Tired of annoying spammers? We have good news: you can easily solve the problem by installing Extendware Anti-Spam Captcha Magento extension. After the module is enabled, you will forever forget about bots spamming your contact form, writing fake reviews, or creating fake accounts. Sounds intriguing, so let’s see how the tool is designed. Continue Reading
Yesterday, we reviewed Sphinx Search by Extendware and promised to tell a few words about another company’s search tool – Lucene Search. The difference between the two solutions is in their productivity. And while both provides similar relevancy of search results, Sphinx Search is aimed at big ecommerce stores and Lucene Search has a limitation of 10 thousand searchable products. Besides, Lucene can be used on a shared hosting, while Sphinx requires a VPS / dedicated server. Thus, if there are less than 10 thousand products in your store, check the following overview. Continue Reading
In the following post, we shed light on how to simplify your daily Magento backend routine by improving category management. Install Extendware Category Copy and you will become able to effortlessly copy category structures from one parent category to another. Furthermore, the Extendware Category Copy Magento extension even lets you copy product relationships. If your store includes lots of categories or your are going to expand the assortment, this is a must have tool. Continue Reading
Although we’ve already reviewed such tools as Search Pro by Amasty, Sphinx Search Ultimate by Mirasvit, Search Suite by Mageworx, and Elasticsearch by Wyomind, there are a lot more extensions aimed at improving the default Magento search functionality. And today our attention was captured by Extendware Sphinx Search. Below, we will tell you how to enhance your store search relevancy and performance with the help of the module. Why is it so important? Because relevant and fast search results lead to a bump in sales by enabling store visitors find the desired products in a matter of seconds. Continue Reading
Layered Navigation by AheadWorks and Improved Layered Navigation by Amasty completely revamp the way customers browse your store, but what about the appropriate solution by Extendware? It also makes a catalog more filterable and faster to navigate, so it is possible to find the desired products without any headaches. The extension offers lots of options, features, and customizations described below. Continue Reading
We’ve already reviewed the Loyalty Program extension by Amasty, and below you can find the overview of its competitor – Loyalty Program by Extendware. In the following post, we shed light on the extension’s features as well as provide a brief Magento extension tutorial related to the backend functionality. If you are going to enhance sales, then reward your customers with discounts. And the best way to achieve this goal is to incentivize customers to choose your online storefront due to its loyalty programs. Continue Reading
Trying to improve the default Magento search? We know how to help you! It is only necessary to install a third-party module, and today we shed light on Extendware Ajax Search. It represents the easiest and most flexible way of AJAX usage in a search box. After installing the module, you will make products, categories, and other pages rapidly searchable there. Thus, customers will get an opportunity to find products in the easiest way. And as we all know – a better user experience leads to increased sales. In the following post, we shed light on extension’s core features and provide a backend Magento extension tutorial. Continue Reading
Product labels are extremely popular among ecommerce merchants. With their help, you can easily highlight new products or attract the attention of your store visitors to special deals. As for the Product Labels Magento extension by Extendware, it offers a lot of advanced features. For instance, you can use multiple images per each product or create flexible rules and conditions for labels to be applied. Below, you will find a more detailed description of the module, as well as the Magento extension tutorial dedicated to the backend. Frontend appearance of Product Labels is also illustrated further in this post. Continue Reading
Make your ecommerce storefront easier and faster to navigate with the Quick View Magento extension by Extendware. It lets your customers check product details in a handy popup window without any need to leave a catalog page. Such a great improvement makes store visitors more satisfied and as a result encourages sales. In addition to various product details, there is an opportunity to place an item to a shopping cart. Sounds intriguing, so let’s figure out other nuances. Continue Reading
You might have seen our review on SMTP Email Settings by Amasty and today we’d like to shed light on the extension’s competitors – SMTP Email by Extendware. The module allows you to fully leverage your own custom SMTP server. It provides 4 authentication modes, 3 secure connection modes, and support for custom ports. Besides, it is possible to log mail for performing audit as well as send email messages right through the Magento admin. Below, you will find the overview of the module’s functionality and a small Magento extension tutorial related to the backend functionality. Continue Reading
