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How to Delete all Products in Magento2 from Database

by Cozmot | Nov 26, 2020 | Magento2

To Delete Products in Magento have to run This SQL Query.

While Deploying to Live Server you might Clear your Database from sample date or Test Products / Categories. So for Deleting all the Products you Can use this following Script to Clear all products.

Simply Go to PhpMyAdmin and run query:


SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_bundle_option`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_bundle_option_value`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_bundle_selection`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_datetime`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_decimal`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_gallery`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_int`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_media_gallery`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_media_gallery_value`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_text`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_tier_price`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_varchar`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_link`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_link_attribute`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_link_attribute_decimal`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_link_attribute_int`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_link_attribute_varchar`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_link_type`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_option`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_option_price`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_option_title`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_option_type_price`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_option_type_title`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_option_type_value`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_super_attribute_label`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_super_attribute_pricing`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_super_attribute`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_super_link`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_enabled_index`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_website`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_category_product_index`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_category_product`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `cataloginventory_stock_item`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `cataloginventory_stock_status`;
    TRUNCATE TABLE `cataloginventory_stock`;
    INSERT  INTO `catalog_product_link_type`(`link_type_id`,`code`) VALUES (1,'relation'),(2,'bundle'),(3,'super'),(4,'up_sell'),(5,'cross_sell');
    INSERT  INTO `catalog_product_link_attribute`(`product_link_attribute_id`,`link_type_id`,`product_link_attribute_code`,`data_type`) VALUES (1,2,'qty','decimal'),(2,1,'position','int'),(3,4,'position','int'),(4,5,'position','int'),(6,1,'qty','decimal'),(7,3,'position','int'),(8,3,'qty','decimal');
    INSERT  INTO `cataloginventory_stock`(`stock_id`,`stock_name`) VALUES (1,'Default');
    TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity`;
    SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 1;

SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_bundle_option`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_bundle_option_value`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_bundle_selection`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_datetime`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_decimal`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_gallery`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_int`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_media_gallery`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_media_gallery_value`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_text`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_tier_price`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity_varchar`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_link`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_link_attribute`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_link_attribute_decimal`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_link_attribute_int`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_link_attribute_varchar`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_link_type`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_option`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_option_price`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_option_title`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_option_type_price`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_option_type_title`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_option_type_value`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_super_attribute_label`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_super_attribute_pricing`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_super_attribute`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_super_link`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_enabled_index`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_website`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_category_product_index`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_category_product`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `cataloginventory_stock_item`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `cataloginventory_stock_status`;

TRUNCATE TABLE `cataloginventory_stock`;

INSERT INTO `catalog_product_link_type`(`link_type_id`,`code`) VALUES (1,'relation'),(2,'bundle'),(3,'super'),(4,'up_sell'),(5,'cross_sell');

INSERT INTO `catalog_product_link_attribute`(`product_link_attribute_id`,`link_type_id`,`product_link_attribute_code`,`data_type`) VALUES (1,2,'qty','decimal'),(2,1,'position','int'),(3,4,'position','int'),(4,5,'position','int'),(6,1,'qty','decimal'),(7,3,'position','int'),(8,3,'qty','decimal');

INSERT INTO `cataloginventory_stock`(`stock_id`,`stock_name`) VALUES (1,'Default');

TRUNCATE TABLE `catalog_product_entity`;

SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 1;

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Remove meta title tag in magento 2 Free Extension

by Cozmot | Nov 22, 2020 | Extensions, Magento2

HIDE META TITLE FOR MAGENTO 2

USER GUIDE

How to Register Module in Magento 2
Tell Magento Which Extesions to Be Included
Create Over Meta Title Remove Class

How to Register Module in Magento 2

Tell Magento Which Extesions to Be Included

Create Over Meta Title Remove Class

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How to Create Cron Job in Magento 2 Cozmot Inc

by Cozmot | Nov 11, 2020 | Magento2

set Cron in Magento 2 are reindexing, generating Google sitemaps, customer notifications, updating currency rates, etc. Get rid of doing important periodic tasks manually. Automate such tasks in your stores by configuring cron job in Magento 2.

There are two methods to set cron in Magento 2:

From SSH Open SSH as root user and type crontab -e and add the below commands.
From cPanel Cron can be set directly from cPanel by adding the below commands.

