by ExtendWare
…during installation using Nginx on a Plesk Webserver. Recently we stumbled upon an issue, where a fresh Magento 2.4.x installation was not able to load the store frontend with a default Luma theme. Instead of the store frontend, the Bad Gateway error appeared. Find our Magento 2 solution for “Magento 2 shows Bad Gateway during … Read more
agento includes a large library of attributes you can enable within your store. One field that many stores fail to unlock is Cost of Goods Sold. In Magento, Cost of Goods Sold is called “Cost” and it lives in the Prices section of each of your products. Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) is the amount … Read more
Its a Sunny Day and you are stuck inside. Why? You are too busy updating your prices, assigning categories and managing your catalog to enjoy the beautiful weather. Its tasks like these that allow us to lose valuable time that we could be spending doing fun things! Extendware’s Bulk Product Updating can update a series … Read more
The web contains trillions and trillions of pages, which can make it hard for your customers to find your store at times. We rely heavily on Google to find things for us and Google is able to do this with something called a Web Crawler. Stores with a high number of unique pages compared to … Read more
“What’s the hold up?” You might ask yourself while waiting for your page to load. After trying every solution to fix this issue, you might be surprised to realize its something as simple as a photo! Images, although very important in communicating your products, can sometimes be too large and slow up your customer browser … Read more
One of the worst feelings one can have is jumping on a website to make a purchase and the process is slower than molasses dripping out of a jar! Faster load times are ideal for online businesses and ensures your customers will stay and make purchases rather than give up and throw their laptop out … Read more
Magento has released a new security patch that affects many parts of Magento and as a result will affect your store. You should use various good practices when installing this patch or else it will negatively affect your store. Preparing to install the SUPEE-6788 patch Before you install the Magento security patch you MUST install … Read more
orting products by best sellers is an important way to increase revenue. The way that your products are ordered is very important if you want to increase conversions. It makes sense that sorting products that are most likely to sell in front of customers will increase the purchases. I will tell you how to sort … Read more
utomatic currency switching by geoip is a great way to improve store usability international. Imagine if you sell products in USD, but someone from the the United Kingdom visits. Of course they will want to view prices in British Pounds. To automatically switch currencies based on geographic location is very easy. Just follow these steps: … Read more
inifying javascript is a very important aspect of a faster Magento store. For many stores, it is their greatest weakness on their Google page speed tests. Why should I minify javascript? It is important to minify your javascript because it slows down the page load of your Magento store. Many stores can save 500KB off … Read more