Caitlin Mekita  / 
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Magento 1.9 is Here – Part 2 – Design and Front End Development

Magento’s newest version includes exciting updates for designers and front-end developers. As an extension of Joel’s post on the Magento 1.9 release, I am going to cover some of Magento’s newest updates, with a focus on design and front end development. Layout Updates to Default Theme The latest release of Magento, 1.9, is the first Magento […]

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Caitlin Mekita  / 
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What I learned from teaching an Hour of Code

My mother is a computers teacher at Central Middle School in my home town of Parsippany, New Jersey. Her school proudly participates in the nationwide Hour of Code campaign, sponsored by code.org. The goal of Hour of Code is to get students interested in computer science by showing them the fundamentals of programming. Code.org suggests […]

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Caitlin Mekita  / 
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Understanding Your Brand Beyond the Desktop Website

A lot of new Magento online store owners make the mistake of assuming that everyone is finding their website and viewing their store the same exact way – on the same device, on the same browser, and with the same viewing pattern. It’s also easy to assume that your only online presence exists only in […]

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Caitlin Mekita  / 
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8 Signs It’s Time To Upgrade Your eCommerce Store to Magento

Here at Shero Designs, our area of expertise is in finding new ecommerce solutions for our clients. We feel that Magento is the best ecommerce solution to help your online store grow and modernize. Below I’ve listed some of the reasons why it becomes necessary to upgrade an online store, and have also provided some […]

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Caitlin Mekita  / 
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Magento Features Spotlight : Wishlist & Compare

During initial consultations, many of our clients express confusion about two of Magento’s built in features, Wishlist and Compare. While they often appear together, Wishlist and Compare do different things and are utilized by different kinds of shoppers. In order to help clear up any confusion, I’m going to explain how these features can enhance […]

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Caitlin Mekita  / 
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One Step Checkout for Magento: Awesome Checkout vs. OneStepcheckout

We recently got the chance to work with a new checkout solution called “Awesome Checkout” which is built by a company called Anatta Design. The extension was used for a client of ours who is using Magento Enterprise. Awesome Checkout claims to be “full of shortcuts” and to eliminate checkout errors, making a swift checkout […]

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Caitlin Mekita  / 
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New Magento Website Launch – Organic Pharmer

  WHAT WE DID Magento Design & Development   THE CHALLENGE Organic Pharmer is a brand new health food shop located in Rye Brook, New York. They needed help building a well-branded website from start to finish. Our developers worked closely with the designers and partners at Organic Pharmer to create a beautiful and functional […]

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Caitlin Mekita  / 
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What’s Trending: 2014 eCommerce Website Design

As you know, trends in web design are always changing. Ecommerce design is no exception to the rule. Ecommerce design, however, is slightly different because the changes are usually more functional than simply visual or trend based. Ecommerce websites have a simple goal in mind: to make it as easy as possible for users to […]

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Caitlin Mekita  / 
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Ultimo Magento Theme Review and Customization Techniques

Ultimo is one of the best-selling themes available for Magento eCommerce online stores. It is responsive and has impressive sales and stellar reviews. At Shero Designs, we have a lot experience working with and customizing the Ultimo Magento theme, and we’d like to share our advice and recommendations for using the Ultimo Magento theme to […]

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