Add the Following Commands to Set Cron in Magento 2:

* * * * * /usr/bin/php /var/www/magento2/bin/magento cron:run | grep –v “Ran jobs by schedule” >> /var/www/magento2/var/log/magento.cron.log

* * * * * /usr/bin/php /var/www/magento2/update/cron.php >> /var/www/magento2/var/log/update.cron.log

* * * * * /usr/bin/php /var/www/magento2/bin/magento setup:cron:run >> /var/www/magento2/var/log/setup.cron.log

That’s it! Now you may relax while your job gets done automatically. ? You may review the post or ask any doubts in the comments section below. Hit the 5 stars to appreciate our efforts. Thank You!

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What is Magento 2 Explained By Cozmot Inc

by Cozmot | Nov 9, 2020 | Magento2

Magento 2 is the latest incarnation of the leading enterprise-class eCommerce platform, utilised by over 200,000 online retailers. In fact, it’s estimated that 1 in 4 businesses are using the Magento software.

Magento ecommerce platform software has been around since the initial version was launched back in 2008. Today, it makes up a 3% market share in the ecommerce platform space according to Datanyze.

In 2015, Magento announced the release of Magento 2 which was intended to solve for some of the flaws of Magento 1.x versions. Merchants on Magento 1 versions were encouraged to upgrade to Magento 2.

At the end of June 2020, Magento officially stopped supporting Magento 1. This means no more patches or updates are being generated by Magento for these products.

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’re already familiar with Magento products and are specifically interested in Magento 2 (as the only currently viable versions of Magento out there).

Perhaps you were previously on Magento 1, or are a last minute holdover looking to switch now that your platform is no longer supported, or perhaps you’re coming from another platform and pursuing your options.

Regardless of the reason, if you’re looking for a comprehensive look at how Magento 2 fares both compared to Magento 1 and as a standalone platform, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s dive deep into some of the things to consider before jumping into a Magento 2 migration, so you can decide if it’s a good fit for your next ecommerce platform.

Can I Stay on Magento 1?

As mentioned above, Magento stopped supporting Magento 1 back in June 2020. This is often referred to as the sunsetting of Magento 1 or the Magento 1 End of Life (EOL).

If you are still operating a site on Magento 1 now that the EOL has come to pass, you are likely quickly finding that you are facing some of the challenges below.

1. Security risks.

Without official updates from Magento, creating security patches is now on your developer team which is a much bigger lift for them than simply installing patches. If you fail to keep your site secure, you will be vulnerable to hackers.

You may also no longer be PCI Compliant, which is a set of standards that all businesses that transact credit cards must abide by. Failing to be PCI Compliance can lead to big fines until compliance is reestablished.

2. Payment gateways.

There’s one group that particularly doesn’t like to support businesses that are not PCI Compliant, and that’s payment providers. By remaining on Magento 1 after EOL, your payment gateway may drop you, limiting the types of payment methods you can offer customers.

3. Extension updates.

Many Magento 1 modules and extensions are also outdated. If any of your extensions are critical to your site functioning, your site may no longer be working work properly.

4. Lack of developer support.

There are already a limited number of Magento developers who can support all of the live Magento sites. Going forward, they will be likely focusing more of their energy on Magento 2 store store projects where they have continued training and support. Many developers are also expanding to work with other platforms in addition to Magento. All told, fewer resources will go into supporting outdated Magento 1 stores.

What Is Magento 2?

First things first, how is Magento 2 different from Magento 1? What new features does it offer? And does it really address the pain points of Magento 1 enough to justify taking the plunge?

Let’s first consider some of the limitations of Magento 1. The platform was designed to be flexible. This is one of the primary drivers behind Magento’s popularity. However, the flipside of this flexibility is that developers continuing to work on the platform and customize it can also make the user interface more confusing and difficult to use. The site also could run more slowly because of these customizations.

In addition to having a steep learning curve and potential slow downs, Magento 1 also lacks features that its competitors offer, including mobile responsiveness.

