by ExtendWare
oogle Analytics has hundreds of reports and this one is often overlooked even though it is one of the most important reports. The report tells you how quick your Magento store is for people. This is very important considering that Magento store speed directly impacts conversion rates and search engine rankings. What information can be … 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
wo-Factor Authentication is a great way to secure your Magento admin area. Imagine if a hacker or someone else gains access to your backend? Not only could they destroy data and harass customers, but they could steal valuable business data and the end result could be customers lose confidence in your store. The best two … Read more
agento Image Optimization is an important performance enhancement that will speed up your Magento page load time. The easiest way to optimize all your Magento images without affecting your existing images is to use the Magento Image Optimization extension for Magento. Why and when is image optimization important in Magento? Image optimization affects every single … Read more
orting products by newest is a great way to increase sales especially for repeat customers. Many times a customer will come and want to just view what is new especially if you sell few products. To sort products by newest all you need to do is use our product sorting extension. How to List Products … Read more
What does the “Invalid block type” exception mean? This exception usually means that your layout files are referencing a block that does not exist. This could be because an extension was disabled / deleted or because there is a typo in one of the layout files. How do I solve this type of issue? Look … Read more
ome Magento store admins report that Magento is returning this exception when using memcached as a backend for either the Magento cache or the Magento Full Page Cache. This issue has its roots in the Zend Framework which returns this exception if memcache fails to return its extended stats. To resolve this is fairly simple. … Read more
f you are working on a custom project you might want to create a custom block and only show products that are visible. To do this is actually very simple in Magento. All you need to do is use the following code: $collection = Mage::getModel(‘catalog/product’)->getCollection()->addAttributeToSelect(‘*’); $collection->addAttributeToFilter(‘status’, Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Status::STATUS_ENABLED); $collection->addFieldToFilter(‘visibility’, Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Visibility::VISIBILITY_BOTH); Don’t spend time re-inventing the wheel. … Read more
irst Byte Time is very important for a stores usability and search engine ranking. Improving the First Byte Time can improve customer satisfication and rankings in search engines. The end result is more revenue for the store. What exactly is First Byte Time (FBT)? First Byte Time is one aspect of load time. Load time … Read more
etting your products reviewed by real customers can boost sales significantly. Unfortunately, many customers forget to write reviews. Magento Review Reminder will help solve this issue for you by sending emails to customers after they have placed an order and reminding them to write a review. The extension is very simple to use. You can … Read more