"Magento tips & tricks"

SUPEE-8788 – A New Magento Security Patch

October 18, 2016 - Magento tips & tricks

There is already a post dedicated to Magento security patches in our blog. SUPEE-6482, SUPEE-6285, SUPEE-5994, SUPEE-5344, and others are described here: Magento critical security patches. And since it includes too much information, we’ve decided to create a new one which sheds light on the latest patch – SUPEE-8788. The new security improvement is vital since it fixes lots of vulnerabilities. Although most of them haven’t been utilized in attacks, it’s not the reason to ignore SUPEE-8788. Continue Reading

Extendware Review Reminder Magento Extension Overview

October 18, 2016 - E-Commerce, Magento tips & tricks

In the competitive ecommerce business environment, it is vital to stand out with the marketing tools you implement on your online shop. One of the effective ways to engage more customers and boost sales is collecting product reviews of your clients. The Extendware Review Reminder extension for Magento 2 is designed to increase the number of reviews on an online store and build trust to your brand. The Magento 2 reviews reminder module allows sending automate emails with feedback requests, setting a schedule for sending reminders, and customize email templates.

Below, we describe more features of the Magento 2 reminder email extension.

Extendware Custom Order Status Email Templates Magento Extension Review

October 17, 2016 - E-Commerce, Magento tips & tricks

In the following post, we describe how to simplify order status email templates management with the help of the corresponding Magento extension by Extendware. The Extendware Custom Order Status Email Templates Magento module provides the ability to set different templates for various statuses, guests and registered users, as well as different store views. Continue Reading

Extendware Shopping Cart Price Rules Magento Extension Review

October 17, 2016 - E-Commerce, Magento tips & tricks

We all understand that the default Magento functionality is limited, but you can always extend the boundaries with the help of third-party modules. And today, we shed light on the Shopping Cart Price Rules by Extendware. This Magento extension offers an opportunity to create lots of new promotions that you will never be able to get in case of out-of-the-box Magento. Don’t forget to check our list of other modules that provide extended discounts and advanced promotion rules: The Best Magento Extensions For Extended Discounts And Promotion Rules. Continue Reading

Amasty Generate and Import Coupons Extension for Magento 2 and 1

October 14, 2016 - E-Commerce, Magento 2, Magento tips & tricks

Coupon management will never be a time-consuming task if you install the Generate and Import Coupons tool by Amasty. The extension lets you generate an unlimited number of promo codes in just a few clicks. Besides, it offers the ability to view stats related to the coupon usage. Another intriguing feature is related to code export so that you can provide your affiliates with coupons. Continue Reading

What Is Magento Credit Card Skimming & How To Prevent It

October 13, 2016 - E-Commerce, Magento tips & tricks

What do we know about credit card skimming? It is one of the existing credit card frauds. Along with phishing, BIN attacks, and other violations, credit card skimming is aimed at getting credit card information for further usage. This type of fraud usually occurs at restaurants, ATMs, or gas stations. Malefactors use special devices to get the desired data, so often it is hard to detect skimming. That’s why you might have seen large sample pictures illustrating different ATM parts right on the ATM’s screen. Despite government all over the world tries to overcome the problem, malefactors constantly develop new technologies, so skimming spreads from offline to online. And below we shed light on Magento credit card skimming. The following posts covers essentials of the problem, provides some stats and useful links, describes what to do in case your store is hacked, and sheds light on how to prevent your Magento installation from skimming. Continue Reading

Extendware Maintenance Mode Magento Extension Review

October 12, 2016 - E-Commerce, Magento tips & tricks

With the help of the Extendware Maintenance Mode Magento extension, you get an advance opportunity to hide the maintenance mode from store visitors. The module allows you to put the fronted into the mode making it inaccessible for customers. At the same time you and your admins can easily check how improvements are implemented on the storefront. Below, you will find our review of this handy tool. Continue Reading

How To Prepare Magento For Sale Events (Halloween, Black Friday, Christmas, etc)

October 10, 2016 - E-Commerce, Magento 2, Magento tips & tricks

Prepare Magento For Sale Events

Various sale events occur during the year. As a Magento owner, you should be always ready to prepare your ecommerce website for major holidays, but how to achieve this goal in the most efficient manner? Below, you will find an answer to this question. The following post describes how to prepare a Magento website to a sale event with the help of extensions and themes.

Responsive Design
Performance
User Experience
Promotions & Gifts
Integration
Various Visual Aspects

Extendware Product Attachments Magento Extension Review

October 5, 2016 - E-Commerce, Magento tips & tricks

There are a lot of Magento extensions that provide the ability to attach various files to product pages. Here at Firebear, we’ve already reviewed Product Attachments by Amasty and File Downloads & Product Attachments by Mageworx. As for today, our attention has been captured by the appropriate Extendware’s module. Below, you will find a description of Extendware Product Attachments as well as a detailed Magento extension tutorial related to its backend. We shed light on the extension’s features and teach how to attach files to products as fast as possible. Continue Reading

Amasty Advanced Permissions for Magento 2 and 1

October 4, 2016 - E-Commerce, Magento 2, Magento tips & tricks

With the help of Amasty Advanced Permissions for Magento 2 and 1, you will be able to organize the work of your admins in the most efficient way. The extension provides the ability to restrict specified areas for certain administrators so that they will see and edit only particular products, categories, store views, and pages. As a result, you can effortlessly create and spread admin roles with a custom set of permissions. It is especially useful if you manage a multi-vendor store, a storefront with several store views, or a website with a complicated structure. Continue Reading