Magento 2 addresses many of these issues. Here are some of the key differences:

Supports the latest PHP versions which can affect site speed.
Supports CSS3, HTML5, and MySQL
Offers faster (on average 20%) page load speed over Magento 1.
Is mobile friendly
Has a better admin interface for a better user experience for non-technical staff
Simplifies the checkout process from six stages on Magento 1 to two stages on Magento 2.

Now, it’s important to note that there are three separate editions of Magento 2.

Magento 2 Open Source (formerly known as Community Edition): This is a free product anyone can download from the Magento website. The user can then install Magento, but is responsible for hosting, support, and development costs.
Magento 2 Commerce (on-prem) — This on-premise premium option comes with added features and support. It is usually only adopted by larger businesses because the monthly costs can be steep. (More on costs below.)
Magento 2 Commerce Cloud — A cloud-hosted version provides the same features of the on-premise Enterprise Edition but eliminates the need for self-hosting.

It’s important to note that the Magento Commerce Cloud is NOT SaaS (Software as a Service), but a PaaS (Platform as a Service) model.

Unlike with true SaaS you may still be on the hook for licensing fees, patching vulnerabilities, and completing auto upgrades (more on the distinction between SaaS and PaaS and IaaS here). This can be a substantial lift. In 2019, Magento released a range of security patches in addition to three different version updates (2.3.1 to 2.3.2 to 2.3.3). Merchants wanting to stay on the most current — and most secure version — would have had to install six different security patches in 2019 and an additional three in 2020.

It’s also worth noting that, in addition to the above products from Magento, Adobe (which acquired Magento in 2018) in 2019 announced the release of Adobe Commerce Cloud. This is a fully managed cloud service that is built on Magento Commerce and will now be part of the Adobe Experience Cloud.

Is It Mandatory To Migrate To Magento 2?

If you’ve made it this far, you know there are a lot of reasons why it is essentially mandatory to migrate from Magento 1 now that it’s no longer supported, but does that necessarily mean you need to switch to Magento 2?

The answer is no. In fact, many businesses are taking the opportunity of being forced to leave Magento 1 to cast a wider net and consider their options.

Moving from Magento 1 to Magento 2 will not be a simple data migration. It is a full replatform.

The developer and design work, your theme, and many aspects of your store will need to be recreated on Magento 2. If you’re going to be doing that work anyway, that makes this a great opportunity to consider other options.

Find 3-5 platforms that seem like a good fit and send them RFPs to understand how their products will work for your business. Check out this RFP guide to help you create these documents.

As you’re weighing the options, you could consider moving to a true SaaS solution like BigCommerece that will give you the flexibility of Magento, but with automated software maintenance, PCI compliance and security included.

How Much Does Magento 2 Cost

As mentioned above, there are different versions of Magento 2 with very different price points. Here’s a quick rundown on pricing so you can understand how much more you may be paying by switching to Magento 2.

Magento 2 Open Source (formerly known as Community Edition): This product is free to license and anyone can download it from Magento’s website. That said, the cost to actually run the site is far from free. You will have hosting, development, and design costs which can add up quickly. The feature set is also more limited.
Magento 2 Commerce (on-prem)— According to Magento partners, the paid addition of Magento starts at around $22,000 per year just for licensing fees, and that’s for businesses making less than $1 million GMV. . How does that compare to the cost of Magento 1? One source cites the starting cost for Magento 1 at around $18,000. Of course the actual quote will depend on your business size and complexity, but expect to pay more by switching to Magento 2.
Magento 2 Commerce— Because it includes hosting, the cost of the cloud edition of Magento is more than the on premise version. According to this source, licences start at around $40,000 yearly and can be as expensive as $190,000.

And remember, licensing will not be your only costs. You also need to think about:

Infrastructure: Web/app servers, databases, firewalls, and load balancers.
Development costs: Programming, design, and app integration costs.
Managed support: Fees to manage updates, troubleshooting, bug fixes, patches, and training.
Technical staff: Employee or team on staff to manage the software.

If you are already on Magento 1, you may be aware of how much some of these development and maintenance costs will be. Remember that the development work you put into creating your Magento 1 site will have to be completed again.

According to Magento Partners even a basic store on Magento Open Source using a template and no extensions can cost roughly $20,000 to $45,000 to build. An enterprise-level store on Magento Commerce? That can easily run six figures and the cost goes up as the complexity grows.

