Magento
Default Magento Checkout vs OneStepCheckout
The checkout page on your Magento eCommerce site is extremely important to your business and especially for your customers. Many users do not know the difference between the default Magento checkout and the Magento extension, OneStepCheckout. In this blog post I will explain the pros and cons and the effects it has on checkout conversions. […]
Magento 1.9 Is Here – Introducing Their New Responsive Theme…
Update: 6-13-14 As stated in the comments section of this blogpost there is a rendering problem with the default Magento 1.9 theme. There are potential conflicts where this responsive theme sometimes does not work on Chrome and Windows 8 operating systems and browsers. I will be updating this post accordingly as soon as we gather […]
Best Magento Themes With a Mega Drop-Down Menu / Navigation
A new way to improve customer experience and usability through your Magento eCommerce website is to have a visually appealing and easy to navigate mega drop-down menu. Websites using a mega drop-down menu are able to have extra content without causing the website to appear cluttered and hard to navigate. A mega drop-down menu lets […]
Magento WordPress Integration – How To Enable WordPress Posts On Your Magento Homepage
When it comes to integrating WordPress with Magento, one of our favorite modules to work with is Fishpig’s excellent and free “Magento WordPress Integration” module. You can learn more about it and, if you choose to, install it yourself by clicking here. For the sake of this tutorial, and for your own benefit, I strongly […]
Magento Free Module – Improve The Order Export Process
There comes a point, as a store owner, where you want to be able to export your orders and keep track of them separately from the Magento admin interface. Unfortunately, Magento only offers the option to export all orders at once which means you are not able to select random orders for export. Thankfully there […]
Magento Connect Tutorial – DIY Magento Extension Installation
One of the most valuable features of Magento is the ability to install both free and paid modules / extensions without having to use FTP and without having to have any experience working with modules. The feature that makes this possible is called Magento Connect. Please note, in order to use this, you will have […]
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 […]
Magento: How To Apply Shopping Cart / Checkout Discounts
One great incentive for people to visit your site is the opportunity to receive a discount through a special promotion or via coupons. Magento comes with the ability to create a wide range of special discounts through the use of coupons but not every store owner is sure how to use it. Today you will […]
Use Better Images in Magento to Improve Sales
When shopping online one of the difficulties we all encounter is that the products we try to buy are intangible. When going to the mall, for example, we can physically see and touch a product we are interested in. Buying something over the internet doesn’t allow for such an experience. As a result, buyers can […]