Magento 2 Extensions For European Union (taxes, shipping, payment, laws, etc)

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Magento 2 Extensions For European Union

The importance of ecommerce constantly grows worldwide and especially in Europe. Since more and more customers choose online purchases, the new sector gains its influence on the European economy. Besides, the growing number of online enterprises creates a lot of new jobs. These and other factors turn ecommerce into a leverage of the European market. So, it is not surprising that there are Magento 2 extensions aimed at adopting the platform for the conditions of the European Union. We gathered the most useful Magento 2 European Union extensions in this post. Continue Reading

Magento 2 extensions for SMS integration

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Magento 2 SMS integration extensions

Did you know that SMS text messages can be used as automated abandoned-cart notifications, follow-up messages, or other similar notices. When it comes to running ecommerce SMS promotions, Magento 2 supports a lot of all possible customizations. Besides, the integration of such ecommerce capabilities requires minimum time and effort if you use an appropriate Magento 2 SMS integration extension. Continue Reading

The Best Magento 2 PIM Systems and Integrations

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PIM software for e-commerce

Every PIM or product information management system relies on various processes and all possible technologies to centralize the flow of information related to products you sell through your enterprise. As a result, PIMs are often focused on data necessary for different market operations. Their major goal is to simplify the process of selling goods through one or more channels. So, if your Magento 2 website simultaneously works with several other channels, then PIM is a must-have solution. Below, we explore Magento 2 PIM system integration. Continue Reading

Magento 2 Integration with Google Services

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Google Merchant Center, Analytics, WebMaster, AdWords, Trusted Shops Magento Integration

Google provides us with services designed to improve a default ecommerce experience of every platform. You can easily leverage Google Merchant Center, Analytics, WebMaster, AdWords, or Trusted Shops in your online business. At the same time, it is possible to run an ecommerce business without integrating Magento 2 with these services, but there are no any reasons to avoid using them. Moreover, all the aforementioned tools enhance your store with lots of new opportunities. It is also necessary to mention that the Magento 2 Integration with Google Services is a relatively simple procedure. Continue Reading

Dependency Injection In Magento 2

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Dependency injection is a special design pattern for software developed to implement  control inversion and provide a program with the ability to follow the principle of dependency inversion. Spring, Glassfish HK2, Guice, Microsoft Managed Extensibility Framework and other application frameworks support dependency injection.

An injection is the passing of a service to a client (a dependency to a dependent object). The service is made part of the client’s state. The pattern is based on the next fundamental requirement: a service is passed to a client, instead of allowing a client to find the service. It separates the creation of client’s dependencies from its own behavior. As a result, program designs are loosely coupled and able to follow the single responsibility and dependency inversion principles. The opposite approach is implemented in the service locator pattern, which is designed to allow clients to get the information about the system used to find dependencies.

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SMS integration extensions for Magento

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You can use SMS text messages to send automated follow-up messages, abandoned-cart notifications and other similar notices to your customers. The integration of such functions can be performed in a double-quick time. When it comes to running e-commerce SMS promotions there are a lot of different Magento extensions and tools.

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Magento Community Edition 1.9.1 and Magento Enterprise Edition 1.14.1 released!

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A new version of Magento Enterprise Edition arrives today. Get ready for the new features, tools and responsive design capabilities. In addition, you will get faster technical issue resolution, better performance, and deeper insights.

Magento Enterprise Edition 1.14.1 includes a new drag-and-drop tool, designed to make your work with product categories much easier. There are also new abilities to assign products to categories automatically by setting up different rules. Another new feature of 1.14.1 is swatches with more detailed product information. The new version of Magento Enterprise Edition is also much more responsive: the enhanced responsive design reference theme now includes responsive emails. Better performance and security are also represented in new Magento thanks to PHP 5.5 and MySQL 5.6 support. With Enterprise Edition 1.14.1, you will get the new support tool designed to generate detailed reports, the ability to make product updates by significantly larger team of administrators simultaneously, and Google Universal Analytics support. In general, more than 70 items have been improved in 1.14.1.
You can download Magento Enterprise Edition 1.14 at My Account. And download Magento Community Edition 1.9.1 at the download page.

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Why choose Magento over WordPress for your Ecommerce Site

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The war between Magento and WordPress has been in existence ever since these CMS platforms made their way into ecommerce. While WordPress supports MySQL and PHP language, Magento utilizes MySQL, PHP as well as Zend Framework. Magento also uses, model-view-controller and entity-attributes-value model to store in database.

While WordPress is a favorite for blogging platforms, Magento has carved out a name for itself as the better CMS platform for ecommerce sites. It is an open source cross-platform.  Both the platforms are highly SEO friendly and has huge user base.

Magento provides powerful features as well as control of marketers to manage their respective online stores. Magento provides its users with a huge range of shopping cart plugins and payment options. The Magento Admin panel is flooded with various forms of ecommerce plugins like shipping option, price management, inventory, payment integration and the likes. It is also a trusted site for secure payment integration. The easy customization and simple management makes Magento a preferred site for people who want to build ecommerce sites.

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