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Simon WalkerSimon Walker is an eCommerce consultant and marketing professional with over 12 years of experience. Currently, he serves as the marketing manager at FMEextensions, a leading Magento development company, where he oversees strategic marketing initiatives a
Top 12 Magento Extensions that Every Magento Store Needs
August 30, 2024
Top 12 Magento Extensions that Every Magento Store Needs

As the title indicates, this article will discuss the top rated Magento extensions which can supercharge your Magento 2 store. Of course, with so many options, choosing the most popular Magento 2 extensions is not easy. There are hundreds of useful Magento extensions, each with its own unique functionality.

Optimizing Your Magento Store for Mobile: A Complete Guide
August 28, 2024
Optimizing Your Magento Store for Mobile: A Complete Guide

Did you know that more than 50% of internet traffic now comes from mobile devices? With smartphones becoming more powerful, people have little reason to turn to laptops or desktops to browse the internet. Instead, everything such as ordering products online or watching a movie can be done from their phone. As you can see below, global mobile internet traffic has remained above 50% for a while now.

Generate Google Optimized XML Sitemap in Magento 2
August 27, 2024
Generate Google Optimized XML Sitemap in Magento 2

As the title indicates, this article will discuss everything there is to know about Magento 2 generate XML sitemap. Before we discuss the steps, we need to understand what a sitemap and its importance is.

Enhance Your eCommerce Website with Magento 2 Image Gallery by FME
August 27, 2024
Enhance Your eCommerce Website with Magento 2 Image Gallery by FME

Competition in the eCommerce world is at an all-time high. Therefore, store owners need to come up with innovative ways to stay ahead of the competition. We are not asking for redesigning the website, buying expensive third-party extensions, or increasing the marketing budget.

How to Setup Newsletters in Magento 2
August 23, 2024
How to Setup Newsletters in Magento 2

Newsletters are an important medium for communicating information with customers, employees, and other stakeholders. Before we delve into setting up newsletters in Magento 2, let’s first develop an understanding of newsletters.

5 Best Magento 2 Custom Checkout Fields Extensions
August 23, 2024
5 Best Magento 2 Custom Checkout Fields Extensions

The checkout page is the most important page when it comes to online shopping. You may think that once a user reaches this stage, they’ll complete the purchase. However, that’s not the case. Despite adding the product(s) to the cart, users abandon their cart. This can be quite disheartening for store owners since they have put in considerable time, effort, and resources in bringing users to the last step.

Cross-selling and Upselling in Magento: Benefits and Best Practices
August 21, 2024
Cross-selling and Upselling in Magento: Benefits and Best Practices

Business owners are always looking for innovative ways to maximise their sales. The two most important strategies in this regard are upselling and cross-selling. Of course, simply implementing these strategies will not guarantee results. Instead, merchants need to come up with comprehensive strategies for both. They must be tailored to the business and in line with the target audience’s requirements.

3 Easy Ways to Upgrade Magento 2 to the Latest Version
August 21, 2024
3 Easy Ways to Upgrade Magento 2 to the Latest Version

It is hard to imagine stores still running on Magento 1 as it reached its end of life in June 2020. However, if your store is still running on the outdated version, migrate from Magento 1 to Magento 2 right away. If you are already on Magento 2, you need to ensure that you are running the latest version. Upgrading your Magento 2 store to the latest version will equip it with the newest features and improved security.

How to Restrict Products by Specific Customer Groups in Magento 2?
August 21, 2024
How to Restrict Products by Specific Customer Groups in Magento 2?

The title may seem confusing to most. After all, why would a store owner wish to hide products from certain customers when the goal is to generate the maximum number of sales. Of course, by hiding products from the audience, the percentage of sales may go down. Right? Well, that’s not the case.

How to Set Advanced Shipping Restrictions in Magento 2?
August 20, 2024
How to Set Advanced Shipping Restrictions in Magento 2?

When it comes to success in the eCommerce field, there are various factors which need to be considered. For example, the pricing needs to be in line with the target audience’s buying power. If your products are pricey, you may provide them with partial payment method.