If you choose to go with a SaaS platform instead, the cost of your hosting, maintenance and security will be included in the monthly rate. You will still have design, development and app integration costs. Many businesses discover their total cost of ownership goes down with a SaaS solution. Do some number crunching to determine if your business might be one of them.

Things To Know About Migrating To Magento 2

No migration project is completely without risk or hassle. The switch from Magento 1 to Magento 2 (or whatever platform you choose to migrate to) is no exception.

As mentioned above, switching from Magento 1 to Magento 2 isn’t a simple data migration — it’s a full replatform. This is because Magento 2 has a new architecture and database design.

Think of it as like moving into a new house. Perhaps you loved your old house, even if it had some flaws. After a lot of work, your furniture fit in it perfectly. You would love to buy a new house that’s exactly the same and move your furniture into place exactly as it was. Unfortunately, your new house has a different layout. Some aspects may even be better than your last house, but the look and feel has changed. You will need a clear plan and competent movers in order to get your furniture in the right rooms. You will also need contractors to make the house look like you want it to. However, the new house will never be exactly like your old house.

Here are a few things you should know before you tackle the move.

1. Magento 1 themes can’t be moved to Magento 2.

This is one of the reasons why your new house can’t be a carbon copy of your old house. Magento 1 themes can’t be transferred. Instead, they have to be built from scratch on Magento 2. Make sure to factor these costs for design and development into your migration plan.

2. Magento 1 extensions won’t work on Magento 2.

If you’re currently on Magento 1 or another platform, you likely have a number of third party extensions that your store relies on such as your product information management system or order management system. Unfortunately, you will need to get many of these extensions again and go through the complex process of integrating them as well.

3. Some of your data will need to be moved manually.

Magento has created tools to help migrate your catalog data automatically. Unfortunately, image and video files will still need to be moved manually. Depending on your store and the number of media files you have, this could be a major consideration. You will want to consider who on your team will handle this step or who you will outsource it to.

4. You may have image migration issues.

To complicate things further, image and media files have to be handled differently than product data. Media and image files in your file system also must be treated differently from those in your storefront design.

5. You may soon need to migrate again.

As we’ve mentioned, migration isn’t easy. It involves a lot of stakeholder buy-in, a detailed implementation plan, and expensive developer and design costs. There are no guarantees even after you move to Magento 2 that Magento won’t eventually stop supporting that product as well after it comes out with more new releases.

This is why a SaaS alternative can be very appealing. With a SaaS platform, updates and maintenance are automatic, so you are always on the most up-to-date version, no moving required.

Don’t forget: Even while you stay on Magento 2, the work isn’t really over. You will still be making updates and patches to keep your site secure and functioning.

4 Common Issues With Magento 2

We addressed some of the ways Magento 2 improves on Magento 1 above, but there are still issues that people who have switched have experienced.

1. Installation issues.

We talked about this in the previous section, but moving to Magento 2 is no walk in the park. Installing and configuring your software and rebuilding your site from the ground up will take a lot of tech knowledge and developer resources.

2. Re-indexing.

Indexing is how Magento is able to reconstruct product and category data to improve your online store’s performance. As you make data changes, those updates must be reindexed. To optimize your storefront’s performance, this data is accumulated into unique tables using indexers.

Users of Magento 2, and especially those making frequent changes, are likely to run into the message: “One or more indexes are fully invalid.” Your developers will need to run a cron job (or time-based scheduler) to fix this issue.

3. Setting up a Magento 2 blog.

Creating content can be a good way to engage new and repeat customers and lower your customer acquisition costs. Adding a blog to your site can be an easy way to start your content marketing journey. However, setting up a blog is not a default function in Magento, so you will need to use a custom extension.

4. SEO problems.

Optimizing your site for search engines can be difficult on Magento 2. While it has made improvements on Magento 1, the newer version is still often slower than other options (and site speed is a factor in search engine rankings). Many of the technical SEO issues can be fixed with help from the Magento community and user guide, but the fixes will often require developer resources.

Magento 2 Alternatives

If you are currently on Magento 1, after reading the above you may be considering what alternatives are available to you.

How can you get the flexibility, scalability, and customization that you require without switching to Magento 2?
How can you get some of the advantages of Magento 2 like mobile responsiveness and a user-friendly admin but without the disadvantages like having to make your own updates and handle your own platform security?

