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Magento cache explained: a guide for store owners

Magento Cache Management: Cache Types, Backend Options, and Setup Tips

Magento caching is a key mechanism for optimizing website performance and ensuring swift access to your store content. To help you rid your customer of the long loading times,  Magento 2 offers a range of cache management techniques. In this article, we explore the peculiarities of Magento cache types, backend store options (including Redis and Varnish), as well as tools for Magento cache management.  

March 12, 2015
Gift wrapping Nordstrom

How to provide gift wrapping in e-commerce

According to 2014 MICROS Multi-channel Retail Delivery Report, out of the 240 retailers tested, 36 offered at least one gift wrapping option. Of these, many offered gift wrapping for free. That's only 15%. Sure, this number can't be 100% just because gift wrapping isn't required for all fields of e-commerce; shops selling spare car parts or pet food can definitely ignore this kind of service a...
February 9, 2015
Best 404 page examples in e-commerce

Error Pages with a Twist: Best 404 Examples in E-commerce

A 404 ‘Page Not Found’ error page is one of the most ignored design elements on a website. However, they can become a blessing in disguise for website owners.  The key to creating the best 404 page example is to learn to disguise the disappointment so well that it doesn’t seem like a disappointment at all. If designed well – similarly to creative meet-the-team pages – a 404 message can make people laugh a little and make them move on to another functional page.  Let’s talk about the elements of the best 404 not found pages and look at the best examples for inspiration.

January 12, 2015
Magento 2 installation guide

Magento 2 Installation Guide: Setup, Common Issue Resolution, and Optimization

Amasty's team first decided to install Magento 2 as soon as its 0.42.0-beta1 version emerged in 2014. Since then, we’ve performed hundreds of thousands of Magento 2 installations for our clients. That’s why we decided to provide an in-depth Magento 2 installation guide, addressing common best practices (including the Composer approach), and possible errors, and offering solutions. This comprehensive guide covers key steps for a successful Magento 2 installation, from database creation to post-installation tasks.
December 18, 2014
Magento mirgation: move your shop to a new server

Magento migration: move your shop to a new server

As time moves on and your business grows, there may be a need to move your Magento store to another server. For example, you need an upgraded server, or you just don’t like the level of service of your hosting company, or you want to extend your platform functionality with infinite scroll and other add-ons and ensure it performs smoothly. Whatever the reasons of Magento migration are, moving a...
December 17, 2014
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Case study: how horsecheck.nl uses Magento to its most

Hi Amasty blog readers! To be honest, we were so busy working on new extensions, updating the old ones and helping our customers, that we almost forgot to show our work on location. I mean, on real shops! That's why today we embrace it's never too late thing and share an excellent Magento case study. Meet horsecheck.nl with more than 40,000 items available and the guy behind - Maarten. We aske...
November 10, 2014

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