Extendware Review Reminder Magento Extension Overview

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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.

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Extendware Custom Order Status Email Templates Magento Extension Review

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Extendware Custom Order Status Email Templates Magento Extension Review; Extendware Custom Order Status Email Templates Magento Module Overview

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

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Extendware Shopping Cart Price Rules Magento Extension Review; Extendware Shopping Cart Price Rules Magento Module Overview

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

How To Code Like Real Pythonista (Best Python Books)

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Best Python Books

If you’re aiming to acquire an essentially simple but at the same time productive programming language, there is no other option for you but Python. Mastering such a language will not only allow you to express your code in fewer lines (thanks to its pretty much dense semantics) but it will also make it look intelligible and easy-to-read. So, where to start? Obviously, there is a bunch of various books, guides and online courses available on the web, but there is no reason you should spend endless nights searching for the right thing, especially if you can simply access the Firebear blog just once. So take a look at our exclusive list of the most popular and comprehensive Python books that will definitely make you code like a real Pythonista. Continue Reading

Amasty Generate and Import Coupons Extension for Magento 2 and 1

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Amasty Generate and Import Coupons Magento 2 Extension Review; Amasty Generate and Import Coupons Magento Module Overview

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

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Magento Credit Card Skimming

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

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OneStepCheckout Magento 2 Extension Review; OneStepCheckout Magento 2 Module Overview

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)

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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.

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Magento 2 Enterprise Edition Features On A Community Website

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Turning Magento 2 CE into Magento 2 EE

There is an article at Divante that compares Enterprise and Community editions of Magento 2. The author shows some core differences between both and emphasises that Magento 2 Enterprise Edition is better. Here at Firebear, we know for sure that the gulf between two editions can be easily overcome with the help of third-party extensions. Furthermore, you can effortlessly turn your Community Edition-based storefront into something more reliable than a plain EE website. Below, we name core Enterprise Edition specific features and provide our tips on how to get them on a Magento 2 Community Edition website. Besides, there is a section dedicated to third-party Magento 2 modules that add features unavailable in both editions.

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Linux Programming Without Headaches (The Best Books)

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Linux Programming Books

You have probably noticed that Learning Linux programming through the Google searches or online tutorials is not enough if you want to use Linux successfully. In this post we’ve reviewed some of the best books you can find for beginners and advanced users of Linux. The books are designed for you to be able to learn gradually, to get necessary information step by step. So let’s start diving in. Continue Reading