1. SaaS Platforms.

Consider a SaaS solution like BigCommerce as an alternative. BigCommerce has best-in-class uptime and maintains the highest levels of PCI compliance. The platform provides unrestricted scalability with one-click integrations and an open API architecture.

BigCommerce has an advantage over other SaaS platforms like Shopify because it has more out-of-the-box features. Shopify requires you to use more third-party extensions to reach the same functionality. The out-of-the-box functionality of BigCommerce can save merchants roughly $5,800 – $30,000+ per year in app subscription costs, compared to Shopify. Make sure to consider all the features you will need to run your online store to calculate your total cost of ownership.

For a deeper dive into the differences between types of ecommerce platforms and the pros and cons of some of the biggest players, check out this comparison guide.

2. Headless Commerce.

As you’re considering your options, you may have heard about headless commerce as a potential avenue to consider.

Headless commerce means decoupling the frontend content management system from the backend ecommerce engine.

With headless commerce, you can create content-driven customer experiences on the frontend and back them with powerful, scalable ecommerce shopping functionality. You can use a popular CMS like WordPress or Drupal and connect it to a platform like BigCommerce with a simple plug-in.

Learn why more and more businesses are using headless strategies to increase their market share.

Conclusion

Is Magento 2 the right choice for your next platform? Only you can make that decision for your business. You can however rest assured that even if you’re currently scrambling to move off of the no-longer-supported Magento 1, that Magento 2 is not your only option.

Do your research, narrow down the prospects, and make the choice that will best help your ecommerce to innovate and grow.

BigCommerce is one option that can provide many merchants the flexibility to create what they want, with the stability and scalability of SaaS. This can also be accomplished without the maintenance woes of Magento and for a lower total cost of ownership. Learn more here.

Thank you for Reading up our Post.

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Magento 1 to Magento 2 migration

by Cozmot | Nov 9, 2020 | Magento2

Let’s find out why more and more merchants choose to upgrade their website from Magento 1 to Magento 2!

1. The end of Magento 1 Support

It is risky to run such a heavy and complex eCommerce platform like Magento without the support from Magento. We all know that the deadline for Magento 2 migration is June 2020. Merchants should get started as soon as possible before the support for Magento 1 is ended. No security patches. No new updates. What exactly will happen to Magento 1 stores after June 2020?

Your payments could not be PCI Compliant. It would be the biggest problem as an eCommerce business cannot run without successfully processed payments.
Your website is more vulnerable. Cybercrimes are increasing in recent years and Magento 1 sites will be ideal prey for hackers. Your potential damages are uncountable. How can your customers keep making purchases on an unsafe website?
Expenses on handling security are expensive. As a result of the mentioned-above insecure situation, merchants need to pay a huge amount of money to maintain security. However, it is not a smart tactic for merchants who want to optimize resources and rocket sales.
There are no new features and extensions for Magento 1. It’s hard to stand out in the eCommerce market with thousands of similar brands and products. And this task will become harder when your site does not access new updates anymore.

You must know that there are up to 180,000 Magento 1 sites currently operating but there are only about 350 Magento Official Trained Partners that provide high-quality migration service. Therefore, if you are wondering what is the right time to make a jump from Magento 1 to Magento 2, the answer is RIGHT NOW.

2. Improve your site performance

Do you know that 1 second delay in page load time leads to 11% fewer page views, 16% decrease in customer satisfaction, and 7% loss in conversions? Actually, customers can only wait for your site loading within 3 seconds or they will leave quickly. Therefore, it is important for any eCommerce business to optimize website performance. The faster the speed of delivery is, the more satisfied your customers feel. The good news is that Magento 2 sites will run faster (about 20%) than Magento 1 sites. Magento 2 with PHP7 can process 135,000 more orders per hour. Why don’t you migrate your store from Magento 1 to Magento 2 to gain benefits from this improvement?

3. Stronger security

Magento Security Center continues to release security patches and updates. Magento 2 introduced many new native security features that protect your stores effectively from attacks.

