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Exploring Shopware: How to Create Categories in Shopware 6

- E-Commerce, Shopware

Categories on your Shopify e-commerce store let you define the menu structure of the website, putting products in a user-friendly and intuitive order. In the following article, we shed light on how to create categories in Shopware 6. The platform offers an intuitive way to organize all possible items in a catalog. You will discover how to find categories in the Shopware 6 administration and how to manage them. After that, we explain how to add new categories in Shopware 6, covering such aspects as layout assignment, menu settings, product assignment, SEO, custom fields, and customizable links. In addition to creating Shopware 6 categories, we also discuss how to import and export them. More materials about the platform are available here: Shopware 6 Guides.
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Exploring Shopware: Profile Settings of Shopware 6

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

In the following material, we explore the profile setting of the Shopware 6 administration interface. It is a tiny part of your backend that carries information about a user logged into your Shopware 6 installation and offers several exclusive features. So what are Shopware 6 profile settings, and how to configure them? You will find the answers below. The article sheds light on how to get to your profile settings in Shopware 6. Next, it describes the information hidden in your profile settings. Also, you will learn how to edit profile settings in Shopware 6.

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Exploring Shopware: Admin Overview

- E-Commerce, Shopware

Let’s briefly run through the Shopware 6 admin interface. The following article provides the initial overview of the Shopware backend interface structure and functionality. Other articles in our blog describe the backend section of Shopware 6 in more detail. Below, we focus on the Shopware 6 access and login, explore the general screen of the admin section along with its shortcuts, and dive deep into the Shopware 6 admin menu that illustrates various information, such as your current Shopware version, and provides different sections that help you manage your e-commerce business. Other aspects described in this article include admin search and notifications. Also, you will find some general recommendations for data import and export.
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Exploring Shopware: How to Update Shopware 6

- E-Commerce, Shopware

While Magento 2 becomes more oriented towards big businesses, Shopware reminds us of our favorite e-commerce platform at its height: it is community-based, powerful, flexible, and oriented towards users of all sizes. Although there is still room for improvement, Shopware 6 provides a quite decent e-commerce offer. And user-friendly settings are one of its most intriguing aspects. Have you ever imagined how intuitive Shopware 6 updates are? Well, the usually complex procedure is reduced to a few clicks. Below, we explore the Shopware Updates section of settings. Note that it is available for users of self-hosted stores. You will learn how to find Shopware Updates in the administration, discover the content of this section, and explore the installation of new platform’s versions. Also, we shed light on how to prevent issues while installing Shopware 6 updates.
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Exploring Shopware: Integrations in Shopware 6 Settings

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

This material is dedicated to another section of Shopware 6 Settings – Integrations. By default, you get the ability to connect third-party systems to your Shopware 6 website. Below, we shed light on how to apply basic configuration in the admin and what alternative approach to utilize.

The following article will help you learn how to manage integrations in Shopware 6. We start from such basics as where to find Shopware 6 Integrations and proceed to more complex tasks, such as how to create and edit integrations in Shopware 6. The last chapter unveils a reliable third-party tool that is much more powerful than the default data transfer solutions of Shopware 6.
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Exploring Magento 2 Backend: Reports

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Magento 2 reports

You can leverage a wide selection of reports in the Magento 2 backend. They are developed to provide the most in-depth insights into your e-commerce business. Below, we train the spotlight on how to monitor the efficiency of your marketing efforts and sales, product performance, and customer engagement with the aid of the default means and third-party alternatives. The Reports menu, which is built right into the admin, provides easy access to current information about all aspects of your digital storefront. Furthermore, Magento 2, by default, offers several integrations with external services. If you don’t think that these opportunities are pretty reliable, we also describe how to bound your website to alternative reporting solutions.   Continue Reading

Exploring Magento 2 Backend: Action Logs (Report, Archive, Bulk Actions) 

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

magento 2 action logsThe following article continues delving into the Magento 2 backend. For this once, we focus on the Action Logs section situated under Admin -> System, which contains three screens: Report, Archive, and Bulk Actions. Below, you will find the possibilities the subsections provide. Besides, we shed light on more straightforward import and export processes related to these sections and other Magento 2 entities. Note that action logs are only available in Magento 2 Commerce.  Continue Reading

Exploring Magento 2 Backend: Permissions (All Users, Locked Users, User Roles)

- E-Commerce, Magento 2

Magento 2 permissions

As a store owner, you can take hold of Magento 2 roles and permissions to make your store more secure, creating different access levels to the backend. When setting up your store for the very first time, the system provides you with a set of login credentials that provide full permissions. Thus, you become the chief administrator, who can decide what information and functions are available to other backend users. For instance, a sales manager can be given access to customer and order information, while various design elements are unreachable. Besides, it is possible to restrict admin access on the basis of a specific site, set of sites, or other business units. Let’s see what other opportunities the Magento 2 Permissions section of the admin offers. Continue Reading