We all heard the rumours earlier this year that Magento 1 support would be ending abruptly in November of this year - the latest in a series of scares for merchants still using the platform since the advent of Magento 2 back in 2015. Thankfully, Magento think better of abruptly pulling the support rug from […]
There inevitably comes a time in the lifecycle of any eCommerce retailer when switching platforms or migrating to a newer version of your existing one becomes an operational necessity. Increasingly, that new platform is Magento 2. But whatever your choice of platform, switching is a daunting proposition; not least because you’ve heard about the very […]
HTTP (Hypertext transfer protocol) is essentially the encoding/decoding mechanism by which information is transferred from one computer to another. Since the inception of the World Wide Web, there have been a number of iterations to this protocol, each improving the speed and efficiency with which that information is transferred. However, none of these iterations has […]
The Magento scanner is an indispensable tool in the armoury of any eCommerce retailer running Magento 1 or Magento 2 and one you should be using. Simply put, the Magento Security tool checks to make sure your Magento install is fully up to date with all security patches and comprehensively protected in terms of all […]
We’ve been receiving a lot of questions about Mobile-First Indexing recently - not least because of a message appearing in the Google search console stating that mobile-first indexing is enabled for some sites. Website owners are right to be curious but, in most cases, it is no cause for anxiety. How will I know whether […]
Magento 2.3 is coming, and with it come a series of important features set to make Magento stores faster, easier to manage, more user-friendly and even more secure. Don't doubt that several new features stand to have a meaningful impact on your eCommerce business. Let's take a look at 6 of the features which are […]
Magento has this week released security updates for both the Magento 2 and Magento 1 platforms. Though perhaps causing Magento site owners an operational inconvenience, Magento’s proactive approach to security is reassuring and underlines its credentials as the world’s leading e-commerce platform. What do Magento 1 site owners need to do? Those yet to upgrade to […]