Strong data encryption: Using strengthened hashing algorithms (SHA-256) helps protect passwords and other vulnerable info better.
Session Validation: This feature helps protects your site from possible session attacks as well as any attempts to poison/hijack user sessions.
Cookie Validation: Because there is an increasing number of cookie poisoning and thefts, Magento 2 is updated with a new secure cookie type. You can enable httponly flag for cookie in the Magento 2 backend to strengthen cookie protection, even in the transmission from the application to the browser.
CSRF Protection: CSRF stands for Cross Site Request Forgery. To fight against attacks that can steal user data without password confirmation, it is highly recommended to use Add Secret Keys to URLs configuration right in the backend. This security feature creates an additional token, which is a 16-character alphanumeric string. The token is automatically generated and checked carefully by Magento.
XSS Protection: XSS vulnerability is common among any web application with 3 main types: Persisted XSS, Non-persistent XSS, and DOM XSS. In Magento 2, merchants can easily avoid these vulnerabilities by verifying all user input and output.

These security updates are just part of the benefits that merchants can receive when moving from Magento 1 to Magento 2. Magento 2 constantly fixed bugs, releases new security patches, and update new industry practices such as SCA. In the future, more and more improvements will be implemented. Would you like to miss all of them?

4. Simple and easy-to-use navigation

Magento requires users to have a certain technical knowledge base of techniques to manage online stores effectively. The admin interface of Magento 1 is considered complicated which makes it hard for beginners to get accustomed to workflow and features of the platform.

Magento 1 to Magento 2 migration: Simple navigation

Fortunately, Magento 2 replaced the old admin interface with a much more simple and intuitive one. Now users can navigate to all the parts in the admin panel more easily. Magento 2 Dashboard provides merchants with an overview of how their businesses perform with detailed statistics of Lifetime Sales, Average Order, Last Orders, Last and Top Search Terms. Admins can also know which products are Bestsellers, Most Viewed Products and check Customers. Other information includes Revenue, Tax, Shipping, and Quantity.

5. More extensions for Magento 2

By migrating from Magento 1 to Magento 2, merchants can save a lot of financial resources cause installing extensions for Magento 2 powered websites becomes simpler and cheaper. The average price for an extension is about $50. There are numerous extensions even for free. As we all can see, the Magento 1 extension market is shrinking quickly (At Magento store). Technology solution providers now focus on developing new modules for Magento 2 only. If you continue to stay on Magento 1, you will have limited options to enhance the functionality of your eCommerce system. Additionally, with API, Magento 2 allows merchants to integrate their site with many different third-party services smoothly such as ERP, CRM, payment gateways, etc.

6. Faster checkout

Checkout is one of the most important steps in the buying journey of customers. Many buyers after choosing to buy your products just give up because the checkout process is too complex and time-consuming. That’s exactly the problem of all Magento 1 stores. The checkout here consists of 6 steps:

Enter or confirm billing address
Enter or choose shipping address
Choose shipping method
Choose payment method
Review and submit order
Receive confirmation.

Who’s gonna patiently go through such a long process? To optimize the checkout, let’s upgrade your store from Magento 1 to Magento 2! Magento 2 helps store owners simplify everything with ajax add-to-cart and streamlined checkout.

Ajax add-to-cart: It’s time to say goodbye to annoying page reloading every time your customer adds a product to the shopping cart. Thanks to ajax add-to-cart, the buying journey is not interrupted, which increases customer satisfaction and indirectly boosts your sales.
Streamlined checkout: On Magento 2 stores, customers now are much happier with simplified procedure divided into 2 clear steps. In the first step, customer information is collected and the system requires billing information in the second step. Even for guests without registration, checkout is also available. Magento 2 will identify them as registered customers based on the email address they provide. As mentioned above, Magento 2 supports integrations with popular payment gateways that weren’t available in Magento 1. In this way, merchants can reach more customers from all over the world with their local payment methods.

Overall, Magento 2 checkout is 38% faster than Magento 1. This change will definitely leverage your business performance.

7. Improved mobile shopping

By 2021, more than half of online sales are predicted to come from mobile Commerce. That means store owners should invest more in the shopping experience of customers on mobile devices if they want to be the leading players in the eCommerce market. Despite the fast-growing mobile traffic, the conversion rates on mobile devices are still low. To deal with this, Magento 2 offers mobile-friendly checkout and responsive themes, and Progress Web Applications (PWAs) that is expected to create a brand new future for mobile shopping. The most remarkable feature I would like to more is PWA Studio. It separates the frontend and backend of the store with API connector. Developing frontend for Magento 2 becomes easier and more powerful. Using streamlined design enables developers to make and feel the frontend changes in real-time.

