with opening a configurable product page with tier prices in a matrix grid
Fixed issue with displaying a file custom option in the shopping cart
Fixed “Area code is not set” exception when loading custom options
Fixed some class definitions
Fixed issue with adding a configurable product with custom options to the shopping cart when the matrix is enabled but product attributes are not matrix elements
Fixed issue with updating a price of a bundle product option in a summary block
Yireo has been around for years: As an extension developer, an event organizer (MageTestFest & Reacticon), and a trainer. Founder Jisse Reitsma has been giving live trainings for years since Magento 1.3 actually. But with COVID, the company turned into a different direction: Remote training became the norm. And Yireo built its own courseware platform to offer On-Demand video trainings, taught by Jisse himself. Continue Reading