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The best way to do colour attributes in Magento 2 with my top 3 layered navigation recommendations
What is layered navigation and faceted search? Layered navigation in Magento 2 allows your users to sort their search results based on attributes, like price range, colour or category. Often it’s titled ‘Shop by’ and found left of the search results. This is also sometimes called faceted search as you can filter items by their different facets. Sounds simple right?…
The 8 Best Static Code & Website Security Scanning Tools
We recently had a client asking for us to build a B2B website that was really secure. Obviously, we make all our B2B websites secure, but for this client, security was their absolute number one priority. They didn’t know exactly how they wanted to test the security of the code, or what security standards it needed to meet, but they…
Improve your passwords now! Understand the risks, take action and create excellent passwords
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The 6 Best Payment Gateways for Magento 2
Key Payment Method Statistics Globally shoppers prefer to use eWallets (like Paypal or ApplePay) – 33%, followed by credit cards (23%) and debit cards (12%) (Worldpay Global Payments Report). By the end of 2019, nearly 2.1 billion consumers will use an eWallet to either make a payment or send money (Paypers Payment Methods Report). “Buy now, pay later” services such…
What are Google web stories? A comprehensive guide to the new Google web stories WordPress plugin
The Google web stories WordPress plugin came out of beta on September 22nd. Since, there’s been a lot of noise around this new form of creating SEO content from Google. Here’s everything you need to know. What are Google web stories? Google web stories are basically the search engine version of social media stories. With their mobile-first dimensions and emphasis…
How To Improve Your Magento Site Speed: 10 Tips
Before we look at how to improve your Magento site speed, it is vital to know why speed is so important. Understanding the value and benchmarks will help you understand how to budget and prioritise this type of work. A slow store means lost sales and unhappy customers We live in a world of increasing connectivity and choice. Websites users…
Apply consumer email marketing tactics to a B2B eCommerce store and crush your competition
Your customers will likely be in a constant battle to stay on top of the numerous emails landing in their inbox and it makes it very competitive for brands to get attention. Whereas B2B email marketing is historically straight-to-the-point, B2C email marketing uses a range of tactics and has become more strategic in its approach. We face a tightrope walk…
B2B websites, how they are different and how to make them successful
Common B2B Website Features Call to Actions If you are in sales and writing your pitch or script, you will intuitively add calls to actions without even realising it. “Isn’t it? Don’t you? Won’t that be good?” I always thought of this as the nodding dog technique. You are encouraging a positive response through your selling. Call to actions don’t…
The awesome power of an Atomic Design Methodology
Atomic design is a methodology creating the smallest elements first and reusing them to save time and increase consistency.
33% Moneyback on development with R&D Tax Credits
R&D Tax Credits have been claimed by over 42,000 SMEs in the UK since it was first launched in 2013 with an average value of around £49,000. This is less than one per cent of the 5.9 million SMEs that account for 99% of all businesses formed in the UK, which means owners and managers are missing out on a…
Why is my Magento 1 site slow and getting slower?
Hi, sorry to hear your Magento 1 site is getting slower. It’s February 2020 and in just a couple of months Magento 1 is being sunsetted (June 2020). This doesn’t mean your site is going to stop working but it does mean there are lots of things going on in the eCommerce world, and the cyber criminal world that are going to…
Latest Magento Security Updates Via Adobe Security Bulletin
Adobe acquired Magento over 18 months ago and has yet to address its security updates, until now. Adobe regularly distributes bulletins and advisories for it’s other products such as Creative Cloud, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, XD, Experience Manager, ColdFusion, etc, and Magento has now been added to that list. Instead of the Magento Security Center, individual security issues & updates for Magento Commerce…