8. Better SEO features

To increase the visibility of your website toward potential customers, Magento 2 introduces many new SEO improvements. Here are some significant features:

Product page optimization: “Product fields Auto-Generation Template” is added. The setting helps to keep track of Meta tags along with predesigned templates and product attributes.
Generation of XML sitemap: XML sitemap allows merchants to customize priority and frequency for each page individually. Just by a few clicks in the backend settings, the sitemap will be sent to search engines such as Google directly and automatically.
Rich Snippets & Schema.org integration: No need for code customization or new extension, now merchants can have rich snippets with Schema.org integrated into default Magento, which support price, review, rating, etc. By providing more useful information about your products, you can get more traffics go into your site.
Robots.txt Edit: A robots.txt file is added instead of being created manually. Admins can even edit this file in the backend.
Google Analytics & Google Adwords: With Google Analytics, merchants can collect customer data easily to track shopping behaviours. And Google Adwords assists them in finding out proper keywords to enhance website conversion.
Google Tag Manager: Magento 2 introduces Google Tag Manager that helps store owners generate and customize their tags with convenience.

Wrapping up Magento 1 store owners may feel no rush to move to Magento 2 when their websites are running well. But remember that if you choose not to change, you choose to be left behind in the wave of improving the customer experience. The eCommerce world continues to witness thousands of website migration from Magento 1 to Magento 2 each year. It can be easily explained with numerous benefits as listed above. The process of migrating from Magento 1 to Magento 2 will cost you a lot but it’s totally worthy. Don’t know where to start? Just let the problem solved by our team of Certified Developers and Specialists.]]>

Build Your Online Store For A Successful Magento Commerce 2.4.1

by Cozmot | Nov 8, 2020 | Magento2

. With new security features and enhanced tools for merchants to continuously update their sites with new imagery, content, and promotions, Magento Commerce 2.4.1 can help merchants maximize their opportunities for a reliable and successful 2020 holiday season. We recommend all Magento merchants make an effort to adopt one of these packages as soon as possible.

STAY SECURE

In addition to the 15-plus security and bug fixes included in this latest release (in areas such as SQL injection and information disclosure, among others), Magento 2.4.1 and 2.3.6 now include CAPTCHA to order placement and WEB APIs endpoints related to payment information. With this CAPTCHA implementation, Adobe seeks to minimize carding – an attack vector that translates into considerable losses for merchants and shoppers who fall victim to this type of fraud. Likewise, 2.4.1 provides SameSite cookie attribute support, an important update to support Google’s recent changes in the way its browser handles third-party cookies. Finally, and to better secure our merchants’ stores, we recently released our enhanced Magento scan tool, a free tool that proactively and efficiently detects malware on a customer’s online store and notifies them of any security risks, malware, or threats they need to address.

CAPTCHA being added to order placement for improved security

STAY ON TOP OF YOUR SITE’S HEALTH WITH OUR SITE-WIDE ANALYSIS TOOL DASHBOARD INTEGRATION

For our Magento Commerce customers hosted in the cloud, we are extremely excited to announce the integration of our Site-Wide Analysis Tool and its features and capabilities. Starting with Magento Commerce 2.4.1, customers can now gain real-time access to this tool’s dashboard via the Magento Admin Panel. The ability to monitor your site’s health, performance, functionality and even get recommendations on how to fix known issues are just some of the robust capabilities this tool offers. Managing your online store and ensuring its optimal performance has never been easier!

Site-Wide Analysis Tool dashboard

AN ENHANCED AND MORE SECURE B2B EXPERIENCE FOR BUYERS AND SELLERS

Magento Commerce 2.4.1 brings new enhancements to our B2B capabilities in areas such as shipping options, cart management, payments, and security. B2B buyers can now benefit from personalized shipping methods, faster requisition list creation, and approval workflow usability enhancements. Additionally, they are able to add an entire cart or individual items to a requisition list, facilitating the faster creation of order templates. Likewise, they can also clear an entire shopping cart in a single action.

Requisition list creation and cart clearing B2B sellers, on the other hand, will benefit from being able to use the payment on account payment method when creating orders in the Admin. Other admin enhancements let them filter customer information by sales rep and view a customer’s quote history from the Customer Detail Page for a complete picture of their purchasing activities. Finally, the addition of Google reCAPTCHA on the New Company Request form is aimed to considerably reduce the creation of fraudulent accounts.

FASTER CONTENT CREATION AND IMPROVED STOREFRONT EXPERIENCE

Recent projections estimate that this holiday season will begin much earlier – perhaps as early as this week with Amazon’s Prime Day sale – and spread throughout the fall months, thus lengthening the time shoppers will be searching for good deals. This, in turn, will create the need for merchants to continuously update their sites with new content, engaging promotions, and attractive discounts. Magento Commerce is well-positioned to offer the tools and features that merchants need to continuously adapt to rapid changing market conditions. In 2.4.1, we are introducing:

NEW MEDIA GALLERY

Just last quarter, we introduced a completely redesigned and vastly improved Media Gallery. We continue our commitment to delivering the best tools for image and asset management, saving significant time and resources for creative stakeholders. In Magento 2.4.1, the Media Gallery is now enabled by default and adds new functionalities that will help content creators manage, edit, and find images, easier than ever. Enhancements also include support for bulk image operations, new filtering options, duplicate detection, custom metadata, and more.

Filter images by location (upper) and bulk operations (lower)

STREAMLINING THE CONTENT SUPPLY CHAIN

The process of managing product media from sourcing and optimization through publishing can be highly complex and span multiple groups. Along with the content management improvements native to Magento Commerce, Adobe partner Bounteous is helping merchants optimize and streamline product media asset management with the Bounteous Connector for Magento Commerce and Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Assets. Developed by Bounteous in collaboration with Adobe, this integration enables merchants to achieve better product content velocity and asset quality through the full, end-to-end creative workflow from Adobe Creative Cloud to Experience Manager Assets to Magento Commerce.

HEADLESS IMPROVEMENTS

As more of our customers launch headless storefronts built on Magento, we continue to reduce the time to market by further building out PWA Studio components and expanding GraphQL coverage. In Magento 2.4.1, we are now introducing support for key capabilities like product reviews, gift options, and rewards.

PLATFORM QUALITY, AND PERFORMANCE

The release of Magento 2.4.1 includes several enhancements to platform quality and performance that support holiday readiness. Highlights include: • The dotdigital Vendor Bundled Extension is now integrated with Page Builder, allowing marketers to easily embed dotdigital’s Engagement Cloud pages and forms to any storefront page. • Multiple performance improvements, including up to 20% reduction in consumer queue CPU consumption and 15% reduction in the size of network transfers between Magento and Redis. • WebMethods.io Connector (by Software AG), an integration that enables out of the box connectivity between Magento Commerce and other enterprise applications like ERPs. This connector launched in early September and is compatible with Magento Commerce 2.4.x and 2.3.x release lines. • 150-plus functional quality improvements.

LOOKING AHEAD TO 2021 AND BEYOND

2021 Patch Schedule Updates

In addition to our latest features and enhancements, Adobe is updating our software lifecycle policy regarding supported minor versions. Starting in 2021, supported versions that are no longer the most current minor release line of Magento (currently only 2.3) will move to security-only updates. All quality updates for 2.3.x will instead be distributed through the new Magento Quality Patches (MQP) tool. The most current release line (2.4 as of June 28, 2020) will continue to receive quality and security updates through the same existing quarterly release cycle until the release of Magento 2.5, at which time it will move into a security-only cycle, as well.

Planning for PHP 7.3 End of Support

In December 2021, PHP 7.3 will reach its end of support. To ensure compatibility and compliance for the Magento 2.3 release line, we will add support for PHP 7.4 to the release of Magento 2.3.7 in May 2021. This update will bring backward incompatible changes into 2.3.7 that may affect your site and extensions. To avoid unwanted interruptions, we encourage all merchants to adopt our latest minor release 2.4.x, which supports PHP 7.4 today, or update to 2.3.7 once it’s available.]]>